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[OM] Re: Fisheye 8mm and fungal blooms - how easy to remove

Subject: [OM] Re: Fisheye 8mm and fungal blooms - how easy to remove
From: swisspace <swisspace@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:36:45 +0200
How do I tell the difference, i just looked at the front element in 
bright light and you dont see anything yet when i looked before it has 
light spots that looked as if they could be fungal blooms, but having 
not seen an infected lens before I don't know how to tell.

thanks Ian


> 
> As other have said, the front element is available.
> 
> Are you sure it is fungal bloom, rather than a breakdown of the bonding of
> the black paint on the rear plane surface of the front element, causing
> total internal reflection within the element?  If it is TIR, I would think
> it easier to rectify - at a price.
> 
> --

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