Cleaning, Lubrication and Adjustment (CLA)
Cleaning of a Fungus Infested Nikon 50mm f/1.8 E Lens
Recently I purchased a Nikon EM camera really cheap. The camera body was OK; the light meter did not even show the ‘jumpy needle syndrome’. With the camera came a Nikon 50mm f/1.8 E lens. This lens showed some traces of internal fungus. I had read about it, but had never seen it in reality. At that point I was experienced in replacing camera light seals and mirror dampers, but did not feel confident enough for cleaning a Nikon 50mm f/1.8 E lens. I was reluctant in trying to open the lens to clean the fungus. I decided that the fungus was not really effecting the pictures being taken.