Rx for wet lens

A few days back I was out shooting in drizzle, and by the time I was
home I was down for the count and sick as a dog. Today I'm back on my
feet and to my horror a waft of mildew came from inside the pelican
case with my beloved 360 Siranor N . I pulled off the cells and the
rear has some hazyness on the inside that seems like it may be drying
out. I tested the shutter and it seems ok.
Assuming the haze clears are there any other things I should worry
about? I pulled it out about an hour ago.
TIA
Brook

"brook" <bmp23 DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
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 > A few days back I was out shooting in drizzle, and by the
time I was
 > home I was down for the count and sick as a dog. Today
I'm back on my
 > feet and to my horror a waft of mildew came from inside
the pelican
 > case with my beloved 360 Siranor N . I pulled off the
cells and the
 > rear has some hazyness on the inside that seems like it
may be drying
 > out. I tested the shutter and it seems ok.
 > Assuming the haze clears are there any other things I
should worry
 > about? I pulled it out about an hour ago.
 > TIA
 > Brook

About all you can do is to take the cells off and put the
lens in a warm place. The cells themselves _should_ be
sealed. If it appeard moisture got into them I would contact
HP marketing, the US distributor for the lens, to see who
their recommended service agency is. Moisture trapped in the
cells can support fungus growth and the moisture itself can
cause damage to the glass if its there long enough. My guess
is that not much water got into the lens.
Shine a flashlight through it to see whats there.


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