On 3/21/06, Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think you're overdoing it, Leon.
Ditto. > Rear lens elements should hardly ever be cleaned. Same with > sensors. Most amateur photographers clean their lenses far more > often than necessary. A little dust on the front of a lens isn't > going to hurt anything, and cleaning too often always risks > scratching. I clean the front elements of my lenses maybe once a > year or so unless I notice a big glob of something stuck to one. I > wipe the outside of lenses and cameras occasionally with microfiber > cloths. That's it. As for front lens caps, I don't even know where > the front caps for most of my lenses are. I always have a proper > lens hood on every lens, though. Double ditto. > Bob > Dave

