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From: Steve Lau <slau@xxxxxxxx>
To: olympus <Olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, April 29, 1999 9:10 PM
Subject: [OM] Lenses and light don't mix?
>Hi!
>
> I recently read that pointing your lens at the sun can do damage to the
>lens. Is this true? Aren't lenses supposed to be optical instruments
(they
>don't work without light)? Is it the UV content of sunlight that does the
>damage, or can damage be done with a household lightbulb or flashlight?
Just my two bits is that pointing the lens to the sun will create the
magnifying glass effect and warm up the inside of the body of the camera. In
addition, if the camera back is prone to leak light the intense direct sun
light will certainly exacerbate the problem.
jh
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