{"id":130,"date":"2014-03-30T11:00:05","date_gmt":"2014-03-30T03:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kakidiy.com\/content\/?p=130"},"modified":"2014-04-15T18:27:43","modified_gmt":"2014-04-15T10:27:43","slug":"cleaning-fungus-from-lens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kakidiy.com\/content\/cleaning-fungus-from-lens\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleaning Fungus from Lens"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Canon EF 50mm II. One of the most affordable, nice quality and widely owned lens among Canon users. \u00a0Since it is also quite cheap, sending it for repairs\/cleaning at a cost will not be so cost effective. Why not DIY ?<\/p>\n

Basic cleaning and even fungus infested lens like this can be easily cleaned by following these careful steps.<\/p>\n

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\nThese articles was written back in 2008 and was copied over from my main blog site. \u00a0This is my 50mm. I live in a mountain side near to the sea. It is very humid around there and fungus grows almost everywhere. Walls, picture frames, wine bottles…and of course, the Lens too.<\/p>\n

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\nLook at the fungus in my 50mm.<\/p>\n

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Let’s get started. Get yourself some Micro Screwdrivers and a pair of Tweezers. Work in a clean, oil free place with bright lights.<\/p>\n

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\nFirst, remove the 2 screws at the mount of the lens.<\/p>\n

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\nPicture showing the 2 screws.<\/p>\n

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After the screws are removed, use a tweezers to push the contact points of the 50mm. The contact point cluster will fall into the lens case. Don’t worry, it is suppose to happen that way.<\/p>\n

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Now, gently use a screw driver to ply the plastic ring around the contact point cluster.<\/p>\n

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\nHere is the picture showing the ring removed.<\/p>\n

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\nNext, remove the lens in the middle. Just gently twist anti-clockwise. (It has a little catch to lock it in place)<\/p>\n

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Lens removed.<\/p>\n

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You can see the Fungus on this lens<\/p>\n

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\nUse a Lens Cleaning Solution for the job.<\/p>\n

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And a soft cotton bud. Clean the lens inside out.
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Also clean the other lens attached to the case.<\/p>\n

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\nWhen you are done. Make sure there are no dust or cotton left in the lens. Use a blower to blow away particles. Install everything back in reverse order.<\/p>\n

DONE..<\/p>\n

Clean lens !!! \u00a0Here are the results.<\/p>\n

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