How to Remove Fungus from a Camera Lens (EASY)

How the deep clean the mc mnp-24h 35mm f2 vintage lens.
Some old vintage lenses can have fungus and it is crucial to clean it in order to use the lens at its best quality.
This lens is very easy to clean so follow the video and let me know if you have any question ;)
the lens tool :
www.amazon.fr/dp/B07MC41939/r...

[@thefrogtog8361]

Best vid on lens disassembly and cleaning i have seen: simple and clear ....

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

thefrogtog hello kind frog 🐸 ! Thanks for your support man ! And yes the view counts on certain videos will always baffle me. Hopefully this one will pick up the pace and make it worth the effort ! Have a good one ;)

[@richardsilva-spokane3436]

Excellent video! Gives me confidence in doing it myself 👍👍👍

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

Richard Silva cheers !!! I hope that it went well

[@jcon654]

Thanks bro! Epic video!!

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

thanks you !

[@emmanueleleto5096]

Nice video, thanks!

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

Emmanuele Leto cheers !!

[@renegrunwald2937]

This way you have removed fungus but got a lot of dust inside. Make Sure to blow up the dust away after every assembling step

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

Rene Grünwald yes ;) you'll need to clean whatever stuff you have inside the lens

[@optimumfilms]

Great video! Any tips for cleaning the rear element?

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

optimumfilms how dirty is it ? you can get cleaning solutions... ;)

[@optimumfilms]

@@DuncanDimanche-sreview LOL I mean there is fungus behind the rear element. It's probably better to send it to a repair shop than try it myself though, right?

[@fbekker1838]

Good instructional video. Sacred to try it though 😂

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

haha yep I would be too. but with the right tools and patience you can do it easily I would take photos of each steps and even marc with a sharpie some of the parts to make sure that your replace them in the right order

[@fbekker1838]

@@DuncanDimanche-sreview Possibly I would have the courage some time to try it. Thanks again for a great instructional video.

[@greenharvestproductions6743]

Very good video thank you for the upload have you ever worked on a Canon XL2 lens to remove the fungus out of the back part of the lens sleep let me know thank you very much it goes to the Canon XL2 thanks

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

Hi and thanks ! ummm no i have never looked at this lens. usually modern (ish) lenses are more complicated to take appart. and I believe that the lens is not removable from the body which makes it even harder. you need to look for those two grooves on the for of the lens barrel cause if there are grooves you might be able to unscrew it and remove the front lens element

[@greenharvestproductions6743]

@@DuncanDimanche-sreview yes this lens is removable is the Canon XL2 it's got the screws in the back of it but it is removable this also has Electronic Connection it has autofocus

[@blackmamba3427]

Please do a video for 200-500 mm nikor. Awesome video

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

i don't own that lens :(

[@edumascena]

Hello! Do you know how to remove the first element from the Nikkor 55-300mm DX lens? I need to remove the front glass, but not finding videos that show how can do that. Can you help me?

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

Eduardo Mascena newer lenses are really really tough to take appart because they have tons of electronics ! You can look at lens rental I know that they take appart every lenses that they receive and maybe you can find a similar nikon lens. but you can start by taking the plastic sticker ring that has all the lens' info (55-300mm dx etc) and look for some groves where you could unscrew the front of the lens. maybe also look for "taking appart nikon af lens" on youtube

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

also extend the lens all the way out and look for screws on the barrel of the lens that could be there to hold the lens in place. if you lens is not usable as it is then you have nothing to loose ;)

[@edumascena]

@@DuncanDimanche-sreview The great mystery is that this lens has no screws on the front (around the front glass), and also has no screws on its body, only on the back. But the problem is ahead. I'll continue searching. Thanks

[@JAHDFILMS]

Is this possible in kit lens with electronics inside "af-s nikkor 18-55mm"?

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

newer lenses are harder to take appart and sometimes even glued so i can't say for sure. You can look at one of my last video on taking appart the sony 50mm f1.8

[@fideoioioi]

You're a very cool/chill dude, I'll watch your other vids, but I think you should have a disclaimer of some sorts: "I am not a professional and I'm attempting to clean my lens with the materials I have. If you use my method, proceed at your own risk, because you may not clean your lens completely and you might damage your lens".

[@fideoioioi]

I'm saying this after reading the comments you've responded, the message that comes across is that you're not completely confident on what you were doing. Anyways, peace out!

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

haha hi and thanks for your input ! I should definitely have a warning saying "proceed at your own risks" that's true. I have open tons of lenses in my life so i'm pretty confident in my abilities to open and put back together an old lens (which is much easier than one thinks) but i'm definitely not using the proper tools and gloves and cleaning materials. thanks for your support man ! I actually filmed two failed attempts at cleaning a lens ! a modern sony one whith electronics (very scary and an old canon fd lens that was too far gone to clean it) i still need time to edit the videos :)

[@buybuydandavis]

Can you use a hand stream cleaner to clean the lenses, or will that harm the coating?

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

not sure what a hand stream cleaner is...

[@said_kamali2692]

شكرا ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

:)

[@proshotsfiji]

This is like a Mr Bean Fix, good vid, entertaining at least!

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

hahha I don't know how to take this comment 🙃

[@titorey2035]

Does assembling it affect the performance of the lens?

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

no if you put everything back together nothing should change.... and if your lens is dirty then it can only enhance the quality of the photos

[@sabrinabb3460]

owning a camera is fun until u have to clean fungus on the lens 😃, thank you, great video!

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

lol this is true but if you do get fungus in your lens after purchasing it, then you have bigger problems in your house, then cleaning your fungus in your lens 😂

[@sabrinabb3460]

@DuncanDimanche-sreview I'm using my camera for microbiology laboratory practical- culturing bacteria and fungus, i think my lens got fungus from that lab, good sources of fungus spores, you name it, hahah!

[@gaudimolinamolina6096]

Hey! can i clean by this way a compact camera lens?

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

gaudi molina molina no probably not cause they are very hard to take appart and even harder to put it back on

[@gatotacha]

Que masacre

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

gatotacha ? english please..

[@tiberiu_nicolae]

@@DuncanDimanche-sreview what a masacre

[@jmtholmbo]

Why are you putting it back together without completely cleaning it? That stuff in going to get on the lens

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

good question. I didn't have the right stuff to properly clean it. so I just wanted to see if the fungus would come off. Also the aperture ring was broken so i didn't want to spent too much time. ps if you know of a good formula to clean the lenses cause the stuff that i have now tried isn't that great

[@itskennnnnn96]

What solution did you use to clean the fungus off?

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

Ken Lu Yi Wei i used alcool...70%... but that might not be the best/safest for the lens but that's all I had then...

[@fourwheelingforgems5940]

You don't need the spanner wrench if you have a mustache like this. :)

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

héhé

[@thechannel8183]

What is best percentage of alcohol to remove fungus?

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

you should look it up online. cause I don't think that alcool is the best to clean fungus or lenses

[@thechannel8183]

@@DuncanDimanche-sreview What did you use?

[@sclogse1]

@@thechannel8183 Hydrogen peroxide can be used. Check the recommended percentage first.

[@warpspeed9877]

That is very poor technique. No gloves, no hyperoxide washing, using your naked fingers inside the lens barrel...At least it was a cheapo item.

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

warpspeed I tried working with globes but it's a nightmare for me. And yeah i'm no pro but I got the job done ✅ :)

[@jamesmclean9907]

@@DuncanDimanche-sreview You messed up the front screws because you didn't use alcohol to remove the thread lock.

[@Wingman-dr8ff]

Thats fine, but what about all the fungus still around inside the body of the lens? that fungus is just going to grow back.

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

i didn't see any when cleaning it but good point

[@Wuskers69]

Fongus

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

oops !! cheers !

[@PaulArveson]

Shows how to take a lens apart but nothing about what the title says.

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

very true ! haha I did not think of that

[@pondcurtis9725]

gloves????

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

haha I should wear gloves at all time yes

[@joseacarrasm]

That lens still looks dirty to me.

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

haha it might still be. sometimes the glass coating gets eaten up so you can't get it all perfect. but I might have also not clean it properly

[@SRoy-jx8my]

Your curved mustache notwithstanding😃, you are supposedly cleaning a lens (to remove fungus) and yet the tabletop (or whatever that is) is exceptionally dirty and dusty!!!

[@DuncanDimanche-sreview]

hahah I know man !! i wanted to do a quick clean and this is def not the best way to do it