Talking about lens fungus, Bob wrote:
Straight
Clorox will kill the fungus and oxidize (chloridize?) the spores - dead. If
you have a compound group, you will want to insure that the cement is not
affected by the Clorox. If it is, that's not terrible, as the elements can
be separated and
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Subject: Lens separation
Talking about lens fungus, Bob wrote:
Straight
Clorox will kill the fungus and oxidize (chloridize?) the spores - dead. If
you have a compound group, you will want to insure that the cement is not
affected by the Clorox. If it is, that's not terrible
In the old days, Canadian balsam was used. I did this once on an old (I
think it was a Speed Graphic) lens about 40 years ago.The elements should be
marked so that they will be cemented back exactly as they were. One
important thing is to insure there are no air bubbles in the cement and that
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