> > From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/03/21 Tue PM 02:18:52 GMT > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: Cleaning of equipment > > Leon, > Interesting subject that can be helpful. > My helpful hint: After wiping down both the body and lens mounts with a > cloth, I rub each side of my nose and apply the nose grease to both > mounts. > Strange? > > Jack
It just _might_ encourage the growth of fungus....... > > --- Leon Altoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > > > > I've just been cleaning my equipment and I began to wonder how > > everyone > > else out there looks after their precious Pentax equipment. > > > > I tend to use my cameras on the coast and subject them to salt spray > > so > > I feel cleaning is important and I tend to clean all the equipment I > > have been using at the same time and adopt a staged approach. > > > > First stage is cleaning the outside of everything with a warm damp > > (not > > wet!) cotton based paper towel followed by immediately drying it off > > with a dry cotton based paper towel. These towels leave no lint or > > dust > > behind and are wonderful - they used them for hand drying in our > > local > > Qantas club. Lenses are left fully extended to ensure any residual > > moisture evaporates. > > > > Stage 2 is to clean all the mounts - body and lens with the same > > towels. > > > > Next comes cleaning the actual exposed optics. Filters, front > > elements > > if they have been exposed to the open air, all rear elements and > > viewfinders. First I use canned CO2 to blow away any loose dust, > > followed by a Lens pen brush (regularly replaced) and then microfiber > > > > (also regularly replaced). I use Eclipse and Pec Pads on anything > > stubborn. > > > > Finally the sensors using a sensor brush. I then test for stubborn > > dust > > and use a sensor swipe and Eclipse if need be. As an aside did you > > know > > that the *istD will not let you clean the sensor if the batteries are > > > > not reading full? It throws up a message saying that the batteries > > do > > not have enough power to clean the sensor. > > > > I once accidentally dipped the corner of my AF360FGZ flash in salt > > water > > and pulled it apart and cleaned every part inside the head to make > > sure > > there was no lasting damage. > > > > So what lengths do you go to to clean your camera when you take it > > places a good camera shouldn't go? > > > > -- > > Leon > > > > http://www.bluering.org.au > > http://www.bluering.org.au/leon > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
