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[OM] Re: focus and ? about lens filters

Subject: [OM] Re: focus and ? about lens filters
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:02:38 -0500
Considering that denatured alcohol, acetone, facial oil and a host of 
other things are commonly used by manufacturers to clean lenses, Windex 
is just fine.

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John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington NY 11743
631-424-2121 | Olympus OM Service since 1977
http://www.zuiko.com  |  omtech1 AT verizon.net


John Hudson wrote:
> WINDEX ............... on a camera lens !
> 
> Tell me that you wouldn't do that !
> 
> jh
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 8:42 AM
> Subject: [OM] Re: focus and ? about lens filters
> 
> 
> 
>>I never wipe a dry optical surface.  After blowing off whatever is loose
>>I use multiple cotton swabs which are fairly well saturated with alcohol
>>or Windex to gently loosen and pick up the fine grit.  The particles may
>>look like flour but on a microscopic/optical scale they're rough
>>boulders.  Just don't use so much liquid that it starts flowing into the
>>lens cell.
>>
>>Chuck Norcutt
>>

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