Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted and Julian: Although I had posted an opinion that used undershirts might be equivalent to underwear I confess that was only based on a visual observation. Upon serious consideration a touch test does confirm Ted's observation that the seat portion is in fact softer than a used undershirt. I finally got to try the technique, being of the opinion that it does not pay to clean a lens unless its dirty. I can confirm that the "seat cloth" seems to work as promised. (My experiments were conducted with knit cloth.) Mike D - -----Original Message----- From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@islandnet.com> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Date: Monday, December 27, 1999 7:26 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] wtb-wts: underwear cleaning topic >Julian Koplen wrote: > >>The following will sound facetious, but it is submitted in all sincerity. >>It pertains to lens cleaning. >> >>Ted has advised the use of a well-worn portion of cotton underpants (worn >>from sitting). Someone else, I think, mentioned use of cotton undershirt >>material. Undershirts are generally of knit fabric, the stretchy stuff. But >>underpants may be knit, as in jockey shorts, or woven, as in cotton >>broadcloth (the non-stretchy stuff). >> >>Is one preferable over the other for safe and effective lens cleaning, or >>are the two fabrics equally tried and >>recommended? I do plan to use the advice.>>>>>>> > >Julian, > >I've always been an underwear kinda guy myself! :) It works so well I >haven't bothered with any testing for about 40 years!:) Oh yeah and the >glass of my Leica lenses just sparkle!:) > >ted > >Ted Grant >This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler. >http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > > >