Re: Cleaning Micro-Fibre Cloths
> Oh, I almost forgot! And make sure to paint the interior of your > lenscaps 18% grey to avoid colour and density shifts during storage. > > -Aaron Unless you are using a camera w/o TTL metering, in which case black would be a better color to prevent stray photons from entering the lens. Bill KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Cleaning Micro-Fibre Cloths
On Tuesday, January 22, 2002, at 10:02 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: > And for god's sake, be sure to store them in the dark. Allowing light to > pass through lenses when you're not using them is a waste of their light > transmissivity. If you allow it to be frittered away in this manner it > will > be used up very quickly (possibly running out in the middle of an > important > shoot!) and the life of the lens will be shortened considerably. Oh, I almost forgot! And make sure to paint the interior of your lenscaps 18% grey to avoid colour and density shifts during storage. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Cleaning Micro-Fibre Cloths
Aaron wrote: >p.s. remember not to store the lenses on their sides, or all of the >bokeh will run to one edge, making half of your image sharp and jarring >and the other half unnaturally smooth. And for god's sake, be sure to store them in the dark. Allowing light to pass through lenses when you're not using them is a waste of their light transmissivity. If you allow it to be frittered away in this manner it will be used up very quickly (possibly running out in the middle of an important shoot!) and the life of the lens will be shortened considerably. -- Mark Roberts www.robertstech.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Cleaning Micro-Fibre Cloths
On Tuesday, January 22, 2002, at 07:37 AM, Alan Abbott wrote: > Does that mean that if I use my cloth on a 77 Ltd first before I clean > my > A28 it will improve the bokeh? Quite possibly, Alan, though the bokeh may be jarring or distracting because of the difference in focal lengths. I recommend using a lens of similar (or better yet identical) focal length when attempting bokeh-transfer in this manner. -Aaron p.s. remember not to store the lenses on their sides, or all of the bokeh will run to one edge, making half of your image sharp and jarring and the other half unnaturally smooth. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: Cleaning Micro-Fibre Cloths
It could, if you rub real hard. ;-) Len --- -Original Message- From: Alan Abbott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 6:37 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: Cleaning Micro-Fibre Cloths Does that mean that if I use my cloth on a 77 Ltd first before I clean my A28 it will improve the bokeh? ;) Alan - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
RE: Cleaning Micro-Fibre Cloths
Does that mean that if I use my cloth on a 77 Ltd first before I clean my A28 it will improve the bokeh? ;) Alan Aaron said: >Shel, though I'm not Bob I feel that I should warn you that by mixing >your cloths you are seriously risking rubbing some of the bokeh off of >your lenses, This e-mail and any attachments are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Do not copy this e-mail or any attachments, use the contents for any purpose, or disclose the contents to any other person: to do so could be a breach of confidence. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re[2]: Cleaning Micro-Fibre Cloths
Sounds expensive and time consuming why don't you just buy a new one? At 10:13 PM 1/21/2002 +, Bob wrote: >Hi, > >I have mine shipped to a small valley in Bhutan where they're >hand-washed by Bon nuns on rocks eroded by the crystal headwaters >of the Brahmaputra. After that they're transported by semi-wild dzos >to Mount Kailash then wind-dried on prayer poles. > >--- > > Bob > >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Monday, January 21, 2002, 7:56:20 PM, you wrote: > > > Hi Shel, > > > I've had a nice Pentax one for about 8 years...periodically I will just > > throw it in the washer with other laundry. I'm just careful not to use > > fabric softener with that load. > > > Seems to work fine. Hope that helps, > > > William in Utah. > > > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > >> > >> What's the best way to clean these? Will just washing in warm water > >> sans soap or detergent be sufficient? >- >This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to >visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Cleaning Micro-Fibre Cloths
Hi Bob ... I was doing something quite similar, using a remote stream in the Canadian Rockies, but, unfortunately, weather conditions are such right now that Mounties won't let anyone through the Tawandehoo Pass until the thaw. This is a problem as most of my micro-fibre cloths are stalled in transit, and the ones I use for A* lenses and those for the Leica glass are amongst that batch. You seem to be pretty knowledgeable about such things - can I safely use a cloth that has been dedicated to SMC Takumar lenses on later Pentax lenses, specifically the A* series. How might they work on Leica lenses? I've always kept the German and the Japanese cloths separate, based on advice received from the Leica list. Bob Walkden wrote: > > Hi, > > I have mine shipped to a small valley in Bhutan where they're > hand-washed by Bon nuns on rocks eroded by the crystal headwaters > of the Brahmaputra. After that they're transported by semi-wild dzos > to Mount Kailash then wind-dried on prayer poles. > > --- -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re[2]: Cleaning Micro-Fibre Cloths
Hi, I have mine shipped to a small valley in Bhutan where they're hand-washed by Bon nuns on rocks eroded by the crystal headwaters of the Brahmaputra. After that they're transported by semi-wild dzos to Mount Kailash then wind-dried on prayer poles. --- Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Monday, January 21, 2002, 7:56:20 PM, you wrote: > Hi Shel, > I've had a nice Pentax one for about 8 years...periodically I will just > throw it in the washer with other laundry. I'm just careful not to use > fabric softener with that load. > Seems to work fine. Hope that helps, > William in Utah. > Shel Belinkoff wrote: >> >> What's the best way to clean these? Will just washing in warm water >> sans soap or detergent be sufficient? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Cleaning Micro-Fibre Cloths
I've had no problems with just following the instructions included on the package it came in. It says: "Cloth is machine washable, Wash, cold water, gentle cycle. Use low heat cycle in dryer. Ironing not recommended, but can be ironed at a very low temperature." Now it doesn't address use of a detergent but I use one. I assume it was meant to throw in the washer with other things that require similar treatment. The rinse cycle gets rid of the detergent. Of course, you can always just buy a new microfiber cloth, rather than agonizing over doing the right thing. ;-) Len > What's the best way to clean these? Will just washing in warm water > sans soap or detergent be sufficient? > -- > Shel Belinkoff > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Cleaning Micro-Fibre Cloths
I use soap, else the oils that collect are not removed. Actually, I don't use these much. I use a toothpick, lens paper and carbon black. Regards, Bob... "Let us contemplate our forefathers, and posterity, and resolve to maintain the rights bequeathed to us from the former, for the sake of the latter. The necessity of the times, more than ever, calls for our utmost circumspection, deliberation, fortitude, and perseverance. Let us remember that 'if we suffer tamely a lawless attack upon our liberty, we encourage it, and involve others in our doom.' It is a very serious consideration that millions yet unborn may be the miserable sharers of the event." - Samuel Adams, 1771 From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > What's the best way to clean these? Will just washing in warm water > sans soap or detergent be sufficient? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Cleaning Micro-Fibre Cloths
What's the best way to clean these? Will just washing in warm water sans soap or detergent be sufficient? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
