Does Leica and Alcohol Mix?

[Double Negative]

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Those 3M ScotchBrite pads are nice too. Followed my a nice coating of Vaseline to re-moisturize the front element. It sits out there in the sun's harsh UV rays all day after all.

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[giordano]

Those 3M ScotchBrite pads are nice too. Followed my a nice coating of Vaseline to re-moisturize the front element. It sits out there in the sun's harsh UV rays all day after all.

 

Zinc oxide cream blocks the UV better.

[darylgo]

Thanks for all the suggestions, sometime in the near/far future I hope to acquire a Noctilux and try each and everyone of these techniques, the only exception is the ingestion of IPA unless I also ingest the lens prior.

[desmocrat]

the only exception is the ingestion of IPA unless I also ingest the lens prior.

 

Our local brewery crafts a nice IPA.

[leicanut2]

Well when I purchased my first me Leica a MP with 35mm Summilux I felt a bit sick because it was a huge amount of money to dish out all at once. The camera store here in Cleveland does not do lay away, you have to pay in full when you order. And interest on a credit card makes the purchase even more expensive. Not going to say what store, well anyway felt really bad but after a few shots and beers I was better and it never bothered me anymore. So for me Alcohol was a good mix.

 

 

Cheers Jan

[IWC Doppel]

On a serious note, I have found the best to be eviteo Wipes. These are soaked tissue paper and two stage and with a blow to remove dust then one new stage 1 and stage 2 the lens is perfect, seems to avoid any slight smears on the coating I can get with cloths and fluid.

 

Leia did advise the use of lens tissue as their will have no contaminants being new each time.

[Double Negative]

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Well, if we must be serious...

 

I've been using "Formula MC" for literally decades now. It comes in a little bottle and lasts pretty much forever. A drop on a lens tissue is all you need and does a fantastic job removing pretty much anything. It even works on "hard to clean" Hoya and resin filters.

[leicanut2]

I use the tissues but it seams to me that no matter how hard or what I use there always seams to be a film or haze. I never can get it like it came out of box.

 

And as for the alcohol I was not joking after handing over a tad over 5,000 I was sick very hard to save up any cash in those days and now ever worse now that I retired.

I wish these camera stores had a lay away plan so that when you get close to paying it off they order it for you. But nobody does.

After the MP I always traded in a camera to get the next one, only way I could afford it.

 

So how do you get the film or haze off? Fast note that was sean by using the dreaded flash light.

[IWC Doppel]

I use the tissues but it seams to me that no matter how hard or what I use there always seams to be a film or haze. I never can get it like it came out of box.

 

And as for the alcohol I was not joking after handing over a tad over 5,000 I was sick very hard to save up any cash in those days and now ever worse now that I retired.

I wish these camera stores had a lay away plan so that when you get close to paying it off they order it for you. But nobody does.

After the MP I always traded in a camera to get the next one, only way I could afford it.

 

So how do you get the film or haze off? Fast note that was sean by using the dreaded flash light.

 

The best I have used is the packaged wipes from eviteo already impregnated it brings the glass up as new with the coating looking untouched and unmarked, not 'just' tissue. I have also used a Sigma lens cloth and ROR when my sticky fingers go in the wrong place, but the impregnated two stage wiped are the best I have used

[jank]

Has anyone tried those polystyrene foam "worms" used for packaging?

You break them in half to get the virgin surface.

It seems to work well for me.

Jan

[Paul J]

Has anyone tried Purosol optical molecular lens cleaner?

 

Developed by Nasa apparently.

[Double Negative]

I use the tissues but it seams to me that no matter how hard or what I use there always seams to be a film or haze. I never can get it like it came out of box.

 

And as for the alcohol I was not joking after handing over a tad over 5,000 I was sick very hard to save up any cash in those days and now ever worse now that I retired.

I wish these camera stores had a lay away plan so that when you get close to paying it off they order it for you. But nobody does.

After the MP I always traded in a camera to get the next one, only way I could afford it.

 

So how do you get the film or haze off? Fast note that was sean by using the dreaded flash light.

 

Fold your tissue in half. Place a DROP of cleaning fluid on a corner. Wipe circularly a few times around to get the whole element. Reposition the tissue to a dry spot and repeat until the "haze" is gone.