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Fungus in the eyepiece of a Canon A-1

Yes, fungus can appear somewhere other than inside a lens! It gets everywhere! In this video, I remove the top cover to reach the eyepiece. Once removed, it needs a bath in diluted hydrogen peroxide, followed by alcohol cleaning.

Fungus in the eyepiece of a Canon A-1

Yes, fungus can appear somewhere other than inside a lens! It gets everywhere! In this video, I remove the top cover to reach the eyepiece. Once removed, it needs a bath in diluted hydrogen peroxide, followed by alcohol cleaning.

  • Canon A1, AE1 Program, AE1
  • Fungus on the eyepiece
  • How to reach it and clean it
  • And a little mishap when I break the battery LED
Fungus in the eyepiece of a Canon A-1 — photograph 1
Fungus in the eyepiece of a Canon A-1 — photograph 2