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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 2 2007, 11:32 PM (668 Views) | |
| Ming | Nov 2 2007, 11:32 PM Post #1 |
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hi everyone , normally after a day of happy shooting everywhere , got home & what i do first . turn on the pc & start to bring out everything from the memory card to hdd . then i turn to my camera , (of course i did wash my hands & legs , clean up & keep what i have brought out for the day , then i go to my room ) and finds it sticky with oily ??? like on the lcd caused by my face & nose when looking through the viewfinder , also some caused by my forehead's sweat & oil on the back of the flash sometimes , my palm sweats on the grip (this is important) & also on the lenses i have used . with this thing caused harm to the camera & lenses ? i will get a dry cloth to wipe the body & the lenses as usual . do a 'blow job' on the lenses but will not clean the glasses , then place them back into the fridge . blow the camera's mirror too , then close it with the 'a' cap . is there any special treatment that i need to do on the oily & sweat thing on them besides cleaning & blowing ? so that i can keep them clean & live longer ? do i need to buy any other cleaning accessories ? what are the recommendations ? thank you . |
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| Shadow | Nov 3 2007, 05:57 PM Post #2 |
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I am curious to know too. For me, once back from a shoot, first thing is to download the pic. Then cam and lenses all dump into the dri cab. Ya, lazy me. :lol: |
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| Ming | Nov 3 2007, 10:49 PM Post #3 |
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wah , then the stains of sweats & oils how ? ... pity that white legendary beercan ... :scary: don't buy your lenses liao ...
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| yk200 | Nov 3 2007, 11:48 PM Post #4 |
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oh it will turn yellowish loh |
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| DewaKarma | Nov 3 2007, 11:56 PM Post #5 |
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A new legend has been born then.... the YELLOW beercan
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| Shadow | Nov 4 2007, 12:16 AM Post #6 |
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:lol: Have no intention to sell my lenses yet. Paint the white beercan black then should it turn yellow lor. If not, use liquid-paper also can. No la, you think I really so lazy huh? Use a cloth, at least, to wipe the body surface of the lenses and cam body la. As for the glass element, I only clean when its stained with finger prints etc. Otherwise, I leave it. Just dont over clean it. |
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| simon | Nov 4 2007, 12:09 PM Post #7 |
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Haha ... I learnt the scary way as well. One day when putting the equipment together for a shoot found some stain on the cam Now try to use a cam cloth to clean the body, blow all lenses, use the lensspen brush to clean all nooks and cranny. Problem is still see a lot of dust in the viewfinder |
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| Trigger Happy | Nov 4 2007, 09:24 PM Post #8 |
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wow guys, you sure take care of your stuff. i treasure mine, never abuse them and set and transport them very safely. but i won't coddle them in any way because i see them as tools to get a job done. maintenance is part of the usage, not the driving force behind it. frankly, i'm pretty anal about it, i wipe stains off all the time, plus make sure the front and rear lens elements are clean, but i won't put them through a wipe-down. as the saying goes, first cut is the deepest, so if we take too much care, one day if we're unlucky/ careless enough to nick a little off the paint, we'd be too heart-broken to continue shooting. as long as its not going to affect the image quality, cosmetics are just that just my humble viewpoint. |
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| Ming | Nov 4 2007, 11:35 PM Post #9 |
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thanks bro trigger for your little advise . i loved to take good care of my 'tools' too . that is why i got fussy and start asking is there any better porper way to take care them . i think i am missing some cleaning kits ... i do not have any yet ... what do you all suggest i should get ? at least the standard kits every camera users must have .
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| simon | Nov 5 2007, 01:49 PM Post #10 |
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Lemme start ... Lenspen? |
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) and finds it sticky with oily ??? like on the lcd caused by my face & nose when looking through the viewfinder , also some caused by my forehead's sweat & oil on the back of the flash sometimes , my palm sweats on the grip (this is important) & also on the lenses i have used . with this thing caused harm to the camera & lenses ?





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