I once sneeze near my SMC Tak 85/1.8, and have never been able to get the
dozen or so little spots off the coating (actually I think the SMC coatings
morphed into some new compound in those spots). :(
They aren't that durable.
Cheers,
Gerald
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Brogden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 9:19 PM
> On Tue, 8 May 2001, Kevin Thornsberry wrote:
>
> > OK. I've been wanting to ask but figured I'd be laughed off the PDML
> > for being naive. What's the verdict on these lenspens? Are they OK
> > for my cherished Pentax glass? I've always been super careful about
> > only cleaning my lenses when they really, really had to have it. I
> > like the convenience of the lenspen but have been afraid to trust it
> > on my SMC lenses.
>
> Make sure to brush your lens off first so you're not grinding any
> particles into the glass and you should be okay. It's actually pretty
> difficult to scratch an SMC element. I've whaled on a garbage SMC-Takumar
> front element with a pointy metal object and didn't leave a mark.
>
> chris
>
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