For SERIOUS L Collectors' Eyes Only !

PEACHMAN wrote in post #2119056
Ya, like us unserious collectors don't take care of our lenses like our expences don't mean anything to us ?? Well I'll have you know I have the best system going for dirty lenses...I take 3 parts acetone, 1part bleach, 1/2 part paint remover,a dab of axel grease to counter the effects of water, add this to a two quart cast iron pot and bring to a rolling boil...then add a cup of vinigar and just plop in the lens (or lenses if small)...boil for an hour and a half and air dry on the porch (dont forget to remove the end caps...) or tumble dry at permrnant press setting in a maytag dryer (don't forget to put them in a pillow case for the dryer)...there , now you tell me if you L snobs have a better style than this..and these ingredients are available in all foreign countries so transportation is not a problem!:p

Hey thanks PEACHMAN worked like a charm!!

Col_M wrote in post #2119237
I've heard panda urine is the wonder optical cleaner, the urine of the female is particularly good. It has been known that photographers using panda urine have been molested by male pandas while in mountainous forest regions of China, Tibet and in zoos, this is one of the theories as to why photography is so popular in Asia

...with expatriate Limeys, you mean ?

Petkal wrote in post #2119251
...with expatriate Limeys, you mean ?

I'm sure there are photographers of all geographical orientation who enjoy the benefits of this cleaning method

Petkal - why you need to clean those lenses anyways? get duck poop on 'em trying to get a close duck shot with a wide angle?

I use my grand daughter's diaper wipes...wipes them clean as a whistle. Just rememebr to use the wipe on the lens first before wiping the kid's bum

DavidEB wrote in post #2119396
Petkal - why you need to clean those lenses anyways? get duck poop on 'em trying to get a close duck shot with a wide angle?

Hi David.
Ducks pose little threat, it is them seagulls which bomb incessantly.
BTW, thank you for helping Condyk with his spelling during my protracted absence. I notice some orthographic betterments in his diatribes these days. However, I did catch him write "flourite lens" the other day.

JimAskew wrote in post #2119424
I use my grand daughter's diaper wipes...wipes them clean as a whistle. Just rememebr to use the wipe on the lens first before wiping the kid's bum

Jimmy, at your age you seem to have a formidable faith in your mind's presence.

windex and paper towels.

Kitty Litter

Dante King wrote in post #2119503
windex and paper towels.

You know, I was just about to post "What have we learned so far ? NOTHING ! ", when Dante chimes in with his time honoured method.
Windex and paper towels indeed !

Just goes to show that sometimes it takes an L babe to take grown L men out of the darkness of ignorance and superstition !

calicokat wrote in post #2119515
Kitty Litter

OK. Thank you for your contribution.

Petkal wrote in post #2119534
OK. Thank you for your contribution.

Your the one with all the lenses, you should know how "Oh great one"

calicokat wrote in post #2119553
Your the one with all the lenses, you should know how "Oh great one"

Well some of us here spent much of our spare time using their gear for the intended purpose, which is photography ... preferable taking mildly interesting images rather than just 'sharp' ones. I would including Petkal in such category.

There are others, to whom this thread is addressed, who are more towards the collector/fetishist end of things and so spend much of their spare time doing things like polishing their gear, seeking oneupmanship and taking box and gear shots to look at in the privacy of a locked bedroom.

Each to their own of course and there is a place for everyone here ... and in a case such as this it seems entirely appropriate for the photographer to ask the advice of the collector.

condyk wrote in post #2119579
Well some of us here spent much of our spare time using their gear for the intended purpose, which is photography ... preferable taking mildly interesting images rather than just 'sharp' ones. I would including Petkal in such category.

There are others, to whom this thread is addressed, who are more towards the collector/fetishist end of things and so spend much of their spare time doing things like polishing their gear, seeking oneupmanship and taking box and gear shots to look at in the privacy of a locked bedroom.

Each to their own of course and there is a place for everyone here ... and in a case such as this it seems entirely appropriate for the photographer to ask the advice of the collector.

Thank you brother Condyk for coming to my aid.
High time it was.....for some photography giants have started to bear really heavy upon me.

condyk wrote in post #2119579
Well some of us here spent much of our spare time using their gear for the intended purpose, which is photography ... preferable taking mildly interesting images rather than just 'sharp' ones. I would including Petkal in such category.

There are others, to whom this thread is addressed, who are more towards the collector/fetishist end of things and so spend much of their spare time doing things like polishing their gear, seeking oneupmanship and taking box and gear shots to look at in the privacy of a locked bedroom.

Each to their own of course and there is a place for everyone here ... and in a case such as this it seems entirely appropriate for the photographer to ask the advice of the collector.

Yes, because people who abuse their gear and have nothing expensive are "real" photographers, not us gear fetish types