Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:31 AM 8/4/97 PST, you wrote: > Hi, > > Some time ago at San Mateo camera show, I was buying a R lens from a > reputable Leica specialist. He said that late Leica lenses are so > hard-coated that I could clean it with no fear. I am reluctant to > clean the lens, though. > > Regards, > David > I'm really surprised that this is even an issue!!! Lenses have had to be, and have been, cleaned since they were invented (17th century???) My simple point is that there are several "approved" methods for cleaning lenses from the relatively new microfiber to the very old standby Kodak lens cleaner & lens tissue. I personally like ROR and a clean soft cotton cloth for the heavy stuff and a microfiber cloth for the light stuff. If a lens cannot stand-up to being cleaned, it's not much of a lens. David, don't ever watch a service technician clean your lens. They'll have to call the paramedics. The only way a lens can perform to specifications, is to be ABSOLUTELY clean. Clean your lens! Jim