Hi Willie, I made a similar device, however the UV lamp must be a perticular
wavelength of 254nm, these are used in hospitals for killing bacteria &
sterilisation, the box containing this lamp must be light proof as UV light at
this wavelength is dangerous to eyes & skin, good luck
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On 21 Nov 2025, 21:14, at 21:14, Willie Wonka via olympus
<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,
>I finally did something photographic and decided to post about it.
>I discovered that few of my lenses have developed fungus and did not
>like it at all.
>My plan is to combat the disease and today I bought a small showcase
>22inX10inX10in in size, with mirror bottom, lamp on the top and holes
>for shelf support brackets. I intend to have two glass shelfs inside
>and one or two UV lights that would run for about an hour or two a day.
>I have two questions:
>1. How stupid is my plan
>2. How do you prevent fungus from infesting your lenses.
>Thanks in advance.
>Best
>Boris
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