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RE: [OM] Lens Cleaning solutions

Subject: RE: [OM] Lens Cleaning solutions
From: "James N. McBride" <jnmcbr@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2001 13:49:44 -0700
Has anybody tried the small individual alcohol swabs sold by medical supply
stores? They are usually 70 0sopropyl alcohol with the other 30ot
identified. Each swab is in its own foil packet and would be handy to carry.
/jnm

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Garth Wood
> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 12:59 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] Lens Cleaning solutions
>
>
> At 01:30 PM 2/4/2001 -0500, Rich (Doggre@xxxxxxx) wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> >Now I just have to locate some methyl alcohol.  Drug stores I've
> checked so far don't seem to have it. The two camera stores I
> >went to yesterday didn't have it, either.  Maybe a chemical
> supply co. will
> >have it, surely?
>
> Should.  Goes by various names: "methanol," "methyl alcohol,"
> etc.  Use a search engine to find other equivalents.  You
> definitely want the pure stuff -- no additives of any kind
> (otherwise, you could just use gas-line antifreeze, which is
> primarily methyl alcohol).  You can also substitute 99%
> isopropanol (which, in Canada anyways, is available at
> pharmacies).  The 70olution (the other 30 0s either mostly or
> exclusively water) is sometimes called "rubbing alcohol," but I
> don't recommend it in case some gets into the lens (though to be
> fair, you'd have the same problem with Windex; moistening the
> cleaning pad first and then cleaning the lens surface while
> holding the lens upside-down is the best strategy).  In any case,
> isopropanol isn't quite as good at dissolving grease/grime as
> methanol, but if it's all you've got, it's most likely more than
> good enough.
>
> Also, I purchased some stuff called "Eclipse Optic Cleaning
> System," which, despite its high-falutin' name, is nothing more
> than pure methanol.  This stuff's made in the USA by Photographic
> Solutions, Inc., Buzzards Bay, MA 02532, phone number (508)
> 759-2322.  The claim to fame of this stuff is that it *is* a
> system -- comes with special pads (called PEC*PADS) that are
> ultra-clean (supposedly 99.999 0.000000ree of impurities).  The pads
> are probably more important than the methanol, and can be
> purchased separately.  I like the pads.  PSI's methanol is
> probably way over-priced...
>
> Garth
>
>
> "A bad day doing photography is better
>  than a good day doing just about
>  anything else."
>
> The Unofficial Olympus Web Photo Gallery at:
>
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>    http://www.enable.org/~gallery/
>
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