RE: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters....... Now
Don't you have "Budget" dishwashing liquid there? Comes in a white bottle with blue writing and smells of mint not lemon. Haven't tried using it as a toothpaste yet, but I bet it gives you lovely fresh breath and squeaky clean teeth :) > Dawn dishwashing detergent is my favorite for > filters I take of sunrises; > Joy for newborn baby pictures; > Lux for lowlight; > Ivory for weddings; > Mean Green for machinery... etc __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.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: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters....... Now
You know, I also have these coated eyeglasses and in my opinion they're a bally pest. The glass is fine but the coating seems to sooner or later get dinged no matter how you try to prevent it, even not wearing them (which defeats the purpose surely?). I ruined a pair recently by trying to polish out dings in the coatings. OK the results were bad but those coatings were damn hard I can assure you and they simply refused to come off. (the reasoning was that if I could remove the coatings then the dings would disappear- well being acrylic glasses the dings didn't disappear). Hmm... this post is queer. It looks as if it proves itself wrong.. Conrad F. Samuels Kirstenhof SA - Original Message - From: "Provencher, Paul M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 6:33 PM Subject: RE: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters... Now > Dr. Robb is correct - the dishwashing liquid and distilled water works for > me too. This was shown to me by an optician for my coated eyeglasses. > > Dawn dishwashing detergent is my favorite for filters I take of sunrises; > Joy for newborn baby pictures; > Lux for lowlight; > Ivory for weddings; > Mean Green for machinery... etc > > Paul M. Provencher (ppro) > > > > -Original Message- > From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 11:21 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters... Now > > > I had that happen with an off brand filter. I ended up washing > it with dish detergent and water, then rinsing it in distilled > water and allowing it to dry. It seemed to do the trick. > William Robb > - Original Message - > From: "Paul Jones" > Subject: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters... Now > > > > Hi, > > > > I recently purchased a Hoya HMC Skylite filter for my 28-70 F4 > AL. Today i > > accidently touched the filter and left a finger print... and > now the finger > > print wont come off i tried cleaning it with a Microfibre > lense cloth > > and then tried with some cleaning fluid but to no avail... > > > > Is there any way to get the mark off? > > - > 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 . > > - 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: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters....... Now
I worked in a test equipment repair shop for several years. We used dishwashing liquid as an antistatic cleaner for glass & plastic analog meter face plates, to prevent static from affecting the meter needle. The secret was to rinse it in warm water, cold water quickly removed all the soap, while warm water let it spread around over the glass and left the tiniest thin coating. Radio Shack sold a little 1-2 ounce bottle of antistatic solution for several dollars that contained only dishwashing liquid and water. Why am I saying this? Possibly washing a filter this way could convey an antistatic property, repelling instead of collecting dust. Tom C. - Original Message - From: "Provencher, Paul M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 10:33 AM Subject: RE: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters... Now > Dr. Robb is correct - the dishwashing liquid and distilled water works for > me too. This was shown to me by an optician for my coated eyeglasses. > > Dawn dishwashing detergent is my favorite for filters I take of sunrises; > Joy for newborn baby pictures; > Lux for lowlight; > Ivory for weddings; > Mean Green for machinery... etc > > Paul M. Provencher (ppro) > > > > -Original Message- > From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 11:21 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters... Now > > > I had that happen with an off brand filter. I ended up washing > it with dish detergent and water, then rinsing it in distilled > water and allowing it to dry. It seemed to do the trick. > William Robb > - Original Message - > From: "Paul Jones" > Subject: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters... Now > > > > Hi, > > > > I recently purchased a Hoya HMC Skylite filter for my 28-70 F4 > AL. Today i > > accidently touched the filter and left a finger print... and > now the finger > > print wont come off i tried cleaning it with a Microfibre > lense cloth > > and then tried with some cleaning fluid but to no avail... > > > > Is there any way to get the mark off? > > - > 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 . > - 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: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters....... Now
Dr. Robb is correct - the dishwashing liquid and distilled water works for me too. This was shown to me by an optician for my coated eyeglasses. Dawn dishwashing detergent is my favorite for filters I take of sunrises; Joy for newborn baby pictures; Lux for lowlight; Ivory for weddings; Mean Green for machinery... etc Paul M. Provencher (ppro) -Original Message- From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 11:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters... Now I had that happen with an off brand filter. I ended up washing it with dish detergent and water, then rinsing it in distilled water and allowing it to dry. It seemed to do the trick. William Robb - Original Message - From: "Paul Jones" Subject: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters... Now > Hi, > > I recently purchased a Hoya HMC Skylite filter for my 28-70 F4 AL. Today i > accidently touched the filter and left a finger print... and now the finger > print wont come off i tried cleaning it with a Microfibre lense cloth > and then tried with some cleaning fluid but to no avail... > > Is there any way to get the mark off? - 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: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters....... Now
Hi, Thanks for everyones replys. I tried so dish washing soap and then rinsed it and it seemed to get %80 of the mark off, i will pick up some isopropyl alcohol on my lunch break to clean the remaining off. Thanks >From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters... Now >Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 22:16:04 +1000 > >On 31 Mar 2001, at 21:57, Paul Jones wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I recently purchased a Hoya HMC Skylite filter for my 28-70 F4 AL. Today >i > > accidently touched the filter and left a finger print... and now the >finger > > print wont come off i tried cleaning it with a Microfibre lense >cloth and > > then tried with some cleaning fluid but to no avail... > > > > Is there any way to get the mark off? I have quite a few other Pentax >and > > Hoya filters, all the pentax ones are SMC, but the other Hoyas are not > > HMC... I have never this trouble with any of the other and have touched >them > > lots of times.. > >Hi Paul, > >Like Bill suggested cleaning the lens with a gentle soap of some kind will >often get rid of the mark however you shouldn't really wet any filters >other >than non-sandwiched simple glass filters and also you have to really rinse >them well as the soap will remain under the retainer ring/lip. > >The other option is to use an optically safe lint free swab (like >Chemtronics >Cottontips, let me know if you want to know where to get them locally) >dipped in isopropyl alcohol (pure stuff from the chemist not the rubbing >type) >and clean in a spiral motion working your way out from the centre, rotating >the swab. You might also need to use a few swabs on the one filter surface >depending on how oily the mark is. Stubborn marks on lens coatings can be >removed the same way. > >Cheers, > >Rob Studdert >HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA >Tel +61-2-9554-4110 >Fax +61-2-9554-9259 >UTC(GMT) +10 Hours >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html >- >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 . > _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.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: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters....... Now
On 31 Mar 2001, at 21:57, Paul Jones wrote: > Hi, > > I recently purchased a Hoya HMC Skylite filter for my 28-70 F4 AL. Today i > accidently touched the filter and left a finger print... and now the finger > print wont come off i tried cleaning it with a Microfibre lense cloth and > then tried with some cleaning fluid but to no avail... > > Is there any way to get the mark off? I have quite a few other Pentax and > Hoya filters, all the pentax ones are SMC, but the other Hoyas are not > HMC... I have never this trouble with any of the other and have touched them > lots of times.. Hi Paul, Like Bill suggested cleaning the lens with a gentle soap of some kind will often get rid of the mark however you shouldn't really wet any filters other than non-sandwiched simple glass filters and also you have to really rinse them well as the soap will remain under the retainer ring/lip. The other option is to use an optically safe lint free swab (like Chemtronics Cottontips, let me know if you want to know where to get them locally) dipped in isopropyl alcohol (pure stuff from the chemist not the rubbing type) and clean in a spiral motion working your way out from the centre, rotating the swab. You might also need to use a few swabs on the one filter surface depending on how oily the mark is. Stubborn marks on lens coatings can be removed the same way. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 Fax +61-2-9554-9259 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html - 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: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters....... Now
The only way that I have known is a product called "Opti-clean" which is available in UK only. I think it's about UK$9 each. regards, Alan Chan _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.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: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters....... Now
Hi Doug ... > When I put a greasy smuge on a filter > or element I use ROR (Residual Oil > Remover). I had just that problem - a fingerprint on a Super Hoya Multi Coated filter - and ROR was of no help. > I like the Hoya HMC filters ... They make a > much better filter than Tiffen. > The Hoyas are a Best Bang for Buck filter > to me. When I get a real job I can start using B&W's I'll be happy to sell you my mint condition, some never used, B+W filters as i start replacing them with SMC Pentax filters. B+W filters are not generally multi-coated, although, for lots of extra $$, you can get MC filters. The Pentax filters are, IMO, far superior to any filter I've used before. The skylights are virtually invisible, even when viewed at an angle, and their light transmission is superb. Prices are reasonable if you know where to look. I bought mine through a shop in Canada -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs. - 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: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters....... Now
I had that happen with an off brand filter. I ended up washing it with dish detergent and water, then rinsing it in distilled water and allowing it to dry. It seemed to do the trick. William Robb - Original Message - From: "Paul Jones" Subject: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters... Now > Hi, > > I recently purchased a Hoya HMC Skylite filter for my 28-70 F4 AL. Today i > accidently touched the filter and left a finger print... and now the finger > print wont come off i tried cleaning it with a Microfibre lense cloth > and then tried with some cleaning fluid but to no avail... > > Is there any way to get the mark off? - 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: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters....... Now
Try carbon black. Use only a very tiny amount with a tissue. If this doesn't get it up, the coating may be etched. Sometimes we have a fair amount of acid in our fingerprints. Regards, Bob... Give blood. Play hockey. From: "Paul Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I recently purchased a Hoya HMC Skylite filter for my 28-70 F4 AL. Today i > accidently touched the filter and left a finger print... and now the finger > print wont come off i tried cleaning it with a Microfibre lense cloth > and then tried with some cleaning fluid but to no avail... > > Is there any way to get the mark off? I have quite a few other Pentax and > Hoya filters, all the pentax ones are SMC, but the other Hoyas are not > HMC... I have never this trouble with any of the other and have touched them > lots of times.. - 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: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters....... Now
By the way, I like the Hoya HMC filters when I use a filter. They make a much better filter than Tiffen. I try not to use the Tiffens I have unless necessary. The Hoyas are a Best Bang for Buck filter to me. When I get a real job I can start using B&W's. ;) l8r, Douglas E Harmon [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://personal.mia.bellsouth.net/~genius91/ - Original Message - From: Paul Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 12:57 AM Subject: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters... Now : Hi, : : I recently purchased a Hoya HMC Skylite filter for my 28-70 F4 AL. Today i : accidently touched the filter and left a finger print... and now the finger : print wont come off i tried cleaning it with a Microfibre lense cloth : and then tried with some cleaning fluid but to no avail... : : Is there any way to get the mark off? I have quite a few other Pentax and : Hoya filters, all the pentax ones are SMC, but the other Hoyas are not : HMC... I have never this trouble with any of the other and have touched them : lots of times.. : : Cya : - : 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: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters....... Now
When I put a greasy smuge on a filter or element I use ROR (Residual Oil Remover). Might be hard to find, I only have one shop in town that stocks it. l8r, Douglas E Harmon [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://personal.mia.bellsouth.net/~genius91/ - Original Message - From: Paul Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 12:57 AM Subject: I really dont like Hoya HMC filters... Now : Hi, : : I recently purchased a Hoya HMC Skylite filter for my 28-70 F4 AL. Today i : accidently touched the filter and left a finger print... and now the finger : print wont come off i tried cleaning it with a Microfibre lense cloth : and then tried with some cleaning fluid but to no avail... : : Is there any way to get the mark off? I have quite a few other Pentax and : Hoya filters, all the pentax ones are SMC, but the other Hoyas are not : HMC... I have never this trouble with any of the other and have touched them : lots of times.. : : Cya : - : 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 .
