Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Filters.
From: c.blaue@bmsg.de
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 14:05:47 +0100
 
Francesco,
Five Senses Productions <fls@5senses.com> writes:

     > Hey Jim:

     > Since you leave your front elements naked to the world, how do you keep
     > them looking brand new?  In other words, how do you clean your lenses?
     > I used to use microfiber cloths, compressed air, and camel hair brushes
     > on my Nikkor lenses, but I am scared to touch my Leica glass with such
     > potentially dangerous instruments.....how do you handle dust and dirt?

     > Francesco

I have a canon zoom lens, which I use with a filter for protection. Recently I
cleaned all my Leica lenses (all without filter) and then the Canon lens. 
Guess what: It was very dirty under the filter! Not a single bit better than
the Leica lenses.

christoph