Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On the subject of cleaning cameras, I have been using ROR for a couple of years now - a wonderful product. In fact it has helped to restore an old Canon FD 50mm/1.4 lens that looked hopelessly fogged (corroded?) on the outer front element. Slowly it polished the glass to where there is just a small bit of cloudiness left. Another product I have used, but for camera bodies, is an automotive leather/vinyl cleaner called Clear Guard. After dusting first with an air can, I use one drop on a toothbrush, brushing the metal parts first and the leather last, when there is just a slight residual amount of Clear Guard left on the brush. It really lifts the dirt well and gives a gentle luster to leather after I wipe down with a soft cloth. I have used this technique for three years now with no signs of problems. BTW Jim - nice web site! I was impressed right away by your wallpaper showing the Vito B - my Dad's camera and the very first one I ever used. Secondary to the Leicas, I also have a few roll film cameras in the collection including a Zeiss Ikon C and my latest find, a beautiful Super Ikonta C (Tessar 105/3.8). I'm working now on a trade for the cute little Ikon A with the uncoupled rangefinder. My oldest roll film model is a Kodak 3A Folding Pocket, Model B4 in gorgeous condition from a garage sale last month for only $15. With a film frame size of 3 1/2 by 5 1/2, people sure must have had big pockets when it was made back in 1908! LUGers - check out Jim's site for some really interesting history on cameras! Gary Todoroff > ROR-1 is the greatest stuff I've ever tried for cleaning lenses! You > use it with a microfiber cloth like Luminex and you've got the best > working and least abrasive method for cleaning lenses there is. (A tiny > blast of canned air first wouldn't hurt.) > > Great stuff! I wish I'd found it years ago. > > Jim Thomas > jwthomas@erols.com > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Collectible Cameras / Antique Phonographic Pages > http://www.trailerpark.com/tequila/hanshaw/ > ----------------------------------------------------------- > In Praise of Toy Cameras > http://www.trailerpark.com/tequila/hanshaw/toycam.htm > -----------------------------------------------------------