It rained early this morning and washed off that two-week accumulation of
pollen that's turned the world yellow hereabouts. Then we got hazy sunshine
through a fairly heavy cloud cover, making for really nice outdoor lighting.
So, despite wet grass and muddy ground, what with all the flowers a-blooming
here on the Hiwayman Estate, I went out and shot a couple of rolls of Provia
100F of the posies. In the process, of course, I got damp and muddy, and the
OM-4Ti, MD2 and the (until this morning) like new 90/2 Zuiko macro are now
covered with bits of leaves, grass, flower petals, dead and/or dying bugs, all
stuck in the mud that came off my hands onto the focusing and aperture rings of
the lens, around the shutter release on the motor drive, and on the exposure
compensation ring and other places on the body. And there's now a more or less
general coating of new yellow pollen that came drifting down.
By the way, I use the hood for the 135/4.5 Zuiko macro on the 90/2. It works
like it was intended for this purpose. Was it? I'm too tired and dirty from
crawling around in the yard to look it up.
But my primary question and the reason for this post regards cleaning up the
gear. I'm not so dumb that I don't know I'm supposed to remove the lens from
the body, then put the body cap on and put the front and rear caps on the lens
before I put them in the dishwasher. But should I take the NiCd pack off the
motor drive and wash it separately? And what cycle should I use, regular or
pot-scrubber? And which detergent, regular or lemon-scented?
Walt :-)
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