> > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/11/03 Fri AM 05:39:50 GMT > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Subject: Re: Best way to clean those difficult Multicoatings? > > I don't think I'd go so far as to call it a "scam." For me, it just wasn't > my style, and the cleaning agents I mentioned do a great job, if you learn > how to work with them properly. ROR seems to require a more delicate > touch, ClearSight seems to be a panacea for most any lens cleaning > situation, and the MC2 - until I discovered ClearSight - worked best on > some multi-coated filters. > > The micro-fiber and other "magic" cloths seem no better than a properly > washed and dried 100% cotton T-shirt. > > I think the biggest scam is lens cleaning tissue. It's relatively rough - > almost abrasive in some ways - and has been known to contribute to > micro-scratches on some lenses. I ruined a ST 20mm using that Kodak lens > tissue and cleaning fluid. > > Newer lenses with more advanced and harder coatings may be able to endure > more turns at being cleaned with lens tissue, but with products like > ClearSight and others, why take a chance. > > One thing of note: a lot of people feel it's not necessary to clean a lens > or a filter too often. I've been on the set of a couple of major motion > pictures over the years, and found it interesting to see how the filters > and sometimes the lenses were cleaned after each set up. OTOH, if you ever > saw Nachtwey shoot, in awful circumstances, you might notice that he > sometimes doesn't even use a lens hood. One motorsport photog I met had > the filthiest filter on his lens that I'd ever seen (I'd have just thrown > it away!), yet he was selling his photos. > > So, IMHO, it seems that there's a lot of leeway when it comes to techniques > and materials. ClearSight and the properly laundered and dried 100% > cottonT-shirt do it for me. > > Shel
Hmmm. You talked about "properly cleaning" t-shirts twice. Care to elucidate? (Bet they don't get anything as esoteric as this on other photography lists.....) > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Paul Stenquist > > > I agree. I think the lens pen is a scam. It does absorb some oil, but > > I think it could damage a coating as well. It might also fill some > > scratches, which might make the lens look better, but it won't work > > better. > > I use a solvent, which is probably similar to that on the site Shel > > referenced. It's called Delta 1 OFR Oil Film Remover, and it's > > formulated to cut oil, which is the major problem on lens surfaces. > > And I use it with a microfiber cloth. It does a superb job, and it's > > available at good camera stores. You'll also find it here: http:// > > cinemasupplies.stores.yahoo.net/de1ofrlecl20.html > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
