Cleaning of kit
Also what is the best way to clean camera and lens bodys down?
Slowly and carefully!
But seriously - get a set of small brushes from artists camel-hair up to very soft 12mm domestic paint, and a soft toothbrush. These will take dust out from all the little nooks and crannies.
Now get some cotton buds and some old-fashioned lighter fuel and use that to remove the grease where a hand has been, and the dust is now too hard for the soft brushes to work. This is also a good way of reviving the engraving on a lens barrel where the paint has got a bit dirty. Don't expect miracles - this will clean the paint, but it will not make up for fading. I've just done a 58mm Helios this way.
But do remember the slowly and carefully bit ... ...
Geoff
X-5
istDS
K2000
P50.
Lenses Digital: 50-200, 18-55 KAF: 28-80.
Lenses KA & K: SMC-KA f2.0, SMC-K f1.4, SMC-K f1.7 Tokina KA 28-70 , SMC Pentax 70-210 F4, Sigma KA 75-300 , Hanimex 500mm Mirror, and the Tamron Adaptall-2 stuff.
and then there's all the M42 kit, and the accessories ...
Used one very tiny drop of washing soap for your dishes and that worked well, don't know if that's the recommend way... I already see the horrid faces before me
For the non WR lenses I use a microfiber cloth and the same dish water and make sure the cloth is only mildly moist.
But like I said probably not the way to clean them ^^;
I once had dropped the camera in the mud.. well not drop but I lost my balance and it was covered in mud after that... the only quick fix was to resine it so did that carefully hoping that the seals would last and they did. I know one Nikon user staring in amazement when i put the camera under the tap
After that I got more confident in the sealing and I've no problems now putting it under the tap.
Already done it a couple of times and the very very diluted detergent is great to get the grease/fat from your hands of your camera and get it really clean, also work great on the front element of your lens. Since the water is running and I don't put it underwater there is no pressure on the seals.
It surely is not for the faint hearted or the unlucky ones and without any risks
A soft dry cotton cloth or microfibre cloth. If necessary, a slightly damp cloth. That's it, nothing more.
The best way to clean a camera is not to let it get dirty in the first place, but if it does then as little as possible to clean it.
The best way to clean a camera is not to let it get dirty in the first place, but if it does then as little as possible to clean it.
Yeah but even when you pick up your camera it gets dirty... I haven't bought it to look at it
Never had any problems and the camera's nice and clean.
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They should clean off with water only but if you really need help try some ordinary soap in the water and rinse well before drying. A brush helps get mud out from the fabric.
A good qual;ity bag should need very little cleaning. I was in a cafe once and the waitress dropped a load of chicken curry onto my camera bag. It cleaned off with just a damp cloth and didn't even stain.
Does it have a smell of the orient on hot days?
Dave
I love clean water and soft cloth it may not be the best cleaning agent but it is safe.
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