Crying tears of blood. Noticed fungus in my tamron 150 / 600 lens so I took all my kit to the hospital. The doctor confirmed the worst the Canon 5diii has fungus in the pentaprism... Canon ef 24 70 lens has fungus... Tamron lens has fungus. The Canon gear will survive but the Tamron may not pull through as spare and replacement parts are not available in Australia...So waiting for the price to repair the lenses if they can be. Camera is $600 AUD for new pentaprism. All my gear is stored with silica gel crystals in the lens covers and in the kit bag. Seems that the local humidity of 73% average and some days at 100% is a bit much for the gear. Even the dehumidifying boxes are not up to the task. Any ideas guys.. apart from moving????
So sorry to hear this, I'd be crying too! Ug...
My only suggestion off the top of my head would be to talk to a local tobacco shop and ask how they keep humidity off their products; like the use of a Humidor or other such device or tactic. They have to know a way or their product would spoil and and would have to be tossed.
They also make those bags that suck the moister out of the air for clothing in closets. On Amazon, search: "moister bags for storage". These are much bigger and stronger then the tiny bags.
Either (or both) of the above, combined with a small fan, just to keep the air circulating around the cabinet (self contained/circulating with a filter rated for fungus) should do the trick.
Again sorry to hear this. :(
Hey Bruce, that really sucks mate. There are some site's that will explain how to remove it. But you have to open the lenses carefully. I found one in Dutch but that doesn't help you. You can try one lens yourself (cheapest one) and maybe it will work. Otherwise you can try if some insurance cover the cost. I wish you all the luck. For the record, you can fill boxes with rice. Or seal it when stored vacuum
Dutch!! https://www.digifotopro.nl/content/schimmel-van-je-lens-verwijderen
Major bummer.......I know they reckon in the plant world it takes 8 hours of persistent dampness for fungus to take hold.
The best suggestion I could make is to purchase a (home) dehumidifier and using in a small area where your camera gear can be stored. At least this would help dry out gear at the end of the day.
While in the field you could use other drying methods, but know that any that absorb moisture will only do so until saturated.
Not sure how helpful this is, but wishing you the best of luck.
That is terrible. Hope it turns better than it sounds. I didn't know they did that. It's only humid in winter where I live. Lucky I guess.