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Paul Westwell wrote:
Hi all. Having recently purchased a Fuji S5000 I was telling someone how I clean my lens How often do you clean your lens??? It should need cleaning only rarely. Few lenses are ever damaged. Lenses and not as sensitive as they were many years ago. However I am going to guess that more lenses are damaged by cleaning than by anything else. Almost all of that cleaning is excessive cleaning. by breathing on it and wiping it with my hanky to which they responded with panic! Given a clean hanky, not one that has been in your pocket with loose change and who knows what for three weeks is fine. The safest leaning would be a puff of clean dry air, as from a clean ear syringe. Next would be a clean camel hair brush. Your method is good (a true lens cleaning tissue, used once and discarded would be better) for smudges etc that will not come off with the air or brush. In any case, don't clean unless it is really needed. I don't subscribe to the "protective filter" thing many people and almost all camera salespeople try to say is necessary but decide for yourself. Am I likely to do any harm, are their coatings really that delicate... No, no lens made today uses the kind of soft glass and coatings that started all this fear. I might add that even back in the old days, the "damage" did not really do much real damage. It is mostly worry and not fact. is the damage already done? Not likely. Regards, Paul -- Joseph E. Meehan 26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math |
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In article , Paul Westwell
writes Hi all. Having recently purchased a Fuji S5000 I was telling someone how I clean my lens by breathing on it and wiping it with my hanky to which they responded with panic! Am I likely to do any harm, are their coatings really that delicate... is the damage already done? Regards, Forget the hanky and buy yourself a microfibre lens cleaning cloth. A perfectly clean hanky won't do much damage, but if it's in your pocket collecting grit it may do. No, the real advantage of the microfibre cloths is that they absorb oil (e.g. from sweaty fingerprints - and by definition all fingerprints are sweaty) much better than cotton fibres. They are not that expensive, can be washed when soiled, and last a long time. Don't clean your lens unless it really needs it. Breathing is fine, I have done it myself for 30 years and never experienced any problem. It helps to emulsify oily marks and get them absorbed in the cloth. Avoid spitting on the lens though - wipe your lips before breathing on it.. -- David Littlewood |
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In article , Paul Westwell
writes Hi all. Having recently purchased a Fuji S5000 I was telling someone how I clean my lens by breathing on it and wiping it with my hanky to which they responded with panic! Am I likely to do any harm, are their coatings really that delicate... is the damage already done? Regards, Forget the hanky and buy yourself a microfibre lens cleaning cloth. A perfectly clean hanky won't do much damage, but if it's in your pocket collecting grit it may do. No, the real advantage of the microfibre cloths is that they absorb oil (e.g. from sweaty fingerprints - and by definition all fingerprints are sweaty) much better than cotton fibres. They are not that expensive, can be washed when soiled, and last a long time. Don't clean your lens unless it really needs it. Breathing is fine, I have done it myself for 30 years and never experienced any problem. It helps to emulsify oily marks and get them absorbed in the cloth. Avoid spitting on the lens though - wipe your lips before breathing on it.. -- David Littlewood |
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Spitting can be real bad if you are eating something gritty!
"David Littlewood" wrote in message ... In article , Paul Westwell writes Hi all. Having recently purchased a Fuji S5000 I was telling someone how I clean my lens by breathing on it and wiping it with my hanky to which they responded with panic! Am I likely to do any harm, are their coatings really that delicate... is the damage already done? Regards, Forget the hanky and buy yourself a microfibre lens cleaning cloth. A perfectly clean hanky won't do much damage, but if it's in your pocket collecting grit it may do. No, the real advantage of the microfibre cloths is that they absorb oil (e.g. from sweaty fingerprints - and by definition all fingerprints are sweaty) much better than cotton fibres. They are not that expensive, can be washed when soiled, and last a long time. Don't clean your lens unless it really needs it. Breathing is fine, I have done it myself for 30 years and never experienced any problem. It helps to emulsify oily marks and get them absorbed in the cloth. Avoid spitting on the lens though - wipe your lips before breathing on it.. -- David Littlewood |
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Spitting can be real bad if you are eating something gritty!
"David Littlewood" wrote in message ... In article , Paul Westwell writes Hi all. Having recently purchased a Fuji S5000 I was telling someone how I clean my lens by breathing on it and wiping it with my hanky to which they responded with panic! Am I likely to do any harm, are their coatings really that delicate... is the damage already done? Regards, Forget the hanky and buy yourself a microfibre lens cleaning cloth. A perfectly clean hanky won't do much damage, but if it's in your pocket collecting grit it may do. No, the real advantage of the microfibre cloths is that they absorb oil (e.g. from sweaty fingerprints - and by definition all fingerprints are sweaty) much better than cotton fibres. They are not that expensive, can be washed when soiled, and last a long time. Don't clean your lens unless it really needs it. Breathing is fine, I have done it myself for 30 years and never experienced any problem. It helps to emulsify oily marks and get them absorbed in the cloth. Avoid spitting on the lens though - wipe your lips before breathing on it.. -- David Littlewood |
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In article , Joseph Meehan
wrote: I don't subscribe to the "protective filter" thing many people and almost all camera salespeople try to say is necessary but decide for yourself. Gotta agree with you on this one. But they sell a lot of filters that way. |
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In article , Joseph Meehan
wrote: I don't subscribe to the "protective filter" thing many people and almost all camera salespeople try to say is necessary but decide for yourself. Gotta agree with you on this one. But they sell a lot of filters that way. |
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Randall Ainsworth wrote:
In article , Joseph Meehan wrote: I don't subscribe to the "protective filter" thing many people and almost all camera salespeople try to say is necessary but decide for yourself. Gotta agree with you on this one. But they sell a lot of filters that way. Some did when I was in the business. Lucky for me I did not have a boss that believed in that kind of customer treatment even though we often made much more from the sale of accessories than the camera. -- Joseph E. Meehan 26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math |
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Gene Palmiter wrote:
Spitting can be real bad if you are eating something gritty! Even breathing can be dangerous in Los Angeles, Mexico City, and... -- Frank ess |
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Gene Palmiter wrote:
Spitting can be real bad if you are eating something gritty! Even breathing can be dangerous in Los Angeles, Mexico City, and... -- Frank ess |
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