#fungus

Could these tiny spots on my sensor be fungus?

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Could these tiny spots on my sensor be fungus? Just bought a Samsung NX500 off eBay and found these tint spots under light. Used one of those camera blowers but it doesn’t take them off. Bought a sensor cleaning kit and should arrive tomorrow. Could it be fungus? submitted by /u/Imaginary-Art1340

Ask Photography 1.0k 2024-02-04

how to prevent lens fungus?

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how to prevent lens fungus? How to prevent fungus? So i’ve store my camera in a lunch box with some silica gel, the humidity is between 20-35 generally… however i see online that we should allow sunlight onto the lens to kill any fungus. I also read that the lens cap should remain on when not using, so what should i be doing? • Camera is used once per month (plan to star…

Ask Photography 423 2024-01-27

Is this fungus/mold in the viewfinder?

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Is this fungus/mold in the viewfinder? Since a few weeks i noticed some dots in the viewfinder of my Nikon D3300. A big dark dot surrounded by multiple smaller ones and a fog. They only appear in the viewfinder and are not visible on photos and in liveview. Is this mold/fungus? Can i still use the camera and lenses or am i risking spreading it even further? submitted by /u/jon…

Ask Photography 520 2023-10-26

Idea: Non-intrusive and automatic lens fungus remover and preventer

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Idea: Non-intrusive and automatic lens fungus remover and preventer This is an idea i had a few days ago, after discovering one of my nicer lenses had succumb to fungus, i come up with the idea for an automatic device which not only can remove fungus from an infested lens, but also prevent it with regular use even if the lens isn’t in constant use. The device itself, which i’ve named the “Lensac”, should be a fo…

Ask Photography 1.1k 2023-10-25

Is this fungus in the viewfinder of my D3300?

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Is this fungus in the viewfinder of my D3300? I noticed some dots in the viewfinder that won’t go away even after cleaning the eyepiece. They are not visible on the photos or in liveview. There is a bigger dark dot and multiple smaller dots and a fog surrounding it. Is this fungus? If so how endangered are the lenses that i have used with the camera? I am really worried since i have just bo…

Ask Photography 154 2023-10-04

Dust or fungus in the viewfinder?

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Dust or fungus in the viewfinder? Hi Everyone Do you know if this is dust or fungus in the viewfinder? Purchased a used Canon EOS 1N in “mint” condition from eBay recently that had “no fungus” in the description. A flashlight was shined through the lens mount to take the picture. When simply looking through the viewfinder, it looks quite clean. Thanks for your help! https://prev…

Ask Photography 198 2023-09-20

Is this fungus?

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Is this fungus? It it is, how dangerous can it be? It’s a newly bought old camera (Canonet 28). No signs of fungus in the viewfinder though. submitted by /u/1sergres1

Ask Photography 130 2023-09-03

how to avoid fungus on lenses

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how to avoid fungus on lenses Hello, I’ve purchased this lens months ago (brand new) barely and yesterday I take out from the bag to take some pics and realized that fungus has appeared. I had this issue with my previous telephoto lens 75-300 and all of this takes me to ask, is there any advice to avoid or at least avoid appears to soon? I’m from Panama and here usually it’s…

Ask Photography 113 2023-08-18

Buying lens with fungus from mpb

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Buying lens with fungus from mpb Anyone has experience buying lens with fungus from mpb? They disclose the lens has fungus and priced it lower (about 40% of new), but somehow conveniently not show pictures of the front and rear lens. Description say does not affect functionality, but did not mention image quality. Yea or nay submitted by /u/d0ughb0y1

Ask Photography 191 2023-08-12

Fungus on lense : How to detect it and prevent it?

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Fungus on lense : How to detect it and prevent it? I have a lot of lenses from Canon and Fuji and some RF lenses are really expensive and it would kill me to lose them my friends tell me fungus is the biggest lens killer and I should watch out… I’ve recently been extremely paranoid about the potential development of fungus on my camera lenses. I understand that improper storage and high humidi…

Ask Photography 161 2023-07-29