Fungus
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Mamiya 7 80mm Lens: Condensation Haze in Rear Element Group
This Mamiya 7 80mm lens came into the shop from over the ocean (Brisbane to be exact) with a complaint of haze in the rear element assembly. Often, with…
Mamiya 7 80mm Lens: Drying Out Moisture with Desiccant
This post is about desiccant. Please use it around storage of your cameras. This lens (Mamiya 7 80mm lens) had some moisture on the elements so it has been…
Early Mamiyaflex TLR: Fungus and Mold From Storage in a Case
This early model Mamiya TLR (when they were still branding them as Mamiyaflex) came in for a checkup. It has probably been in this leather case for many…
RB67 250mm Lens: Impact, Separation and Fungus
This Mamiya RB67 250mm lens wins the weekly trifecta for issues: 1.) impact damage 2.) separation in the element group 3.) lots of fungus. Looks like this…
Mamiya 7 80mm Lenses: Separation and Fungus in the Rear Group
I have had two Mamiya 7 80mm lenses in for service this week and was unable to fully resolve the issues with them. Reason: separation and fungus on the…
Mamiya 7 80mm Lens: Cleaning Concentric Rings of Fungus
This Mamiya 7 80mm lens had concentric rings of fungus. Kind of disappointing fungus, as least for photographic purposes as they were not really…
RZ67 Outfit With Water Damage: Donated for Parts
This RZ67 outfit came into the shop recently and, as you can see, has obvious water damage. All of the equipment is full of fungus/mold/rust. No repair…
Mamiya 7 150mm Lens: Finding Fungus Behind the Closed Shutter
Another fungus post. This 150mm Mamiya 7 lens came into the shop for a rangefinder check. While the rangefinder checked OK, I did notice fungus on inner…
RB67 140mm Macro Lens: Severe Fungus on Most Elements
This is a post about lens fungus. I am servicing a Mamiya 140mm Macro lens that has a very bad case of fungus on almost every lens element. Photo two is…
Fuji GS645S Wide 60: Shutter Hanging Open and Rangefinder Fault
Servicing a Fuji GS645S Wide 60 Professional. The issue was that the shutter would hang open and the rangefinder did not work. On opening the shutter, I…
RB67 140mm f/4.5 Macro: Locating Pin Replacement and Fungus
Servicing a Mamiya 140mm f/4.5 Macro lens for RB67. Replacing a damaged lens locating pin, removing and cleaning lens lock ring and cleaning fungus from…
Mamiya 7 80mm Lens: Cleaning Haze from the Elements
Servicing a Mamiya 7 80mm lens. This lens had so called "haze" which turned out to be cleanable. Sometimes, with fungus, the glass/coating is damaged and…
RZ67 50mm f/4.5 Z Lens: Damaged Cemented Rear Element
Mamiya RZ67 50mm f/4.5 Z lens damage. Photos show the damage done to one of the cemented rear elements. The third photo is at 35x magnification and the…
Mamiya Super 23/Universal
Mamiya Super 23/Universal cameras coming into the repair shop go through several testing phases to determine working condition. After a visual inspection…