I recently took my camera out of it's bag for lens cleaning ( using lens cleaner fluid and a microfiber cloth ) and I managed to capture this photo below. What is that crack - like pattern ? I live in Purwakarta, West Java, Indonesia and the air here is indeed quite humid and hot, but I place my camera bag with the camera and the lens on my server room ( air conditioned 24/7, set to 24°C on the remote ) for long storage ( I usually take some photos every 2 months or so ). Is it a lens fungus or what ? :-/ Images took using the lens :
So my lens is now infested with lens fungus ? :-( What should I do to fix it ? Is it better to just buy a new lens and store the camera and it's lens in a different place ? Or maybe I could clean the fungus inside ? ( bringing the lens and the camera to a local camera professionist in case the fungus spreads to the CCD ) Buying a new EF-M lens is not cheap here in Indonesia ( 15-45mm one cost ~IDR.3.200.000,00 on local store which is quite expensive for me ).
I used to live in the tropic's a few years ago, Darwin Australia. I did have a problem with fungus and lenses. As soon as I saw this on a lens, I sent the lens off for repair as it was the front element that was effected. I also brought a dry box to store my camera gear in. I still use a dry box now, and I have had no further problems. I have read that using a UV light will kill or stop the growth. If that is true or not, I don't know. It maybe worth you doing a little research on that. Gary
Yeah, I guess I'll try to go to the professionist first and let them clean up the lens. Didn't really know if it'll get infested / infected again though. Only time will tell... Thank you for the replies BTW Atala
UV light works on vintage lenses its aided by the fact you can manually open the aperture off camera and leave the front and rear lens caps off while it sits in the sun for a day or two. I'd check the price of a second hand kit lens as they are very cheap over here in london, it may be cheaper than the repair cost. the modern lenses can be alot more difficult than the vintage ones to disassemble and clean, esp the cheaper ones that are mostly glued and bonded together Gary's suggestion of a dry box is definatly the way to go esp in humid climates
