> > From: "David Savage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/04/05 Sat AM 09:52:38 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: HELP - Need advice with a potential problem > > On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 4:42 PM, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > From: "Patrick Genovese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > He got the lenses to my place and upon looking through the viewfinder > > > I was horrified to see that the lens in question seemed to be fogged. > > > Upon closer inspection the lens seemed to have quite a bit of dust > > > and fungus growth inside. The lens did not stay on the body for more > > > than a couple of minutes coz I immediately took it off. > > > > > > I am worried that I may end up "infecting" my own lenses with fungus.. > > > > > > What you see on a camera lens is the growing part of a fungus. It is not > > (generally) infective itself. What causes fungus on lenses is suitable > > conditions for the germination of fungal spores. Virtually every cubic > > centimetre of air carries fungal spores. Granted, if the fungus on the > > lens has started to produce spores you may have increased the concentration > > of them in your vicinity. > > > > If your lenses are kept in dry conditions and regularly exposed to light, > > it is highly unlikely that you will have produced the conditions for > > germination. Your lenses, in all probability, were infected (filled and > > covered with spores) a long time ago. > > Mike I think you've just helped to cranked up Patrick's paranoia level. > > Germs are everywhere...all around us...unseen...silently infecting us.
Indeed. We are eminently suitable breeding grounds for all sorts of things but we are very good at fighting them because of that. Lenses aren't any good at fighting at all. But they are very hostile environments for things to grow on. Keep them that way and you will have little trouble. ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
