ticl2184
Well-known member
Dear all
Had pair of 10x42 FL's for about 9 months and was cleaning the eyepiece with the supplied zeiss cleaning cloth yesterday.
Out of nowhere a scratch appeared in the outer part of the eyepiece, I tried to get rid of it with more gentle cleaning but I found I made it worse.
I'm not new to cleaning optical surfaces and had prepared the surface by blowing away residual dust or particles and then used a fine brush to remove any of the more stubborn bits. Lastly after applying a breath to the surface I began to clean.
I can only think that a small grain of sand or something else was stuck to the cleaning cloth.
Looked at the scratch under a handheld microscope, revealing not a scratch but more of a rupture in the Lotutec surface, like that of a piece of paint rust on a car.
I know it might sound a bit petty but after owning leica, swarovski binoculars, to name a few this has never happened before.
Has this happened to anyone else with the zeiss FL's ?
Tim
Had pair of 10x42 FL's for about 9 months and was cleaning the eyepiece with the supplied zeiss cleaning cloth yesterday.
Out of nowhere a scratch appeared in the outer part of the eyepiece, I tried to get rid of it with more gentle cleaning but I found I made it worse.
I'm not new to cleaning optical surfaces and had prepared the surface by blowing away residual dust or particles and then used a fine brush to remove any of the more stubborn bits. Lastly after applying a breath to the surface I began to clean.
I can only think that a small grain of sand or something else was stuck to the cleaning cloth.
Looked at the scratch under a handheld microscope, revealing not a scratch but more of a rupture in the Lotutec surface, like that of a piece of paint rust on a car.
I know it might sound a bit petty but after owning leica, swarovski binoculars, to name a few this has never happened before.
Has this happened to anyone else with the zeiss FL's ?
Tim