Can you remove fungus from camera lenses?

Removing Lens Fungus A hydrogen peroxide blend with ammonia is a good method, as is a vinegar and water solution to remedy the fungus problem. Make sure you don’t delay, or you’ll need to have the lens professionally dismantled and cleaned, which will be expensive.

What does camera fungus look like?

Lens fungus is a combination of dust and moisture that finds its way into the interior elements of a camera lens. It can look like small web-like spots or patches inside the lens. Left untreated, lens fungus can permanently decrease the performance of the lens and cause your images to look fuzzy or hazy.

Can lens fungus spread to camera?

Of course, a lens with active fungus certainly contains more spores than a normal lens, and mounting the affected lens on a camera body may result in the increase of spores in the camera body, which can be transferred to another lens which is mounted later on.

Where is the fungus on a camera lens?

The fungus is not on the outside of the rear element — it’s between two elements inside the lens. Time for teardown. It’s highly likely your lens will not be the same as mine but the process is going to be very similar, especially if your lens is old, manual focus, and Japanese.

What should I use to remove fungus from my eyeglasses?

Nitrile Gloves: These will help keep your fingers from getting dried out from the fungus-killing solution, and it helps keep your glass clean while handling the lens elements. Safety Glasses: Yeah I know, but you only get two eyes so you might as well protect them. Hydrogen Peroxide: The same stuff you get from the pharmacy aisle.

What kind of screwdriver do I need to remove fungus from a lens?

JIS Screwdriver Set: For lenses made in Japan you’ll need a set of Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) screwdrivers. They look like a Philips head/cross-tip screwdriver but they are slightly different. The tip’s pitch and depth are unique to JIS screw heads and attempting to use anything else to remove them could result in buggering it up.

Where do you find the click ball on a lens?

You can tell where the aperture click-ball is located by looking for the series of notches cut into the ring. When you turn the aperture ring of a lens, the click you feel between each set point is coming from the interaction between the ball and those notches.