We all occasionally need to clean our optics - is it any better using specialist fluids or is good old dish soap and water equal to the task?
Here's a little side-by-side informal test on a mirror that I needed to clean anyway!
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00:00 intro and advice
02:25 visual inspection
02:50 dust-bulb first pass
03:25 visual inspection part 2
04:35 soap and water method
10:45 Baader fluid method
14:10 comparison
14:50 final total mirror clean with Baader fluid
28 июл 2024
