Is this fungus?

hahifuheho · 11-13-2008, 01:11 AM

Hi!

Here is another of those "is it fungus" thread, I appreciate your comprehension

I got a 50mm SMC-A 1.7 from eBay for less than 40 dollars. The auction said "fungus free" but, upon close inspection I found this on the inside of the rear element:

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Do you think it is fungus?

frank · 11-13-2008, 01:50 AM

Looks like fungus to me.

Here are some really cool fungus on my sunglass:

creampuff · 11-13-2008, 03:12 AM

The perils of eBay. That's definitely fungus... looks pretty bad.

hahifuheho · 11-13-2008, 04:29 AM

What a pity, I liked the lens. At least it was not that expensive.

stevebrot · 11-13-2008, 10:36 AM

It is either fungus or separation of the cement binding a lens group. Both can present in a similar fashion, though yours looks more like fungus. In either case, the lens is not "clean" from a sales perspective.

Steve

Miserere · 11-13-2008, 11:01 AM

Yep, fungus. I would ask for my money back from the seller, or if you feel adventurous, I request a partial refund and then clean the lens yourself. The inside of the rear element is the easiest to get to.

Frank, that's some awesome fungus on your glasses. Very cool! Did you get them from eBay?

farfisa · 11-13-2008, 11:46 AM

I'm just glad you were talking about a lens!

...Sorry...

Syb · 11-13-2008, 11:57 AM

@farfisa: How do you mean? Where can fungus do more damage than in a lens? (Is fungus a word from medical terminology, too?)

pete_pf · 11-13-2008, 12:29 PM

email them tell them to refund or you'll leave negative feedback hehe

farfisa · 11-13-2008, 02:43 PM

Sorry, yes--the medical angle / bad joke. I was afraid there'd be pictures of toe fungus. :P

frank · 11-13-2008, 10:02 PM

Originally posted by Miserere

Frank, that's some awesome fungus on your glasses. Very cool! Did you get them from eBay?

Well, here in Singapore, if you leave your sunglasses in the drawer w/o using them for several months, you'd see something on your sunglasses too

And as a matter of fact, I bought the sunglasses from the States about 10 years ago when I was there. Still wear them now, with these nice looking fungus on of course

hahifuheho · 11-14-2008, 12:10 AM

Originally posted by Miserere

...d then clean the lens yourself. The inside of the rear element is the easiest to get to.

Actually I'm thinking about it, since it is very troublesome (and expensive) for me to return the lens to the seller. I paid 37 dollars for the lens, I would spend about the same just by going to the border and sending it back.

The lens works very well, I do not see any degradation in the photos taken with it, but I feel uneasy about mounting it again on the camera, I feel like it would infect it and/or my other lenses

. However, as far as I have read, spores are everywhere, floating in the air, so one part of me thinks it would not make a big difference if I would keep using it.

Tom S. · 11-14-2008, 06:11 AM

Hey, the seller didn't lie, he said "fungus free", so as long as he didn't charge extra for the fungus, it was indeed free...

On a more serious note, people who sell stuff like this should be banned. Of course ebay will never do that because then they loose money.

titrisol · 11-14-2008, 06:40 AM

Some fungus yes, but it shouldn;t affect the image quality since it is in the periphery of the rear element
Put your lens in a puch with some silica gel to prevent it from growing any more.

hahifuheho · 11-14-2008, 07:16 AM

Do you think it is safe to keep using the lens as long as I store it isolated from the other lenses and/or make sure I keep them in a dry place?

11-13-2008, 01:11 AM	#1
hahifuheho Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Monterrey, Mexico Posts: 71	Is this fungus? Hi! Here is another of those "is it fungus" thread, I appreciate your comprehension I got a 50mm SMC-A 1.7 from eBay for less than 40 dollars. The auction said "fungus free" but, upon close inspection I found this on the inside of the rear element: Do you think it is fungus?

11-14-2008, 12:10 AM	#12
hahifuheho Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Monterrey, Mexico Posts: 71 Original Poster	Originally posted by Miserere ...d then clean the lens yourself. The inside of the rear element is the easiest to get to. Actually I'm thinking about it, since it is very troublesome (and expensive) for me to return the lens to the seller. I paid 37 dollars for the lens, I would spend about the same just by going to the border and sending it back. The lens works very well, I do not see any degradation in the photos taken with it, but I feel uneasy about mounting it again on the camera, I feel like it would infect it and/or my other lenses . However, as far as I have read, spores are everywhere, floating in the air, so one part of me thinks it would not make a big difference if I would keep using it. Last edited by hahifuheho; 11-14-2008 at 12:23 AM.

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11-13-2008, 01:50 AM	#2
frank Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,202	Looks like fungus to me. Here are some really cool fungus on my sunglass:

11-13-2008, 03:12 AM	#3
creampuff Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,953	The perils of eBay. That's definitely fungus... looks pretty bad.

11-13-2008, 04:29 AM	#4
hahifuheho Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Monterrey, Mexico Posts: 71 Original Poster	What a pity, I liked the lens. At least it was not that expensive.

11-13-2008, 10:36 AM	#5
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	It is either fungus or separation of the cement binding a lens group. Both can present in a similar fashion, though yours looks more like fungus. In either case, the lens is not "clean" from a sales perspective. Steve

11-13-2008, 11:01 AM	#6
Miserere Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Boston Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,993	Yep, fungus. I would ask for my money back from the seller, or if you feel adventurous, I request a partial refund and then clean the lens yourself. The inside of the rear element is the easiest to get to. Frank, that's some awesome fungus on your glasses. Very cool! Did you get them from eBay?

11-13-2008, 11:46 AM	#7
farfisa Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,274	I'm just glad you were talking about a lens! ...Sorry...

11-13-2008, 11:57 AM	#8
Syb Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Near Utrecht, Netherlands Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,221	@farfisa: How do you mean? Where can fungus do more damage than in a lens? (Is fungus a word from medical terminology, too?)

11-13-2008, 12:29 PM	#9
pete_pf Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 599	email them tell them to refund or you'll leave negative feedback hehe

11-13-2008, 02:43 PM	#10
farfisa Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,274	Sorry, yes--the medical angle / bad joke. I was afraid there'd be pictures of toe fungus. :P

11-13-2008, 10:02 PM	#11
frank Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,202	Originally posted by Miserere Frank, that's some awesome fungus on your glasses. Very cool! Did you get them from eBay? Well, here in Singapore, if you leave your sunglasses in the drawer w/o using them for several months, you'd see something on your sunglasses too And as a matter of fact, I bought the sunglasses from the States about 10 years ago when I was there. Still wear them now, with these nice looking fungus on of course

11-14-2008, 06:11 AM	#13
Tom S. Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Michigan Photos: Albums Posts: 4,317	Hey, the seller didn't lie, he said "fungus free", so as long as he didn't charge extra for the fungus, it was indeed free... On a more serious note, people who sell stuff like this should be banned. Of course ebay will never do that because then they loose money.

11-14-2008, 06:40 AM	#14
titrisol Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: In the most populated state... state of denial Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,852	Some fungus yes, but it shouldn;t affect the image quality since it is in the periphery of the rear element Put your lens in a puch with some silica gel to prevent it from growing any more.

11-14-2008, 07:16 AM	#15
hahifuheho Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Monterrey, Mexico Posts: 71 Original Poster	Do you think it is safe to keep using the lens as long as I store it isolated from the other lenses and/or make sure I keep them in a dry place?