How to Remove Fungus from a Camera Lens FAST & EASY
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Jst a tip for putting lens back to the mount: before you get it out, place a mark on it with a sharpie, then mark the case too. This will help you to determine the original ANGLE of the lens(matters when it comes to image corrected lenses) But the most important part: It is not advised to just pop back the lens. It may get damaged/chipped by the falling. Instead, hold it like a waiter holds a plate, with your fingers on the front of the lens and turn the assembly upside down, elevate the lens inside the assembly from below. This ensures that the lens won't get stuck in the mount and you don't have to use pressure on it.
Also it is best to not rub the lens with bare hands. Instead pour water and some soap in a small container and let the lens sit in it for two days. All the fungus will be gone. Calcified containments will get loose and fall off. This is less harsh for the coating than the acidic treatment.
Hope this helps in future lens cleaning.
MrEdwinHubble what solution is there in the water soak?
What illegal substance have you been smoking, Edwinhubble? Any lens that can be substantively changed by rotating individual lens elements isn’t much good to begin with.
@@martyzielinski2469says who? You? You seem like a pothead too
If i may add...a good cleaning of the element's seating position and tightening ring is advised before re-inserting the lens. They are contaminated too and fungus will re-appear soon.
Fungus will only grow in moist, warm, and dark conditions. Everything has fungus, but it doesn't grow on most stuff
@@amp08021 like a yeast infection
@@amp08021 youve described the conditions of the inside element
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If your lenses have been in an environment that had high humidity and low temperatures (below dew point on any given day) for extended period of time your legacy lenses may easily develop fungi. They are hardly sealed properly.
Humidity + condensation create ideal conditions for that.
Fungus spores go everywhere. If they are on the lens then the entire tube should be cleaned before reassembly. It’s just like a loaf of bread: once you can see the mold you can be sure that the spores are spread all over the loaf and you should just throw the whole thing out.
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but don't the dishwasher soap destroy the len's coating?
not if it's a good quality coating
I bought a FD 50mm 1.8 a few weeks ago from a thrift store. First time I ever bought an old manual lens and I had no idea how to test the aperture (these stay open until you actually take a photo and only close on the body). So I just bought it. It was only $20 with a AR-1 Program. When I got home and started looking more into it i realized that my aperture blades were stuck.
I read online you can first try to pour isopropyl down into the camera and move the blades alot and eventually it'll work... Which it did. However some isopropyl went between the lens elements and was stuck. It wasn't evaporating for at least 3 days, was just pooled up on the lenses (both front and rear elements were like this).
So I decided to take it apart, only $20 and I figured if it doesn't work I can just sell the camera body and make my money back anyway. It took awhile to figure out how to dismantle the elements, especially the rear... Took a few days to figure out how to even get to it. But once I got to them it was easy as pie to clean up. Just a bit of isopropyl few puffs of air made sure it was nice and dry dust free.
I also took apart the focusing mechanism. Now THAT was difficult to put back together. But I tested it last week and everything is working fine. I have a bit of dust in the front element but nothing you that'll affect image quality.
Electrical switch cleaner is best for getting oil off the blades.
You should use 99% IPA instead 75% one
Are you sure the the blades were stuck, because on FD there is a pin that needed to be engaged for the aperture ring to work, if not it won't work
arunashamal I always buy FD lenses from people that claim the aperture blades are stuck. They’re always at “for parts” prices online and you’d be surprised how many of them aren’t actually stuck, the pin just wasn’t engaged.
FD 1.8 is a great lens, it’s one of my primary lenses. However I believe there is a pin or something that will allow the blades to move. On my Canon AE-1 there’s a little toggle switch that allows the blades to move without needing to take a photo.
I was growing some button mushrooms in my lenses....🙃
What does it called the things to remove the lense that's I saw? I need to get it but I'm not sure what is that
@@Mamuharami Its a camera spanner wrench.
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ahhh you must be a botanist!
Me too
Some other hints:
1) Store lenses UPRIGHT and away from excessive heat. This keeps the lubrication from melting into the aperture blades.
2) Buy a bag of Silica white crystal CAT Litter. It's CHEAP DESICCANT!!!!! Place it in nylon stockings or orphan socks and tie them off in a knot. Place them in the containers with your lenses...stored upright:-) Recharge the desiccant every year by drying at low temp in the oven or in hot sunlight.
Be careful with distilled vinegar! Especially with old lenses. I tried on mine and it etched away surface together with coating! Lens element is now of milk color. Use only non acidic sollutions (like kitchen mold killer), they kill and remove mold as well and you dont risk the glass being damaged.
Use vinegar only if you deal with coating resistant to it!
Any suggestions where to buy the kitchen mold killer you're talking about ?
@Ioannis The Greek Yes, removing completely coating, use (but delicately!!!) the metal polishing paste, if glass is old (softer ones) be very careful to not to scratch it, use wet cotton bud and be patient, metal polishing paste will remove any coatings (those are metals).
@@a.giordano134 Buy any bleach based black mould killers, also it is good to use 12% oxydated water but bleached mold killer is very good.
@@beavis1474 Thank you for the reply. Can you recommend any brand in particular ? I am planning to clean my lens which has fungus anytime this week so I just wanted to make sure I am putting the correct one. TIA !
@@a.giordano134 Moldex should od the job, getting bleach and oxydated water is also good idea. Remember to clean also the lens well. If coating is well affected i would just remove it.
Thank you for the video, i thought earlier it might be a really small crack but now i think its just fungus and relieved that it can be repaired.
I'm a noob, only had a Kodak Instamatic and now a Nikon D3200. I'm going to learn photography as a hobby. Your video was nicely presented and easy to follow. Glad for UA-cam videos.
Most of the time the fungus spores don't pose any real issues when taking a photo in terms of picture result but if you live in a humid environment, better try and get rid of it to prevent it from spreading.
Sometimes the fungus spores will actually etch itself into the glass leaving fine scaring.
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Same way.
Your vid' is pretty much the way I do it except I rinse off with sprayed distilled water and drench with isopropyl-alcohol let to drain itself off vertically onto, say, a kitchen tissue (without recourse to lens tissues) which should leave no trace of fluid or residue. I also recall a maxim from my days as an astro mirror maker that if a glass can take and hold a breath upon its surface - i.e. fog it - it isn't clean. Which is an ideal that is difficult to achieve but can be done.
I've enjoyed the few I've watched of your videos, and your imaginative new uses for beautiful old lenses. Particularly the 136 yr old brass lens vid' you shot, which I watched today - spectacular. Well done!
An excellent tip, Bruce Mills, about breath fog as a test for a truly clean lens element. Thanks.
Some fungi will etch coatings after awhile, so a cleaning will not reverse the damage. Also, you should be more sensitive to damage on the rear elements of the lens. Sometimes, edge fungus damage or even spots on the front glass will have little to no effect on image quality. However, the minute you move further back toward the other lens elements the more impact even minor damage can have on image quality. IMO.
If I know a lens only has damage to one element but the rest is VVG or better, I might opt to find a second twin in really bad shape at a very low cost...just to replace that one bad element. I did this once while looking for a front element on a Vivitar 28mm.
Yep, even scratches on front element do not effect image quality that much compared to the damage to the rear elements.
I happen to get a minolta 58mm 1.4 with a really bad rear element, until I find a twin im gonna have to stick with the loss in image quality
Hi, Mathieu!
So if i have a takumar 85 f1.8 i can do the same?
i mean, what lenses are "fixable" for a person who never tried it before? do all of them open the way you show in the video? or some lenses are easier to open than others?
thanks for your time
Depends on how advanced the fungus has progressed. Long-term fungus can be removed, but I've found that it actually eats into and scars the coating/glass, leaving permanent tracings where the fungus was.
Exactly this. I'm trying to clean up a 40+ year old Pentacon 50mm lens, but it looks like the damage is permanent. I tried everything from soaking it in vinegar, soap, alcohol, windex, lens cleaner but it can't get it clean.
@@ohjajohh I do not know whe are you from, but you can try with the drops removal liquiq, these remove almost everything ( car windshields drops remover). However caution, because It is some kind of acid... Use gloves and vapors mask.
@@morganfayel9329 I suspect car windshield drops (calcium carbonate) remover is nothing but dilute acetic acid (i.e. vinegar). There may be other soapy surfactant ingredients to add to the effectiveness. I clean my shower glass with a mixture of vinegar and dawn dish liquid (washing up liquid for folks in the UK), diluted down. Works well.
Yes!! I also carefully put a little candle wax on the screw threads to damp seal the inside and protect the iris from damp and dust. I've recovered several lenses this way!
I'm experimenting with silicone grease now which lasts much longer. The rear lens needs to be removed also and the barrel vacuumed out from both ends!
forget it... the lens "breath" , by zooming or focusing...the air enters over the heilcoid, or front or back ... its far better to keep it in a bag with silca begs, to desicate the air inside, to prevent mod and fungus forming
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Great video....another tip....use cold cream and q--tip using gentle circular motions...this really works without scratching the surface on the coated side of the lens.
Great tip. Just did one of mine, can't wait to get out and shoot it now it's all clean. I just hope that the weather holds up.
hi mathieu i have a cuestion ¿mamiya lenses are good lenses? i am froom Mexico and i want to buy mamiya sekor 135mm 2.8, 28mm 2.8 and 50mm 1.7
What is the tool you used to remove the lenses ? I have a Distagon with an huge flare and it seems have something on the lenses. As it is made for an Hasselblad and is a 40mm f4, it would cost a lot to give it for cleaning. Thx for the vidéo. Cordially, Milos
I don't use a paper towel I just put it under a hair dryer and this works well as it gets rid of any last bits of moisture on the lens.
That is an interesting idea.
I have a few manual lenses and love them. Awesome for taking images with character but would my lens with fungus possibly infect my other lenses .. I keep them stored below 40% humidity all the time in a dry box
It may affects the other good lenses. Similarly do not place notes/currency (unless it is very new) to avoid contamination.
Halo i appreciate very much your old lenses review: could the fungus of an old Summar 50mm EXTEND to a DIGITAL SENSOR? I thank you in advance if you manage to answer.
i have a helios version of that from 1963. one of my favorites. Paired with a 66-67 step ring so i can put a hood on it. the only negatives are the weight and tripod mount aligns at 8:00 when mounted on my k3.
Well I just cleaned my very expensive lens with a micro fiber cloth but there was a peace of sand stuck to it sooo any ways to remove light circles of scratches
Does that lens wrench work for all lenses or only this particular lens?
How about the coating ? Will it be destroyed? Or coating is always on front lens element only?
Hi, what is the name of the tool you use on this video?
Very interesting video. I would be careful of using washing up liquid because it's abrasive (full of salts) and paper towels are also abrasive. I would use a proper lens cleaning solution and a new microfiber cloth.
I have heard that some hand soaps are bad for coatings of lenses of glasses. I feel that they are less delicate than the coating in lenses.
Also I have once ruined by glasses by drying them with a paper towel.
I do not have a feeling that this is a good advice instructional video.
How can I know the results if you don't zoom on the lens after the cleanup?
I watched your video to see if it was possible to self remove the fungus I have on a 55-200 lens. You taught me a lot.
Thanks Mathieu.
Personally, I never bother with a commodity lens like a {in your case Canon} 55-200 IS or a 50mm STM, I just buy another one. They are pretty cheap on eBay. But really unique or expensive lenses will get me to spoil a whole day if necessary. What is a couple hours of your time worth? For instance, you may have to put a lens in the freezer and then use a heat gun to expand a part to get the thing disassembled. I usually budget an hour but it can turn into an all day project once in a great while. But some people just like the challenge, so the time does not matter if it's just to try to accomplish the job.
I've got an older tokina lense and it's got some issues, I can't find any lens removal holes to remove the front lens... you wouldn't by any chance be familiar with them and know how to get the lenses out?
Love this tutorial. Thanks.
Hi, Would you recommend using silicone spray? (for lens)
Isnt dishwater soap too harsh and may affect the coating on the lens?
realy nice video Mathieu,bravo.
For fungus removal I use hand cream also called "cold cream". It`s amazing. There is no risk involved by using this method, since there are dangerous acids that might eat into the lens or coating, nor do you have to "scrape" the fungus with it. After the treatment I use luke-warm water to get it off. The final stage is isopropil alcohol to remove any grease and other residue and then I use distilled water for the final clean up. I use ether Q-tips or microfiber lens cloths. Do not use paper towels.
See if your cold cream contains sorbic acid... That would be the ticket.
Any particular brand of cold cream? Any particular active ingredients to look for, in addition to the sorbic acid mentioned by Jack Matthews?
since there aren't* dangerous acids
Isopropyl*
@@DarthVader1977*isopropanol
Where do I buy the silver metal tool for opening up to remove lense in canon 700D eos
eBay. Lens Wrench
How can i clean 18-55mm canon kitlens? how to remove lens?
I have a few comments about using white vinegar (dilute acetic acid) per my recent experience. I have noticed that one rear element (rearmost of four) in a Minolta Hi-Matic E (Rokkor-QF 40mm F1.7) I was trying to harvest and re-mount in M42 is probably made of plastic or other material (other than glass), it lost material in vinegar (less than 10 minutes) that looked like white powder. At the same time I was soaking the Front-most element (glass) of that same lens, and the coating formed some type of salt with vinegar added and became a bit opaque, which I now have to polish using micromesh paper and lapidary diamond paste. Just be aware and warned that this happens. Using Alcohol (about 90% concetration), Acetone and 3% Hydrogen Peroxide does not have this same problem, for now I have stayed away from using common Ammonia (cleaning type). Some people use 50/50 mixture of ammonia with peroxide.
Brilliant ! Thanks for sharing. Is it important to keep track of which side of the lens goes in front and/or back...when reassembling?
Comment s appelle l'outil qui permet de démonter ton objectif? Combien coûte t-il?
How can I remove a stubborn retaining rig? The retaining ring on my Tiffen Megaplus 2x has no slots and doesn't want to come out. Its two lenses really need a cleaning.
does this works with new lens also ? :D , if yes i might consider to clean it myself
I'm always struggling a bit with what chemicals I can use on lenses that wont damage the vintage lens coatings. (I did try to ask canon but they just ignored me xD)
@@serena-yu thanks. Probably the best idea really. Metal dissociation in H2O2 is quite low. Also less complicated then the hot IPA setup someone suggested to me.
This is golden knowledge. Where'd you get the lens wrench from?
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Are all camera lens workable in the sense that the glass elements can be removed for cleaning? What about modern day point and shoot cameras?
Do you suggest the same technique for cleaning dust off vintage lenses? I have a couple of ebay finds that are showing up dust at higher apertures
It should work exactly the same if the dust is on the front or back lens, wear some gloves and try to not put any more dust, hairs or textil particule while you do it.
Usually, dust can be removed by using a simple blower. For my [limited] experience, dust was always at the diaphragm level, thus removing the rear group assembly will be faster. Just remove the mount and unscrew the assembly, most lenses should have the aperture right there.
This is cool! I live in a tropical country and I have this problem on several lenses. My problem is to disassemble the lens: where do you find proper tools like the on you use on the video? I looks so easy...
philippe reichert ebay or AliExpress I got mine from there. Lens spanner
Oui, super, mais j'ai eu le cas de champipis ayant creusé le revêtement et laissant des gravures sur le verre après nettoyage.
Is there anything that can be smeared inside the lens barrel between the elements that fungus does not like, and would not affect the glass? some cream lightly wiped or something? To prevent it, in case one lives in one of these humid countries, and of course after keeping it in a dry place, with dehumidifiers, etc?
Copper is antibacterial and used in cell incubators to prevent contamination. How you'd apply the copper layer, though... Another thing is UV light, prevents from the outside using light which the lens is made to withstand, so...
Where can i buy the tools?
awesome. thanks for sharing !
Nice video, But I would not have washed that lens element with slippy washing up liquid over a ceramic sink, One slip and you have a chipped lens element, ?
this happened to me (woops!)
I just threw in a rubber anti slip mat for the bath in the sink first before started washing.
I can tell your from Pittsburgh when using the word "slippy"
Fill the sink up with water. If it slips, the water will dampen the fall.
I have fungus on my astromical telescope lense. Hope this would work.
OK my friend, its been a while sense I had the true pleasure of hearing you speak the kings good English with your wonderful French accent... too long! I was looking into getting a Nikon 105 that has some fungus and saw your video and felt assured of accurate information at you channel!! Love the photos and videos from the Instagram feed but still feel the need to hear you speaking to us again....thanks!!
What is the name of the stick style?. I mean the one that use in opening the lens
A lens Wrench
Thank you - nice video!
What is that first tool called? Great video..thanks!
I have 3 Bronica ETSR lenses, sadly all have some mould back and front.have been trying to find info on UA-cam re these camera lenses, no luck. any one got any ideas?
Hi Mathieu ! Thanks for this tutorial. It's really helpful for all my vintage lenses. But I have some trouble to do the same with my newer lenses like my Zeiss Batis 85 mm, I can't fid a way to remove the front of my lens. Do you have any solution for that. Thanks for all.
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@@MathieuStern Thanks for your answer. I tried to use the pad, but it doesn't unscreew. I finally find that The Make up front lens on Zeiss Batis is just a pop-up thick make up Ring. Have a nice day
Its easy as demonstrated if the fungus is on the first lens element - if the entire optical assembly is infested - then it becomes a problem - thanks for this tip
Wouldn't the dishwasher soap be bad for the lens coatings?
How could I open the lens....I mean what is the name of the element ? which one you use to open the lens
Not sure if this would damage the coatings, but using a table spoon of food grade citric acid to soak it in is probably better then vinegar. That stuff cleans anything. People can use it to clean contact lenses, so I don't see why it would be a problem for camera glass. And before replacing the lens, I'd make sure to clean the inside of the body and right before putting in the lens, I would hold it upside down and use an electric air blower to blow out as much dust as possible, same with the lens itself, and then replace the lens while the body is still upside down. I would never dry it with any kind of paper. Fibers will always come loose and can take a while to get off even with a several passes of a microfiber clothe.
Nice, easy and fast!
I have a sigma lens that has it in the internal elements. What a can of worms that one would be to open... Thinking about it though. I had good luck with an older vivitar trumpet style zoom.
docchocobo how did you clean the less?
does this damage multi coated lenses?
Where you buy that tool????
I love your videos and approach mr Stern
thank you!
Hi good day can i ask about the tools you use to open the lens,. thanks😊
You can, but you probably won't get an answer. 😮
What's legendary about the Cyclop 85mm Lens? Long ago I purchased a Night Vision Monocular with this lens at a show for $15...Does it have some special build or quality?
it s very similar to the helios 40 that cost 300$
I have a canon 50 mm prime 1.8 how i will open that and remove the fungus please help
you need to look online for resources, i a sure you can find on forums this kind of tutorials
I'd say just UA-cam it. But make sure you're searching for the exact same model of your lens; whether it's an FL, FD, EF, etc.
I use hydrogen peroxide followed by Ronson lighter fluid. I use brand new microfiber cloths for the first washing with hydrogen peroxide and then I use two q-tips with the Ronson lighter fluid and then use the dry ends to get the lens fully clean. Then I inspect it carefully with light at different angles and repeat if needed. I have not tried soap and vinegar. Those might be interesting middle steps if the lens is badly covered. Sometimes the fungus has etched the coatings so you can't get it perfect (I have seen people polish with diamond dust, but I an not sure that this does not do more harm than good). Besides the lens vise, I also have the set of rubber lens cups, precision tweezers and precision screwdrivers. You may also need acetone if someone has cemented the edge of the lens or the lens rings with shellac. Before I start, I always kill the fungus with UV. If the lens is small enough you can use a cell phone UV sterilizer. If it is big, you have to modify the sterilizer or make your own. The Angry Photographer has good videos on lens cleaning, and I have seen others that are also good.
Hello, Thank you for this wonderful video. However I have a question. Will there be marks where the fungus used to be? The reason is because i bought a great used lens online. I see just two spots that looks like fungus to me but the seller says he cleaned it and those are just the marks where the fungus used to be. I am afraid to use that lens now.
Don't be.
Are you sure the vinager and the soap are not destroy the chemical antiUV and anti LensFlare treatment of the lenses?
So... basically you take it apart, clean It then put it back together ?
I have a Canon AE-1 with Canon FD 50mm 1:14, there is a brown stuff inside the lens, i dont know if its dust or God knows what is it, it is not originally mine but my dad’s, i just want to restore it, how can i fix it?
It might be easier to replace the lens than to try to clean it.
Surely there is fungus in the lens housing too, though? Also why kitchen roll which is full of lint and paper fibre? And doesn't acetic acid attack any coating on the surface of the lens?
Thanks for this video.
where can i buy that wrench...this method can be use on any lens???
on most of the vintage lenses
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Thanks for the vid.... I also have it growing inside front element on one of my lenses.......... where can I buy a lens wrench like that ?
Does it work for anamorphic?
I just need that tool he used to remove the lens!What is it called so i can ask at a store
Lens spanner. Harbor freight sells them cheap.
Thank you!
helpful... thanks
Hi Mathieu. Do you also clean inside the lens or only the glass?
it can help, but it's optional if your not sure to have the right tools
It's secure this trick?
You can also send me your lenses for safekeeping in sunny dry Arizona.
Where the atmospheric moisture content is substantially higher :-/
Vince Roberts It’s a joke
No longer- AZ cities are polluted, grimy and sweltering.
@@WickBeavers all cities are like that. But it must be clean in the desert.
Lol
Thank you :)
Nice, thanks for that!
Is that the 'standard' way to open a lens? I know there will be exceptions of course, but it might be useful to get that tool? Where did you get it?
It's a lens wrench or lens spanner... Amazon has plenty and it is the most common method to opening lenses.
i have about 50 lenses in my collection atm and only 3 of them can be opened this way.
so no. it's not the standard.
@@dadude4960 I have 5 Canon lenses from which the front-glas element all opens up that way, and some on the back sort of do so as well (but it's more of a ring with indents instead of pinholes, and they can be a little more finnicky because trying to get them unscrewed can be scary because missing the indent is easier and you are much much closer to the lens element.
Funny enough being carefull has made me cause more damage at one lens because when losing grip I was bound to "retract" the tool quicker and as a result damage the thread on the frontglass-ring quicker than I would've actually liked.
If you slip while using an adjustable metal spanner wrench (I have 2 different sets of them), the resulting scratch across the surface of the lens will make you much more careful the next time. Until you have done this a few times, try using the hollow soft-rubber tapered cylinders, which grab the edges of the rings that hold the lenses in place. Amazon, among others, has a selection to choose from. With these rings, the pressure on the retaining rings is even all the way around, and it is much more difficult to inadvertently ruin a lens, while unscrewing the retaining rings.
wow amazing tips
Don't you think washing with soap can damage lens coating?
How to open and remove camera lens fir cleaning fungus and in Olympus 800uz
How to clean lens fungus of canon sx50 hs ?
Sir..how clean video camera lenses
I'm not certain if you want to rub camea lenses, with anything including your hands. This is especially true of internal lenses that are protected. It's better not to touch a camera lens and to soak it instead for at least a few mins. One solution I found that works is equal parts of hydrogen peroxide and ammonia. If fungus isn't removed the first attempt soak again for up to 20 mins. Once the fungus is gone then you want to rinse the lens with water without touching or rubbing the lens sides.
Once the solution has been rinsed off, use a lens spoofer to blow away all the water droplets. With the water gone, use a clean microfiber cloth to lightly wipe the lens.
Then inspect the lens under a bright light. Check from both sides and with different angles of light to be sure that all the fungus is gone and you have no dust or smudges on the glass. If it looks good, set it aside on a clean soft microfiber cloth and cover it up to prevent any dust from settling onto it. Repeat the cleaning process on any remaining elements.