I'm beginning to wonder - are Tamrons particularly susceptible? I've lost
an older one that way, seen some awful Tammie victims and now this.
Andrew
>All this talk of fungus has me paranoid. In the past I have not lost too
>many lenses to the dreaded lens-plague, two to be exact. A Tokina zoom
>bloomed fungus badly on me back in the late 80s (sold it on eBay
>recently as-is for 10 bux...you can sell anything there it seems) and my
>Tamron SP 60-300 got a touch of the dreaded stuff a few years back but
>not bad enough to effect image quality. Since then I have not had any
>problems but at the same time never owned lenses I would be truly
>crushed over this occuring with...until now.
>
>I have a few smaller Zuikos that are in nice shape that I wish to keep
>that way but none that would cost that much to replace. The two recent
>additions that are my racing photography main stays are the ones I am
>most paranoid about, those being the Tamron SP 80-200/2.8 LD and Zuiko
>350/2.8. The Tamron lives with one of my OM-2S bodies inside a Pelican
>case. The Zuiko 350/2.8 inside it's Olympus (aluminum) vault, er case. I
>live in a coastal climate that is changeable but my home is pretty dry
>inside and not subject to drastic weather changes. What special
>precautions would be advised to keep these two wonderful and treasured
>lenses happy and fungus free (which will of course keep me happy)?
>
>Happy Holidays all!
>
>Mike Veglia
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