At 06:05 AM 2/4/2001 -0500, Rich (Doggre@xxxxxxx) wrote:
[snip]
>Mentioned to the clerk that someone mentioned using Windex first, followed by
>methyl alcohol, and he said, "Oh, I wouldn't do that. I would never use
>Windex. I would use only lens cleaner".... Comments? (He was young...).
And foolish, too. There's *nothing* wrong with using Windex, and it's actually
been recommended by several pros and camera reviewers who've raved about the
results, particularly when coupled with run-of-the-mill toilet tissue! (NOTE:
Do *not* use tissue that has "lotion" or "moisturizer" added -- you'll just be
adding a whole new set of streaks...). For environmental grime (say, for
instance, you've been shooting in a smoke-filled barroom), nothing beats the
one-two punch of Windex and then methyl alcohol. I've also successfully used
Windex to clean off fungal bloom from filters I stored poorly, and they came
out pristine.
Mind you, the whole point of using the Windex/tissue approach is that it's more
capable of dissolving grease/oil and a bit more "scrubby." I *wouldn't*
recommend using it every time you clean your lens -- that's a job left to
lintless tissue (or a well-laundered 100 otton rag, like an old, clean T-shirt)
and methyl alcohol.
Avoid the Kodak stuff like the plague. With it, you just clean, and clean, and
clean...
Garth
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than a good day doing just about
anything else."
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