Clean Mould from Inside an Old Nikon Camera Lens

ABOUT THIS VIDEO:
There's nothing worse than pulling out a camera lens and realising that there's mould growing inside it. However there's no need to worry about how much it's going to cost or even waste your time trying to find a camera repair shop, because this video will show you how to clean the mould from an old (2010-ish) Nikon lens for free and with no tools required (except for a lens cleaning kit).

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[dougreid]

Nice work - couple of tips -
1 Watchmaker's finger cots - these and little rubber things which just cover your fingertips - saves the whole oil contamination issue
2 Hydrogen peroxide nice safe sterilising solution.

[rk]

Thank you i had a 70 -300 vr nikon lenses, small mold was there from 7 years now, cleaned it just now and laughed for 5 min coz it was this simple and i scratched my head 1000 times before, thank you so much

[CamperKev]

You have plenty of courage to attempt that job, Lizzie. Well done.

[ledwolf]

It's so easy after you explained. The lens came out easily and is now clean. Thank you very much

[victorboucher]

You are very brave. Gotta do test shots now.
Thank you.

[mudduloves]

That was super useful. I have exactly same lens, had developed mold on the inner surface of the front lens.

[gonzalojustiniani]

Thank you so much for this lens cleaning remedy. It's so helpful because i really love my telephoto lens also a Nikon 70-300mm VR.

[JockyT]

I cleaned the front element on my Nikon 70-300 AF-S. The lens had the ring bonded to it but I needed a tool (an adjustable caliper) to remove it as it was quite tight. I used Isopropyl Alchohol to remove the fungus and this cleaned the lens nicely. I know I can remove the lens again in the future, if needed.

[rondavis]

Thank you for the good video. Appreciated.

[lesath]

That was a nice way to pop the lens out.

[normarycampos]

Hi! I just tried and couldn’t open it😢.

[normarycampos]

Thank you so much 😊! I just needed that type of video. I am going to try it. I have a Nikon 5200D and the lenses have mold 😢.

[simplexj]

Even if you can't see any mould inside anymore after cleaning, there could still be active spores inside. These might start a new colony of mould after some time. I never had to try it, but inactivating the spores by ultraviolet light or by hydrogenperoxide seems like a good idea to me. Some research on the topic might be useful before actually starting, though.

[WoodlandColoursPhotograp-ktfc]

I'm facing the same problem with my Nikon 24-120mm f4 after getting caught in heavy rain hopefully I won't break it 😊

[walthamwalker]

Great and easy video to follow Sometimes if left too long the fungus can actually eat into the lens coating or even the glass

[mikerichardson]

Try 3% hydrogen peroxide or even lighter fluid. Much better cleaner than those lens cleaning solutions.

[alokjadhav]

Mine did not open either. May be the attempt to open it before may have loosen it a bit.

[zerkol]

I've cleaned worse lenses with hydrogen peroxide. It works great at removing mold from the glass.

[ДанилаМагуров]

Очень помогло ваше видео) вы молодец😇🐱

[vinnyvp]

Mine didn't pop =/ nikkor 55-200 from D3200 kit. Do you have to unscrew the little side screws before twisting it with your fingers?