Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What about things collecting in the micro-fiber and leaving scratches on the glass? Francesco At 08:57 PM 1/26/98 -0800, you wrote: >At 10:35 AM 1/27/98 -0800, you wrote: >>Hey Jim: >> >>Since you leave your front elements naked to the world, how do you keep >>them looking brand new? In other words, how do you clean your lenses? >>I used to use microfiber cloths, compressed air, and camel hair brushes >>on my Nikkor lenses, but I am scared to touch my Leica glass with such >>potentially dangerous instruments.....how do you handle dust and dirt? >> >>Francesco > > >Don't ever watch a Leica technician clean your lens. Don't ever go to a >Leica workshop with Leica folks there. > >Lenses aren't fragile. You clean your Leica lenses just like you clean any >other lens. ROR, micro-cloth, cotton cloth, whatever. Unless you have some >old lenses that have soft coating, don't worry about cleaning your lens. >But by all means, keep it clean. > >If your lens is old and perhaps with a soft coating, it also doesn't have >UV glue. So if you are careful where you point it when shooting, a UV >filter would help in this circumstance. > >A lens cap will do wonders when not shooting. > >IMHO, > >Jim > Francesco Sanfilippo, Five Senses Productions webmaster@5senses.com http://www.5senses.com/