Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I seem to recall reading that Leica lenses (at least the recent ones [?]) are coated using ion implantation and are very resistant to damage to the coatings from normal and presumably even vigorous cleaning. Is this true? (I don't plan to test it myself--I just keep lens covers on virtually the time except when actually taking a picture.) - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Honemann" <danh@selectsa.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 20:47 Subject: RE: [Leica] RE: Re: cleaning... > > Brenda's boss, Ernst Hartmann, uses hot moist breath and a chamois. And > > scrubs and scrubs and scrubs. The faint of heart daren't watch. > > The horror! The horror! > > ;)