This part of the lens can be disassembled, and cleaned by John at
www.focalpointlens.com <http://www.focalpointlens.com/>
There are a lot of enlarger lenses available on eBay, some of them are
in excellent condition and reasonable priced. I have quite a
collection in excellent condition. I remove the lenses from the dark
room after use and I keep them in a box with a large canister of
silica gel to protect them from what has happened to you lens.
Jonathan
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[mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Elias_Roustom
*Sent:* Wednesday, August 04, 2010 1:59 PM
*To:* rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [rollei_list] Re: Lens recommendation
I was able to remove the front element, but the fungus is behind the
middle element which as you say is sealed, like the fate of the lens
I'm afraid.
Thanks though.
Elias
On Aug 4, 2010, at 1:57 PM, James Richard Tyrer wrote:
On 08/01/10 10:59, Elias_Roustom wrote:
I found my El Nikkor 50mm f2.8 enlarger lens with a web-like growth in
it this morning, all over the inner element. A victim of the recent damp
hot weather.
It might not look like it, but an EL Nikkor is made with two lens
cells which unscrew just like a Schneider enlarging lens. Have you
removed the cells to see if the fungus is growing inside the cells?
Usually, the fungus will not be inside the cells as they are sealed,
but rather only on the rear of the cell where it can be easily
cleaned off.
--
James Tyrer
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