Woodchuck pic of WWII handle!

[MauiRob]

One of my greater dissapointments was when a Olympus 80 mm macro with matching auto, adustable extension tube (sorta tough field bellows) got some fungus or something growing on inside elements eating the multicoating. Looks like nearly invisible rootlets. Parts no longer available, so nobody will work on it and remaining examples cost 7-8 times the bargain price I bought it for new.

That's a shame I had that happen to 2 lenses when I lived in Hawaii, one is so bad it acts like a soft-focus filter on the lens!

Don't keep your lenses in the cases, seal them in tupperware with dessicant

Good idea! I should start doing that now, as our weather up here has turned pretty wet and humid as of late.

Thanks for more book titles too

 

[Bill Martino]

In the end only the bugs are going to survive.