Numbers Posted August 11, 2014 Share #21 Posted August 11, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I was visting CWC Gallery in Berlin when my 4 months baby completely covered my M in baby puke. I did wipe it off. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wlaidlaw Posted August 11, 2014 Share #22 Posted August 11, 2014 How can a camera get dirty in a display case? :-) I use q-tips to get the dust that gathers behind the top dials. Otherwise it just gets a once over who a teeshirt bottom now and again If you use them a lot, particularly in a none too clean environment like for example a lot of India, satin chrome finishes get quite grubby from finger grease plus the dirt. I used to use IPA on a Q-tip to clean but then found the paint in the engravings was disappearing. The late Stuart Bean of the Lewes Leica dealers told me the artists’ rubber trick, when I asked him how he cleaned chrome second hand Leicas for resale. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianUK Posted August 11, 2014 Share #23 Posted August 11, 2014 I usually put it in the dishwasher. Dishwasher?? That were luxury... Usually mine gets a yearly once over with carbolic. If it's lucky. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Universalb50 Posted August 11, 2014 Share #24 Posted August 11, 2014 Fascinating spectrum of replies here, ranging from those actually willing to make the effort to clean baby "puke" off their $7000 camera, all the way mentioning a neat trick relating to pencil erasers: Leica enthusiasts are certainly an eclectic bunch? Several weeks ago, someone posted a photo of themselves with $25,000 of cameras in a blizzard, covered with snow! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 11, 2014 Share #25 Posted August 11, 2014 Why not? They are tools to be used, irrespective of price. You would drive a 25.000 $ car in the snow, would you not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Universalb50 Posted August 11, 2014 Share #26 Posted August 11, 2014 ...an automobile in the snow, sure...there are many legitimate ways to enjoy these wonderful cameras, ranging from the glass case-collector crowd all the way to those who actually use them to take pictures, but there is also a "Winogrand Syndrome": unless your equipment is obviously heavily used-even abused, people at the art photo gallery may think your just another dentist with a Leica, and not the Robert Capa who you fashion yourself to be!...is dried baby puke the new sine qua non of authenticity?... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted August 11, 2014 Share #27 Posted August 11, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) . may think your just another dentist with a Leica, and not the Robert Capa who you fashion yourself to be!. I think that constitutes fighting talk on this forum :) Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJWhite Posted August 11, 2014 Share #28 Posted August 11, 2014 ...is dried baby puke the new sine qua non of authenticity?... Nah. Once it has dried, it doesn't smell nearly so bad. Puke, as well as diarrhea, must be fully hydrated to be truly authentic. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbers Posted August 11, 2014 Share #29 Posted August 11, 2014 ...an automobile in the snow, sure...there are many legitimate ways to enjoy these wonderful cameras, ranging from the glass case-collector crowd all the way to those who actually use them to take pictures, but there is also a "Winogrand Syndrome": unless your equipment is obviously heavily used-even abused, people at the art photo gallery may think your just another dentist with a Leica, and not the Robert Capa who you fashion yourself to be!...is dried baby puke the new sine qua non of authenticity?... WHATTT!? You didnt know??! that is just SO last year! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lieberman Posted August 11, 2014 Share #30 Posted August 11, 2014 This is the poorest discussion I ever read in this forum. Arla 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
juju01 Posted August 11, 2014 Author Share #31 Posted August 11, 2014 This is the poorest discussion I ever read in this forum.Arla I have been amazed at the level of ridicule. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted August 11, 2014 Share #32 Posted August 11, 2014 This is the poorest discussion I ever read in this forum.Arla You haven't look very far. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
platypus Posted August 12, 2014 Share #33 Posted August 12, 2014 This is the poorest discussion I ever read in this forum.Arla It's just suffering from the 'ask a silly question syndrome'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdannn Posted August 12, 2014 Share #34 Posted August 12, 2014 (edited) The thread has been fun to read. Don't take it too seriously. It's just some light hearted, harmless reading . I do wipe off the camera from time to time. Does it take pictures too? I thought it was just jewelry... Edited August 12, 2014 by drdannn typo 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
microview Posted August 12, 2014 Share #35 Posted August 12, 2014 I used always to clean my M9 with lens cleaning tissues or (occasionally) with kitchen paper wetted in detergent solution [Ecover – should you ask ] then squeezed out. I see now that Leica expressly warns about the first, suggesting impregnated tissues contain ingredients harmful to the body finish. Still, if baby sick works……….. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted August 12, 2014 Share #36 Posted August 12, 2014 Chrome gets microfiber plain, water, lens cleaner, alcohol, depending on how dirty, Turtle Wax Chrome Polish is you want. Corners can be cotton buds or lens tissue. I suppose a sensor swab can be reused on the outside. Widows are same as lens glass. "Leather" gets McGuires plastic and rubber from auto supply store. Do this one a year on your birthday when you change smoke detector battery. If you want to keep things nice, wrap them before sliding them in a bag. The friction is what wears "corners" on lenses and bodies. Any protective coating will preserve the finish. Look to a polymer car finish like Nu Finish. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted August 12, 2014 Share #37 Posted August 12, 2014 (edited) One might as well ask how to wipe his butt. Edited August 12, 2014 by pico 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fotofanatiker Posted August 13, 2014 Share #38 Posted August 13, 2014 One might as well ask how to wipe his butt. So - any recommendations? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo63 Posted August 13, 2014 Share #39 Posted August 13, 2014 So - any recommendations? Technique depends on if you are a scruncher or folder ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafikiphoto Posted August 13, 2014 Share #40 Posted August 13, 2014 Technique depends on if you are a scruncher or folder ! ...or perhaps need a jug of water... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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