Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/24

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Subject: [Leica] RE: how to clean a lens
From: Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 21:44:40 -0400
References: <001001bff5b3$a0007980$6a0110ac@ccapr.com>

Dan:

I think that you will find that Leica's modern lenses have VERY hard
coating. I wipe the modern ones with whatever is handy and haven't managed
to mar one yet. This includes that some rather hard rubbing to remove nasty
stuff.

One my pre-70s lenses I try to be a little more careful but I've never
marred one of them either.

They are tough! Don't sweat it.

Ken Wilcox

At 8:52 -0400 7/24/0, a fine scholar, Dan Honemann wrote:

>!!! Man, you just made my sides ache.
>
>Seriously, I remember reading something or other about the multi-coated
>surface where you're not supposed to just blow on the lens or rub any ol'
>thing on it.  Not true?  I'd hate to destory a thousand dollar lens because
>I carelessly wiped my shi*t tail on it. :)
>
>Dan
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of B. D. Colen
>> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 5:11 PM
>> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> Subject: RE: [Leica] how to clean a lens
>> Importance: Low
>>
>>
>> That s---t tail was an honest-to-God typo...Honest..To God! B.D.
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mark
>> > Rabiner
>> > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 4:58 PM
>> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> > Subject: Re: [Leica] how to clean a lens
>> >
>> >
>> > "B. D. Colen" wrote:
>> > >
>> > > What is all this nonsense about how to clean a lens....Blow on
>> > it. Spit on
>> > > it. Pull out your shit tail. Give it a good scrubbing. Go take
>> > photos. :-)
>> > > B. D.
>> > >
>> > I use my; oops you lift out the r.! shirt tail, but only if there
>> > is no (never mind).
>> >
>> > I love the reactions i get from visiting LUGnuts when I clean my
>> > lenes this way
>> > right in front of them!
>> > Mark Rabiner
>> > railroad crossing look out for the cars, spell IT with out any "r"s.
>> >


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In reply to: Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (RE: [Leica] how to clean a lens)