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Anonymous
another awesome find here in japan town land!

the old 70-210mm f/4! Bought it for about 30 bucks because of it had fungal growths on the inside of the front glas lens part.

Sounds pretty crappy eh? NOT SO. Got a small screwdriver for 3 bucks, popped into a sushi place, unscrewed the top, wiped the lens clean, screwed it all back together, and it's now as good as new.

FUCK YEAH.

that is all.
>> Anonymous
Tip: It'll grow back.

Still, that's one hell of a deal.
>> Anonymous
>>84782

well I wiped it with those hand wipes, so I'd imagine they are anti-bacterial.

But, yeah, if it grows back I'll just have to wipe it down again, takes five minutes.

Still have to test it out, (did a few practice shots and it seems fine), but just from looking at it the thing is in perfect shape.
>> Anonymous
Japan. Superior.

Where exactly?
>> Anonymous
>>84799
well I made a thread just recently about this, but I bought it from the "junk" section. This time at MAP camera in shinjuku however. (much smaller junk section than fujiya in nakano).

Japan has a very very good used market. 'Cept that all the used things they sell are in perfect condition so they still sell for a good amount.

But man... sometimes the things they put in the junk section? Five minutes of cleaning makes them as good as new.

I'm addicted by the way.
>> Anonymous
>>84783

Anti bacterial =/= anti-fungal. Entirely different creatures.
>> Anonymous
Good deal!
>> Anonymous
the fugus may or may not grow back... if you want to try and kill it off, see if you can find an ultraviolet lamp, stick the fungus coated element under that for a few hours, should kill them. The main problem with fungus is that the acids that they produce can basically etch the lens glass. Good luck anyway.
>> Anonymous
>>84819

True, but those wipes generally contain isopropanol, which will kill both.
>> Anonymous
well I've been taking some pictures and everything seems to work perfectly, so hopefully the fungus won't return and I can forget about it.

(not going to post the pictures because /p/ doesn't need more photos of someones shitty desk.)
>> Anonymous
>>84842

The only way to kill fungus reliably is to use lab techniques which aren't practical with lenses. The spores are resistant to many treatments. Alcohol or isopropanol wipes aren't good enough to ensure you have actually killed all the fungus, especially the spores as they are tougher and harder to see.

Even if you try the common techniques like heavy exposure to UV light and so on, it will only kill the growing fungus and not the spores. Afterwards the remaining spores will eventually activate and the cycle will begin again.
>> Anonymous
If you clean the lens and wipe off the fungus really well and keep your lenses clean and dry then it should be okay. What gets them the worst is when people lock them in a dark attic or basement that is cold, dusty and damp.
>> Anonymous
Quick way to kill any spores/fungi is to use bleach. Use a cloth damped with bleach and wipe it. Let it sit for 10 mins and then re-clean it with your favorite solution and dry. That should do the trick.
>> Anonymous
In the end, it's a thirty buck lens. Even if it suffers a fungus relapse, as long as it doesn't spread to his other equipment there's nothing wrong with tossing it if it gets bad.
>> Anonymous
lawl fail