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From: "Jeff Kelley" <thocker@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 10:35 AM
Subject: [rollei_list] cleaning old Rolleinars and filters
The Rolleiflex MX-EVS I recently acquired came with a small leather case containing two Rollleinars, five filters, and a lens shade.Lens cleaning fluid is the same as always. Window cleaner, especially the newer butyl alcohol (Streak Free types) work fine as does a mild solution of dishwashing detergent. The glass is not particularly delicate. Be careful to use paper which is free of abrasives and avoid re-using anything on the lens. I am not happy about microfiber cloths because they can pick up and hold particles of grit. Kimwipes are fine, they are abrasive free, but each one should be used once and discarded. Avoid cotton swabs for the same reason, they can hold grit particles and are not always grit free to begin with.
They appear to be in mint condition except they need a good cleaning. I'm guessing they may have been in this case, untouched for perhaps, decades. All the above date circa 1956. The Rolleinars are the older three piece units.
Finally my question...how would one go about safely cleaning these? They all have a pretty heavy layer of "haze." The one filter that I tried wiping with a microfiber cloth, shows that the "haze" is on the surface and the glass itself is fine.
I guess part of my concern with stuff this old is whether modern lens cleaning chemicals can adversely affect the glass?
Any advice appreciated.
--- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USA dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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