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Cleaning Cameras
is used to remove the solvent/contaminant solution remaining on the surface. These steps
can be repeated if required using fresh cloths.
For lenses, I would think a second step of treatment would suffice. What I can say from
personal experience on lenses is that the Cokin lens cleaner seems to do a decent job when
used with the two cloth approach. I always use the Kodak lens tissues and get few swirl
patterns.
In a pinch in the field, I've resorted to using a standard tissue (yuck) but followed that with
a blow off brush to get rid of the inevitiable bits of fibre that deposit from the tissue. An
imperfect solution, but sometimes an errant finger does actually get in front of my lens.
Dave
-- dave lawson, September 28, 2000
Slide-Loc, OneZip...
If your micro cleaning cloth or lens tissue has abrasives in it you may damage your lens. To
protect the integrity of my cleaning materials I always carry them in Ziploc type bags. I
especially like the ZipLoc, Slide-Loc and Hefty, OneZip bags.
I find these bags are great for other things, for example quart size Ziploc Freezer bags are
just the right size for 4x5 cut film holders. Charged and discharged batteries, exposed and
unexposed film, lens hoods, camera manuals, etc.
-- David H. Hartman, November 3, 2000
just about the mirror cleaning i guess there is really no problem to keep it in good
conditions cleaning it up with a soft pencil or that pencil ones you can mount in an air
pump.
-- oTTO zUCHIERI, November 26, 2000
When you get that gray grunge buildup in the inscribed numbers on your lens' aperture dial
or your shutter speed dial, try an old toothbrush dipped in any kind of alcohol. Shake off
the excess, then go at it with a circular motion. The original paint will soon be shiny &
bright. You can remove any left-over residue with a slighty-moist (H2O) tissue. This will
also remove the crud from any other crevices on the camera.
-- David Krewson, December 6, 2000
Zeiss Lens Cleaner and old fashioned baby diapers. Makes the lenses "squeaky clean"!!!
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