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Inner fungal bloom issue, 6 month old Canon ef 70-300 L

Started Jan 18, 2013 | Discussions thread
Steve Balcombe Forum Pro • Posts: 15,582
Re: Inner fungal bloom issue, 6 month old Canon ef 70-300 L

meland wrote:

Telhma wrote:

OhioBob wrote:

They are talking about humidity controled cabinets. When not in use store your lens's in them to keep them dry. You take them out and shoot as always but when you get back home you put them back into a dry enviroment to keep the mold spores from growing.

I putted such a little bag with something salty in my lens bag for my L lens. you see that some times with new shoes. is that a good idea?

greetings

Well, a bag of silica gel, to absorb moisture, yes. But remember to dry the silica gel out occasionally in an oven at low temperature so that it continues to work.

Or if you can't get hold of silica gel, rice works or so I'm told. (Presumably not rice bought from a hessian sack in a humid climate?)

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