Originally Posted by
Drew Wiley
Fuji uses a UV-cure cement around the lenses, different from the alcohol-soluble
cement of older lenses and some Schneider lenses. If water vapor is just a mild form of condensation I immediately seal it in an airtight bag or tupperware box
containing freshly baked-out silica gel. (I am doing that right now with an exposure
meter which got wet in the mtns). The problem is, that if water vapor is simply left
there, or with hard water in particular, you mightl get a haze which requires disassembly by a professional. The worst instance I ever had is when water spray deep in one of the southwest canyons proved so rich in some kind of mineral that it bonded instantly and permanently to the face of the lens, just like a siloxane curing agent!
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