Hi Richard I think you have also recommended isopropyl alcohol as something to add for the final rinse when washing film? Sounds like versatile stuff that I should try. Is it sold as you call it here or is there a product name? rgds Chat On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 7:41 PM, Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc James Small" < > marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 10:11 AM > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT: Zeiss lens cleaning wipes? > > > At 10:38 AM 5/29/2008, Choiliefan@xxxxxxx wrote: > >> Hello, >> Has anyone here used the Zeiss individually wrapped moist lens cleaning >> tissues I see for sale on ebay? >> Are they any good or comparable to a less expensive, easily found >> alternative? >> Health, Peace >> Lance >> Selma, NC 27576 >> >> > Lance > > These are available for a decidedly low cost at > Wal-Mart. But they are intended to service > eyeglasses and not camera lenses. Micro-fiber is > the way to go for camera lenses and the like. > > Marc > > > > msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir! > > I am not happy about micro-fiber cloths or anything else that gets > re-used for cleaning lenses. The cloth can pick up grit and cause > scratching. The same goes for lens brushes. > Probably the safest method is to use Kim Wipes and 99% isopropyl > alcohol. Kodak lens cleaning tissue, if its still made, feathered nicely and > makes good one-shot brushes. The instructions used to be on the package. it > will also work with Kim Wipes. roll the tissue up and tear it in half. Fold > the torn halves together and use as a brush to remove dust. Use it once and > discard it. > Nearly all commercial lens cleaners are made of diluted ammonium > carbonate. Windex, and similar glass cleaners, are made of ammonium > hydroxide. Since highly alkaline substances are capable of dissolving > certain kinds of glass the use of the less alkaline carbonate is safer > although I've never seen any damage from using Windex. > Some newer glass cleaners use butyl alcohol as the main ingedient, these > are usually called "streak free" and are recommended by Hewlett-Packard for > cleaning scanner windows. > Plain isopropyl or ethyl alcohol will remove most oily substances from > lenses and not leave a residue. Pure (dry) isopropyl is available at some > drugstores and at computer stores. Ethyl alcohol is taxed and hard to fined. > Supposedly Everclear (is that the name) is pure ethyl but is taxed as liquor > so is expensive. I don't think ethyl has any advantage over isopropyl for > lens cleaning. > Lenses should not be cleaned unless there is a good reaon to do so. > Surface dust and lint can usually be blown off with a hand bulb or light > application of canned air. > Beware that isopropyl alcohol (and probably other types) dissolves the > material of which the Rolleigrid is made. Clean these only with diluted > dishwashing detergent and water. No lens cleaner either because nearly all > of them contain alcohol. > BTW, the "magic" lens cleaners appear to be nothing more than isopropyl > alcohol with sometimes a bit of wetting agent in them. > No lens cleaner will fix scratches or damage to coatings. > > Also beware of getting lens cleaner into the edges of the lens. While > the retaining rings are supposed to seal off the lens they are not always > effective. Lens cleaner which gets into the interstice can damage edge paint > or even get into the lens. If it gets into a sealed air space it can take > residue with it and require disassembly of the cell for cleaning. Some > recommend holding lenses facing downward to clean them but lens cleaner can > wick up the gap so just don't use too much. Always apply the cleaner to a > tissue, never directly onto the lens. > > --- > Richard Knoppow > Los Angeles, CA, USA > dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the > subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in > the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > >