Blow the surface of the lens off or wipe with a camel hair brush to remove any particles. Spray it lightly with lens cleaner and wipe gently with a microfiber cloth. Repeat if necessary. I have to do that from time to time with all my lenses. It's not a problem. That coating is some pretty tough stuff.
Paul On Feb 14, 2013, at 4:01 AM, Bipin Gupta <[email protected]> wrote: > PDMLer Friends, taking the cue from many of you here, I did not buy > the 62 mm protective filter (quite rare too) for my brand new DA 18 > -135 WR + K-5 - Kit bought from Henry's in Toronto, for CAD 979.99 + > Tax shipped. > Spent 11/2 days shooting a wedding, then (2) days at street > photography in the historic old twin city of Hyderabad - > Secunderabad, once ruled by the then richest man in the world, the > Turki Nizams. > Guess what, the lens had an assortment of spots, stains, dust, and what not?? > And you bet I used the supplied hood, took reasonable care and stayed > from dirty or wet places. > Now which one of us PDLMers are going to send me some pec pads, lens > fluid and a Hoya 62 mm protector filter?? > Regards. > Bipin - from that far away enchanting land. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

