Re: Dreaded fungus

Spores in the air......store negs in damp-free conditions with silica gel if
necessary. Change the gel often........nasty warm humid climates will grow
fungus in anything - one of my friends has a 400mm lens that was stored in
Hong Kong and is more like a kaleidoscope now!
Kate M

----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy Seigel" <jseigel@panix.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Cc: <alt-photo-process-error@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: Dreaded fungus

>
> > Fungus, unfortunately, turns out to be very damaging and
> > very hard to get rid of.
> > ---
>
>
> But where does it come from? Are there any conditions/parts of the world
> or the country where it's more likely? Are there any "normal"
> precautions? Is it common? Is it catching? Can you fumigate ? Anti-fungus
> candles? Recitations?
>
> J.
>
>
Received on Wed Dec 17 21:32:55 2003