Mold in viewfinder (Page 2): have her take off the protective eye piece on the viewfinder the mold might be between the viewfinder and a protective glass that's where the mold will...

carl hervol Loc: jacksonville florida

have her take off the protective eye piece on the viewfinder the mold might be between the viewfinder and a protective glass that's where the mold will probably be not in the camera itself

Macronaut Loc: Redondo Beach,Ca.

rustfarmer wrote:

I have heard it is untrue that bleach kills mold or its spores. Guys that do mold remediation in crawl spaces used to use bleach but found it really doesn't kill mold, so new chemicals are being used. Besides that, would you really place your camera in a bucket of bleach? I would not.

I believe RWR was attempting humor :wink:

RWR Loc: La Mesa, CA

Flyextreme wrote:

I believe RWR was attempting humor :wink:

And a rather sorry attempt, at that!

Macronaut Loc: Redondo Beach,Ca.

RWR wrote:

And a rather sorry attempt, at that!

It's ok :wink:

We had a thread awhile back that went on for weeks and many pages on how to clean your camera by scrubbing if in kerosene, getting spots off of lenses with wire brushes and sand paper. Just about any absurd thing you could think of to do to a camera.

There were a few that dropped in and started telling people these things should not be done and wasn't the proper way :roll: DUH!!! It was all in fun but, some people just didn't get it.

I suppose you do have to be somewhat careful what you say, because someone just might try it :|

Here's another one that got out of hand......but fun......
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-271645-1.html

Macronaut Loc: Redondo Beach,Ca.

Sorry for going off topic.

I understand some of the guys in Malaysia set their equipment near a dry heat source for a bit at the end of the day. Then seal it in a plastic bag with some of those little moisture absorbent packages like the ones that come in electronics boxes.

This may not help much since the damage is already done but, anything that will slow down the process until it can be properly dealt with couldn't hurt.

rustfarmer

I'm not sure which of us you are responding to romantic16, but I did not mean to blame the viewfinder. Daughter has been at a research facility in the amazon as well as other very damp areas in rather primative situations for several months. Now that she is back in a city for a while, just wants to know the best way to help prevent damage as much as possible. I have searched for a repair facility in her area and it seems there is not a Nikon authorized one. She says there are camera shops, but none she would trust. She thinks it might not be that difficult to remove the viewfinder but has no idea how to do it.

rustfarmer

I'm not sure which of us you are responding to romantic16, but I did not mean to blame the viewfinder. Daughter has been at a research facility in the amazon as well as other very damp areas in rather primative situations for several months. Now that she is back in a city for a while, just wants to know the best way to help prevent damage as much as possible. I have searched for a repair facility in her area and it seems there is not a Nikon authorized one. She says there are camera shops, but none she would trust. She thinks it might not be that difficult to remove the viewfinder but has no idea how to do it.

Leitz Loc: Solms

rustfarmer wrote:

I'm not sure which of us you are responding to rom... (show quote)

The D3100 does not have a removable viewfinder.

wj cody Loc: springfield illinois

rustfarmer wrote:

Daughter spending semester in Ecuador reports mold or something like that growing inside eyepiece of her Nikon D3100. Any short term help until she gets home?

until it goes to nikon for repair, keep it in a dark bag with silica packages. this will provide a dark, dry climate. if she is able to, the very best thing is to send it directly to the nikon repair facility right from ecuador, rather than wait; and purchase a less expensive device for further use.

have never had this problem with my film cameras.

rustfarmer

Silica bags are good idea, but where to get them? This is why we thought of using rice as a substitute as one does for salt when at the beach. As for dark bag, why? Mold loves the dark. We thought putting a lamp shining into viewfinder might help. Anyway, wife and son went to visit and meet in Lima, Peru to tour Machu Pichu so they will bring camera home for Dad to deal with this Saturday. Dad bought it so he should fix it, right? Forget I didn't get to go on trip due to prepping for being Plaintiff's counsel in the biggest lawsuit of my life. Such fun, such fun.

bjprovo Loc: Northeast CT

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=silica%20gel

rustfarmer wrote:

Silica bags are good idea, but where to get them? ... (show quote)

rustfarmer

Thanks bjprovo!

wj cody Loc: springfield illinois

mold loves dampness, not dry, dark places with silica bags.

rustfarmer

OK thanks