I bought a Vivitar Series 1 90/2.5 with fungus about three years ago. (The seller acknowledged the problem, and I bought it for less than a hundred dollars.) My local repair facility complete disassembled the lens and sterilized all the parts. I believe they used chlorine bleach and alcohol, along with some microwaving of non metal parts. The fungus has never returned, and the lens is perfect. They billed me $90 for the work.
Mark Stringer wrote: > > I sent a lens to Pentax for fungus cleaning. About a year later it was all fung'd > up again. I thru it in the garbage (FA28-70/4 AL) > > Having said that Pentax does good work and gives a one year warranty. I am > currently having a FA28-105pz repaired for $115. I could pick up another for not > much more but it wouldn't have a one year warranty. > > But if it is fungus..., well, there seems to be no cure. > > http://www.pentaxusa.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick Wunsch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 10:39 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Who does Interior Lens Repair or Cleaning? > > I am in the midst of my second-ever bad ebay experience. Based upon some of > the recommendations here, I purchased a F70-210 lens and just got it > yesterday. It took some looking but I can see a bit of haze on what appears > to be the outside of the second piece of glass from the front of the lens. > > First is having it cleaned possible? How about feasible? Finally, where in > the heck would I take it for such service? None of the camera shops around > here do such work and only one would send it out to a third party. Any one > have any recommendations or experience with this. > > Thanks > > Pat > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 9:47 AM > Subject: Re: Macro lenses > > > If you can access the URL and open the images, then that's a good thing. > > There has been no dispute here about Windows OS not being able to open > > the URL, it's all been about some Macs not being able to. > > Not sure why, just yet. May never know... > > > > keith > > > > Robert Gonzalez wrote: > > > > > > > > > > >>Netscape 7.01 works for me, on XP. Is this a Mac problem only? > > > > > > > > > > > > Are you saying you were able to open all three URLs in Netscape 7.01 > > > > using Windows XP? > > > > I'm not particularly surprised, because it does seem to only get funny > > > > on Macs. > > > > And, according to Anders, not all Macs! He is able to open them with > no problem. > > > > > > > > > > Yes they all open to a picture with two lenses. Is this good or bad? > > > >
