Thanks anyway, but I guess you don't know what I am talking about, Its certain MC lenses and filters that are way, Way, more difficult to get clean all over the optics, & has nothing to do with the edges which is common For all lenses ( I use q-tips for that problem). jco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Digital Image Studio Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 5:14 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Best way to clean those difficult Multicoatings?
On 03/11/06, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On occasion I run into lenses and filters ( Usually not Pentax ) > Which have nice multicoatings but are extremely difficult > To get clean. I have tried alcohol, water, soapy water, > Etc but these are a real pain and sometime I just give > Up without getting them clean to my satisfaction. > Anybody know what I am talking about here and what's your > Best solution (pun intended)? Thanks in advance. The only time I've ever had real difficulties is when there were embedded greasy deposits at the very edges of the element. The way to combat it is to us a large optical swab and rotate it (through no more than 360 degrees then discard) as you wipe regardless of the solvent used. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
