bro how come ur lens got fungus?? u no put inside drybox??

still underwarranty?? fast fast go send to sony style...tell them u found fungus.....also tell them its their sony fault or dealer fault...as u keep your things in a drybox...so it's impossible the fungus can grow unless it's ALREADY there when you bought it....crap something up and get ur warranty worth..

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Added on November 21, 2009, 12:01 amvery waste for a CZ to go like that

neo_lam, very hard to say ooo...here is msia, they might charge a fee for cleaning based on the assumption is user/customer error of not taking care of the lens/etc.....u know la....here like to putar belit, and if that happen, use wat i suggested lo....

so far i've not serviced anything with sony yet..not sure the service..got some say good some say bad...from my frens

it will affect contrast (which affect AF speed. AF accuracy), color. but it depends, maybe the fungus spot is at some corner not at the AF points, then it's not noticable.

it's now like the whole lens is full of fungus rite?

i think its really worth to buy a dry cabinet...afterall it saves some trouble for u...and since we spent a few thousands bucks on camera+lenses..whats wrong to keep them safely in a 200 300 bucks cabinet..
i think if the fungus is not too serious...after cleaning the IQ should not be too badly affected..but its pure guessing..better wait for pro..

i dunno what u guys think, there is once i try a test with my drybox. i left it open,  daytime, nighttime, days with A/C and without A/C. and raining days.

i dont know what the the % that encourage the fungus to grow, but let me tell u the result of the test above.

this reading is the % of the with the door of drybox opened.
=================Day Time ========= Nighttime
Hot day windows open ------ 60++ -------------------- 60++
A/C window closed----------- 50++ -------------------- 50-65++
Raining ----------------------- 70-80 -------------------- 80-90%

* even with closed drybox door closed, the AC will still bring the humid in drybox up by 2-5%, sometimes i see my drybox at 47%, which to me is fine.

i am quite surprised that the air cond dont really create moisture, but the metal will have moist on it. but it's dry enough.

seeing raining days humid is so high, i doubt u can even escape it from putting in a bag. NOR the humid-fier or moisture absorber could actually drop that 80% to anything near the safe 45%

if fungus are active at over60%, then 3 days of raining day will spawn spore of fungus in ur lens already. and who knows, if u put in ur closet, or someplace dark, it is wet (over 60%) all over the whole days.

some people my not think thier lens are not that expensive or worthy to get a drybox yet, until 70200G comes along. but imagine this. WHAT IF, THE SENSOR Gets Fungus? hoo hoo, i think is time for new present for christmas? a550 anyone?