I really appreciate the unpretentious way of your presentation. Well done. Being a guy who just thinks about starting to try cleaning lenses I sense that here's a guy whose word I can trust, who knows what he's talking about, very much unlike some other self-proclaimed experts out there. And before trying that hazy Nikkor 2.8/180 that has been offered to me I'll definitely look for several cheap hazy or fungus infected specimen to try my first steps.
Good evening Jonathan. Extremely wise words! And ,well made documentary. Especially using Lighter Fuel carefully. In fact I have on occasion, used lighter fuel to wipe my " Metal Bodied " Cameras..... FM2N FE2 and F3hp especially when after having used either one near The Coastal areas. Many thanks and Kind regards Colyn.
I keep lens hoods on my lenses to keep smudges from occurring. A blower is all I need to keep the front elements clean 99% of the time. Dust and smudges on the rear elements of lenses are said to impact image quality significantly more than anything on the front elements. I stick with one lens per camera body so that I don’t need to remove lenses. That approach reduces the risk of introducing debris into the camera body or on to the lens rear element. Great video on care. Thank you.
Hi Jonathan, on the topic of fungus, I have a Mamiya 90mm K/L lens with light haze (not entirely sure what glass elements are affected, but it seems to be close to the rear - pity), and I have been wondering whether there is any risk involved in storing it near my other lenses. Should I treat the lens as ‘fungus-infected’ or is it relatively safe? What’s your take on this? Viewers are welcome to chime in :-) Also, thank you for uploading these highly-informative and very useful videos!
