touched lens

  >> i have wiiped with microfibre glasses celaning cloth and most of oily
  >> residue is gone but still some tiny streaks
  >>
  >> what should i do?

First, don't worry about it too much. Then go to your neighborhood photo
shop and buy some lens cleaning tissue. Put the lens under a strong light.
Breath on the lens a bit and gently wipe the mist off with the tissue.

If you don't have a photo shop handy, get a small package of sterile gauze
and use it instead.

Someone else mentioned the lens pen - it's useful, especially for reaching
into deeply inset lenses, such as binocular objectives, but it costs more
than the tissue, and it's not really necessary.

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 >> Stay informed about: touched lens 

Breathe on the lens, using a very soft cotton cloth (cotton diapers
work well), clean off the lens.
Then, go to your favorite photo shop, and see if they have a UV filter
that will fit your lens. Not only is it a good lens to cut some of
the UV glare on outdoor shots, it will help protect your lens.
Your camera may not support filters, but if it does, it's a good cheap
way to protect your lens



On Sat, 6 Sep 2003 16:51:44 +1000, "wct" <nospam DeleteThis @cooties.com> wrote:

 >some fool touched my lens of my canon ixus 400
 >
 >i have wiiped with microfibre glasses celaning cloth and most of oily
 >residue is gone but still some tiny streaks
 >
 >what should i do?
 >
 >help!
 >
 >thanks
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: touched lens 

On Sat, 6 Sep 2003 16:51:44 +1000, "wct" <nospam.DeleteThis@cooties.com> wrote:
 > some fool touched my lens of my canon ixus 400

Take a large stick.
Hold it firmly in both hands (at one end!)
Hit fool over the head with stick.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: touched lens