I have condensation in my camera lens!

[Emma081983]

Hi, I wondered if any one could give me any advice on how to remove condensation/fungus from inside a lens. I have a Tamron Adaptall 2 lens which I'm going to hopefully sell on ebay but first I need to make sure the lens can be cleaned from the inside otherwise no one will be willing to buy it.

[sn�gs]

Stick it in a bag of raw rice (really) for a few days... the rice absorbs any moisture... works for mobile phones too...

[Emma081983]

Really?! I'll give it a try. Thanks!

[ACtheTROLL]

won't kill the fungus
all it will do is dry it out - which could make it harder to get off

if thr mould is on a lens ... can yoy get at it .. if not it can be a terrible job

(mix some salt with the rice)

If it's been wet long enough to grow plants ... I'm glad I'm not on the lookout for a lens

[Emma081983]

Mix some salt with the rice??? What would that do to the lens?

This is becoming into a food recipe lol

[ACtheTROLL]

agree with zac - wrap it in kitchen paper first - but I expected that to be a given - you don't want rice in there either.

salt will speed the drying process - it's thirstier than rice - rice absorbs the volume better - salt does it quicker
(people often put a few grains of rice into a salt cellar to stop the salt getting damp).