Sorry to hear about this appearance of fungi.
You might want to to send it directly to Olympus America. Labor for that
lens starts at $153. It is possible the fungus will clean off with proper
cleaning.
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Garth Wood <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 1999 6:17 PM
Subject: [OM] The Dreaded Fungi (and I *don't* mean "fun guy")
> Well, close inspection of my beloved 100mm F/2.0 Zuiko has revealed a fine
ghostly white spiderweb tracery on the inside of the front lens element,
which looks suspiciously like fungus. Damn and Blast It All, Anyways. :-/
>
> Anybody recommend a good place to send this baby to for a total cleaning?
Please keep in mind that I live in Canada, and while I don't have any real
problems with sending it across a national border, relative speed and a fine
job are uppermost in my mind. A local friend recommended that (a) I keep it
far, far away from the tender mercies of W. Carsen Co. Ltd. in Don Mills,
Ontario (the Canadian importer of Olympus), since their service and speed
was less than stellar, and (b) that I try Olympus America (who might be able
to replace the front element if the fungus has progressed far enough to
"etch" the glass...)
>
> All comments appreciated, including wild-ass guesstimates on price for
either a cleaning or a front element replacement.
>
> Garth (bereaved over his loss...)
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