Loading…
29
The guy at the camera shop in Denver told me to stop cleaning my lens every time, and he was right
I used to wipe down my old Pentax lens after every single roll, thought I was being careful. Then last month the guy behind the counter at a shop on Broadway asked what I was using and said "you're grinding grit right into the coating, quit it." He showed me a tiny scratch under his loupe that he said came from dry cloth wiping, not real use. So now I only brush off dust and use a damp cloth maybe every 6 rolls, and my shots look the same or better. Anyone else get talked out of over-cleaning their gear by a shop guy?
1 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In1 Comment
rowan9721d ago
Did the shop guy actually show you the scratch through the loupe, or just tell you about it? Either way, I feel for you, because that dry cloth habit is so easy to fall into when you think you're doing the right thing. I did the same with an old 50mm for years and probably put a few fine marks on the coating without ever knowing. It's a bummer to find out later that being careful was actually the problem. Good on you for listening to him though, most of us just nod and keep wiping.
0