I've always got one of those glasses cleaning cloths in my pocket; if they're good enough to clean my glasses, then they'll do fine on my lenses too. No problems yet.
Ciao, Pete Mac in Melbourne (back to lurking and wondering why I'd need a K3 when I'm still learning about my K5...) On 3 November 2013 15:36, David Mann <dmann...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Nov 3, 2013, at 11:44 am, Steve Cottrell <co...@seeingeye.tv> wrote: > >> Just on he subject of cleaning lenses - I keep a clean handkerchief in >> one back pocket. Stout blow of hot breath on the element and a good wipe >> round with the hanky and hey presto. I do that with my A*85/1.4 (500 >> quid) and my Canon TV motorized zoom lens lens (5000 quid) and never had >> a problem. These lenses are a lot tougher than people think. > > That's about all I've ever done in the field. A t-shirt will also do the > trick if the hanky has been... used. > > Usually there might still be a bit of greasy residue so at home I use a > tissue wet with some isopropyl alcohol to clean it, then wipe off any residue > with a dry area of the tissue. I then blow the dust off with a blower brush. > > Cheers, > Dave > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.