It's unlikely, modern coatings are very hard and you'd easily spot damage it there was any.
It's not a modern camera eek! It's an Olympus RC 35 with a fixed 2.8 Zuiko lens, thanks!
is this the case with older lenses too? this particular camera is from 1970!
When it comes to lenses, methinks that you may have different definitions in mind for terms like "modern" and "older" than Ian does (or I do, for that matter).
When some of us talk about things being old, photographically speaking, there are often references to things like World Wars, and not always the second one.
No, it impairs the ability of the cloth to absorb contaminates on the lens surface.
I throw mine in the washer with a load of permeate press and cotton shirts, Tide detergent without fabric softener, then air dry. They always clean like new.
Unless that chemical was lacquer thinner or similar don't worry. Chlorine bleach might harm the coating also as will scotch brite scouring pads.
Leave it and enjoy the camera!! The only thing they're good for is making pictures!But do put the filter on, preferably a multicoated one.
Camera store sales people always recommend a UV filter because its an add on to the sale.
As you noted there are two schools of thought on this subject so choose the one that suits your needs as both are correct.
Any chemist want to refute my comments on the household cleaner?
Thanks, would you give the same answer (not to worry) if i told you that i'd been cleaning the lens too much? Only since i got it so two days but i have been wiping a lot not knowing the risks! if i don't do it from now on and use a uv filter instead should i be ok?
Thanks for this, i'll more more careful in future. But am i ok in the meantime? Do i have anything to worry about in terms of lens damage?A lens — any lens on any camera, should never be attacked with excessive zeal and enthusiasm in the absence of experience. Many lenses can indeed be scratched by people with limited skill or experience in cleaning, also filters! How would you manage cleaning a $700 B+W KSM circular polariser? Or a $6,000 lens? Even the best of us seek professional advice for these things (it is true that some lenses can be scratched by the humble tissue!), or at the very least, use a very, very fine microfibre cloth and extreme caution. For you though, the best advice is to leave the lens alone, and put on a filter to provide protection. Even a light smear or smudge on the lens is most unlikely to have any effect on the image.
You have destroyed it! Send it to E. von Hoegth or myself for disposal.But am i ok in the meantime? Do i have anything to worry about in terms of lens damage?
ok but now ONE last question... would you give the same answer if i told you that i'd been cleaning the lens too much? Only since i got it so two days but i have been wiping a lot not knowing the risks! if i don't do it from now on and use a uv filter instead should i be ok? sorry for worrying so much!You have destroyed it! Send it to E. von Hoegth or myself for disposal.
Serious answer, likely not, once the lens is clear further wiping is unnecessary.
Put the lens cap on and sit the camera in a safe place.ok but now ONE last question... would you give the same answer if i told you that i'd been cleaning the lens too much? Only since i got it so two days but i have been wiping a lot not knowing the risks! if i don't do it from now on and use a uv filter instead should i be ok? sorry for worrying so much!
Thanks for this, is it safe to say i haven't done any damage by over-cleaning in these first couple of days. camera has now been put away and will not be touched again until i go out and shoot!Get a good air blower. That will get dust/grit off of it.
Unless you get oil/grease on the lens, you should only have to clean the lens with paper or a cloth when haze builds up on it. That can be years.
I normally keep filters on a lens. I have 80 year old coated lenses, coating in great condition. I use eye-glass cleaner when necessary, with a Q-Tip, sometimes wrapped in Tiffen lens cleaning paper. I've had lenses that look like wax paper when received. Most cleaned up perfectly.
This lens is 90 years old.
The "tarnish" on the lens acts like a coating. Fragile! The lens was almost opaque when received.
Hi Thomas if you're still debating whether to protect the lens with a filter and you're wondering where to buy such an odd size (43.5mm I think), remember the more plentiful Olympus Trip uses the same thread. A quick search of UK ebay for "trip 35 filter" shows new ones for sale for £3.99. If you're concerned a cheap filter will degrade the image, then pretend it's a lens cap and unscrew it when you shoot. Speaking of which, a lens cap wouldn't go amiss either if you don't have one, again searching for 'Olympus Trip Lens Cap" will return more results. Don't bother with the original friction-fit Olympus lens cap: most are too loose by now and fall of in a breeze. Look for one which clips on.
an opAll good advice for amateur or beginner, most pros only use filters when they are required.
My lens will degrade from cleaning in 200+ years if cleaned daily because I use good cleaning practices.
A UV or skylight filter is not a necessity!
as said above:
Filters under circumstances may degrade image quality.
With standard means as loupes, I could not yet detect harm done by my cleaning. Though some day I shall do some eleborate test with a microscope.
(All my lenses I bought used. And most of them are filthy, to the degree of being useless. Thus at least with my first cleaning they only can become better...)
When it comes to lenses, methinks that you may have different definitions in mind for terms like "modern" and "older" than Ian does (or I do, for that matter).
When some of us talk about things being old, photographically speaking, there are often references to things like World Wars, and not always the second one.
Another approach is:
"Use always a protective filter, unless..."
...you are in a calm situation with nothing to affect the lens and when you are not bothered to take the filter off, put it aside and later on again.
Why are you worrying about what you have already done?I'm just worried that I have been cleaning and fiddling with the lens too much.
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