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Fungus on my lenses

MichaVandiver88
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Hi, Long time Canon Pro but first time having to deal with fungus growth on my lenses. I recently bought a B&B in Costa Rica and so I am part time in Costa Rica and the States. I have a dry room where I have kept my lenses (inside a Pelican Case) while in Costa Rica and the humidity was so bad that my lenses now have fungus. Is this something that Canon will fix / can clean or am I just screwed? Hasn't affected the quality of the images... just yet but wanted to send them all in for a good cleaning anyway. Not cheap, I am sure but wanted to ask if anyone has had issues with this themselves. As a nature photographer traveling the world, I am sure I am not the only one.  Thanks so much for your help! 

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ebiggs1
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You see it isn't noob or inexperience or arrogant or anything. That's the point. Next time it may never happen or it could be even worse, who knows? And, Rick I have been at the beach in Florida many times and taken lots of photos. I never got fungus. Why?

What you need to take away is associating one occasion to another. In addition photo gear is a whole different situation to a pro that makes a living with their gear. They become tools of the trade and not prized possessions. No different that a wrench to a mechanic. That's not to say sometimes a certina camera can't become more that just a simple tool. My F1n with its 50mm f1.4L lens has such a place in my heart because we went through some difficult times together. Some, well let's say I never want that to happen ever again stuff.  It has an honored spot on a shelf in my formerly stop bath stained walls of my no longer darkroom.

EB
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shadowsports
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Hi Ernie,

Happy New Year to you.  Really not sure why.  The beach probably didn't have any correlation.  It was just the last place I visited with the lens.  Young kid, first year of college.  I must have given it the right conditions or wrong ones.  ☹️

~Rick
Bay Area - CA


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