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Shooting with heavily fungused lenses
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PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2008 3:50 pm    Post subject: Shooting with heavily fungused lenses Reply with quote

SMC Takumar 200mm f4 in the most awful fungused what I ever seen.
All elements fully covered with "spider web"





Komura 135mm f3.5

It has lot less fungus I could take great images please see here
http://forum.mflenses.com/komura-135mm-f3-5-t6902.html

This one is flared ,because fungus inside in significant quantity.



PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2008 4:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Even I can see the problem it causes. Will you repair this lens?


PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2008 4:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hallo!
It looks like my Halimex 35mm, what happens?
My Pentax SMC M 200/4 is good and clear,
used the last owner a aggressive cleaner?

regards Peter


PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2008 4:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Easy construction lenses like old DDR lenses are reparable, I have bad experience with Konica 135mm it has glued front elements (= non reparable)

One time I will try ti clean these lenses too. This SMC Takumar unusable in this condition.


PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2008 7:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

padiej wrote:
Hallo!
It looks like my Halimex 35mm, what happens?
My Pentax SMC M 200/4 is good and clear,
used the last owner a aggressive cleaner?

regards Peter


Covered all over with fungus


PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2008 11:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

All elements ? Thats bad.

I have cleaned several where its just either the front or rear elements, but there is only so far one can go in disassembling these things when you risk making things worse than better.

I have a no-name 300/4 now where the inside rear element is covered with oil. I'm still trying to figure out how to remove it.


PostPosted: Sat May 03, 2008 11:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is the most fungused lens what I ever seen, advertised as "it has some fungus" Looks an old bred after a week in damp environment Smile