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How big a deal is fungus in lens (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by seguleh25@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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Considering buying a used Fujifilm 16mm F1. 4 but the listing says 'fungus growth inside lens, does not affect image quality. Priced accordingly.' How worried should I be?

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[–] I-Am-The-Jeffro@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

If you're up for it and the price is cheap enough, it can be surprisingly easy to strip a lens down and clean the fungus. Need a few special tools but not too expensive. Youtube is your friend!

[–] dr_canak@alien.top 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This. I've watched lens teardowns on YT, and it doesn't look terribly difficult I'm sure it depends on the lens. And I don't know that I'd want to learn on $2000.00 lens. But if the price is right, get it, learn to clean it, and have a new lens and skill.

[–] funin2022@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

dr_canak, where the YT videos on Fuji lenses? As they are a far harder lens to teardown:

The Long-Awaited, Scary and Amazing Fuji Lens Teardown

https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2016/02/the-long-awaited-scary-and-amazing-fuji-lens-teardown/