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matt green
Norfolkman gone walkabout
i always carry johnsons baby wipes,i can stuff three or four in a 35mm film case and they stay moist for weeks!.then just buff with a piece of tissue paper.good for mucky mitts as well.mattpostie said:
tom24
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Get a microfibre lens cloth for general cleaning.A puff of your breath & a wipe with cloth will suffice.If they're really dirty or have salty water deposits use some isopropyl alcohol.Make sure you've blown any grit off before wiping.You'll find all you need at your local camera shop. Tom.
There is a handy little cleaning cloth called "Spuds" that is attached to and fits into a 1 inch square little bag that you can carry around clipped to your bino strap. Make sure you blow off any grit on the lens before you use it and refrain from using it except when absolutely necessary. Lens's should not be routinely cleaned as frequent cleaning can damage the coating on them.
Edward woodwood
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blow off grit
tee shirt or shirt sleeve to polish
impregnated cloths and fluids will damage coatings
Tim
tee shirt or shirt sleeve to polish
impregnated cloths and fluids will damage coatings
Tim
dbradnum
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Sounds spot on... though in the field a clean handkerchief or shirt tail will do a fair job in the absence of a microfibre cloth.tom24 said:
The key points are :
- always make sure you get grit off lens before cleaning (since rubbing this in will scratch the lens)
- don't use any "special fluid", or any cloth (or baby wipes!) impregnated with such fluid - the additives can damage hi-tech lens coatings.
matt green
Norfolkman gone walkabout
ooops,looks like i'll have to limit the baby wipes for mucky hands and body armour[on the bins!] only.still a pain to remove those little smuts/stains,ie blood sweat and tears from the ocular lense.from now on it's just the shaving brush,a huff and a buff with a tissue.matt
The advice here is spot on with that I have read elsewhere. I was told though to 'wet' the lenses with my breath vapour in order to moisten them before each wipe (having blown off any grit particles first-essential). Wiping your lenses when dry, I was told, can cause scratches.
I agree it dosen't seem a good idea to routinely clean your lenses out of habit and I use my t shirt only when I have forgotten my soft cloth I got with my eye glasses.
What do you suggest for cleaning your lenses of salt particles. I imagine these are hard and would cause scratches but blowing on the lenses might not do the job. A soft brush perhaps?
I sometimes use my friend's hairdryer which is really powerful to blow off any damaging grit before misting over the lenses with my breath and wiping them.
I agree it dosen't seem a good idea to routinely clean your lenses out of habit and I use my t shirt only when I have forgotten my soft cloth I got with my eye glasses.
What do you suggest for cleaning your lenses of salt particles. I imagine these are hard and would cause scratches but blowing on the lenses might not do the job. A soft brush perhaps?
I sometimes use my friend's hairdryer which is really powerful to blow off any damaging grit before misting over the lenses with my breath and wiping them.
Good question. Hopefully someone will know for sure. I would think that, just as rain drops dry on the lens, so do salt crystals and a brush won't necessarily be enough to dislodge all of them. I've always assumed (or, rather, hoped!) that they dissolve in pure alcohol. If not, distilled water would surely be OK (but not tap water). The crystals are minute so I wouldn't think it would take much to dissolve them. But I'm really only guessing.symphony said:
cleaning lenses with water
I wonder if there is anything wrong in rinsing your lenses in tap water? Is it sediment in the water which could lead to scratching?
My bins got splashed with mud on the objectives. I rinsed them in tap water in the sink until the mud was gone. Am I damaging my lenses if I rinse them in tap water once in a while?
Cheers
I wonder if there is anything wrong in rinsing your lenses in tap water? Is it sediment in the water which could lead to scratching?
My bins got splashed with mud on the objectives. I rinsed them in tap water in the sink until the mud was gone. Am I damaging my lenses if I rinse them in tap water once in a while?
Cheers
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