Fun Gus (I wish he was...)

[ricktas]

Who needs Swine Flu!

[Kym]

A bit more practical info... Fungus

http://www.mypentax.com/Fungus.html
http://www.paintedstork.com/digiblog...s-in-lens.html
http://www.associatedcontent.com/art..._a_camera.html

[hoffy]

Thanks Kym,

These should ease my paranoia!! I have gone and checked every lens that I own.....I'm jumping at shadows now! (every mark, piece of dust, hair or fibre is now fungus...grrr)

[Seesee]

Although fungus spore are miniscule and can travel quite a bit they should'nt take root on your other gear readily, fungi spores need the right environment to germinate, whether this type or common fungi. If you keep your other gear in a suitable, dry and in a well lit area they should be fine.

$50 seems like a reasonable price for a clean, I'd do it.
Curious, where did this lens come from...the tropics by chance ?

[hoffy]

No, Melbourne actually, which suprised me. From what I can gather, the lens was in storage for 10 years