Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:18 PM 28/07/98 -0600, you wrote: >Following last month's difficulties with my inadequate travel-sized lens >cleaning kit, I am currently trying out the Photoco Mini Lenspen, a device >the size of a rollerball pen, with retractable brush on one end, and >(normally capped) felt-lined concave rubber tip on the other end. It looks >sort of like a suction cup. {cut} >Impression thus far is that it's good! Despite initial aprehensions of >dry-cleaning the lenses, it seems to all but glide over the glass, and makes >short work of most spotting caused by raindrops or yes, an overeager puff of >breath :-) Wiped across my fingernail, the treated tip left black marks >behind, but I wasn't aware of it leaving any film behind on the glass. Looks >to be perfect for keeping those optics spotless when operating in >sub-optimal conditions. The one I got last year is starting to dry out. There is some kind of fluid in the cap that covers the rubber tip. Is there a replacement fluid for it, or is it better to just toss it and get a new one? My gut feeling is that these things should not be used too long, otherwise they might do more harm than good after the cleaning fluid dries up. - -GH