Thank you both for your advice. Fortunately the Australian Pentax distributor is located in Melbourne, so I can drop the lens in personally and explain the problem. I'll clean the filters myself.
Paul -----Original Message----- From: mike wilson > > From: PN Stenquist > > I would have the lens serviced. The fungus will only get worse and > could eventually damage the coatings. But a professional cleanup can > render it as good as new. Seconded. > As far as the filters go. I would clean them with a lens cleaning > solution and microfiber cloth, then dip them in a mild solution of > bleach and water. > Paul Probably worth dismantling them first, as the fungus will almsot certainly have started in a crevice of a joint or thread. -- 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.

