The one thing that I was told when I worked for the Optics division of an
Aerospace company and have not seen mentioned. What ever you use to clean the
lens, rinse it off with distilled water,
with few exceptions they all will leave a residue. Is this just taken for
granted.
Regards,
Larry
Garry Lewis wrote:
> I just went to:
>
> http://www.smu.edu/~rmonagha/broncleaning.html
>
> After reading through this collection of lens cleaning advice, I've concluded:
>
> 1. There is no "ONE" liquid for lens cleaning. The gambit of suggestions run
> from "ROR" to Windex to various
> concoctions of acetone- various dilution of alcohols -ammonia or ammonia
> based products.
> 2. There is no "ONE" way of application. You use cotton swabs or tissue or
> Kimwipes or Microfiber Or Kleenex or shirt-tails.
> 3. You can/can't disassemble lenses. You can/can't replace elements. You
> can/can't destroy coatings or lens cements.
> 4. Lens coating can/can't be ruined by using certain cleaners and/or
> techniques- depending on who is giving the advice.
> 5. The ONLY common and agreed to advice is that dust should be removed off
> first. But there is no "ONE" agreement as to how: "canned air- breath- ear
> syringe- brush- torn lens tissue".
>
> I just wonder if it wouldn't be in everyone's best interest, to have an
> series of "independent" tests performed by an "independent" lab to put an end
> to the myths and legends and old repairman's
> tales. To come up with answers.
>
> yours "ROR"ing from my soapbox,
>
> Garry D. Lewis
>
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