Got the product called "Glass Wax". Cleaned then waxed my reading glasses with the stuff. Seems nice.
Got the product called "Glass Wax". Cleaned then waxed my reading glasses with the stuff. Seems nice.
Drew Bedo
www.quietlightphoto.com
http://www.artsyhome.com/author/drew-bedo
There are only three types of mounting flanges; too big, too small and wrong thread!
*scans through thread*
*shudders*
*backs out slowly*
Newly made large format dry plates available! Look:
https://www.pictoriographica.com
Would Use it?
I would hesitate to use Glas Wax or any of the other similar products on any lens I know own. Mybe on a UV filter.
Ther were lenses in the past that I might now have put it on as a last what-the-heck-t-might-help sort of thing.
I have used Rainex on my car and like it for that.
Drew Bedo
www.quietlightphoto.com
http://www.artsyhome.com/author/drew-bedo
There are only three types of mounting flanges; too big, too small and wrong thread!
I belive I told you I use nothing
Unless I am 'gifted' a filthy one
Then I work hard by hand
each is different
mostly I buy only damn near perfect
and i can mess them up....
Tin Can
I have a limited kit of "modern" LF lenses, mostly 1980s era. All have preteen optics and I leve them alone.
The idea of using the Glass Wax or some other dressing with "ceramic" in the name was just a thought rooted in a conversation with a friend a few years ago..
I am now moving gently into the old brass lenses. Plenty of really nice ones out there; all it takes is money. I am coming at it from the bottom up though. My current acquisition is a no-name Petzval that needed a few screws and a CLA to the glass. I chose not to do it myself for this one; timid maybe.
If the whole wet plate and Petzval scene is not for me, I won't have my entire photo budget tied up in it. If I decide to go all-in later on, I'll sell off something and pop for a premium collectable and maybe a Thornton Picard shutter . . . ..
The pool of knowledge and experience on this board is deep and wide. I value and respect the contributions of those who have shared their thoughts in this thread.
Drew Bedo
www.quietlightphoto.com
http://www.artsyhome.com/author/drew-bedo
There are only three types of mounting flanges; too big, too small and wrong thread!
I use this on my coated eyeglasses every day, for years
Purosol PUOC-10070 Optical Lens Cleaning Combo Kit
many sellers including B&H with good reviews
if a lens is very dirty I may use Acetone in good ventlation, like outside on the picnic table
then the above
use pure medical cotton balls and never use the same ball and surface twice
they are very cheap
I have a lot of big and small microfiber wipes I wash and air dry, in a lady stuff, bag
never a scratch on NON coated lenses
Tin Can
Drew:
Edmunds makes optic components and has an opinion on cleaning. You may find this helpful:
https://www.edmundoptics.com/knowled...eaning-optics/
and their supplies:
https://www.edmundoptics.com/c/cleaning/643/
Thanks for posting the link to Packard !
Mike
“You can’t have everything. Where would you put it?”
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