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Ph0t0n
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Posted on Friday, November 17, 2006 - 05:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

...from the ouside of cameras. What's the consensus on this?

I've been keeping some lesser used cameras and lenses on a table, uncovered, in a mostly sunlit room. This, in an effort to keep the spectre of mold/fungus at bay.

However, I find that I'm now dealing with a light coating of dust on the gear. I'd like to take a Swiffer cloth to the hardware, but I'm not sure if the cloths are impregnated with any type of detergent/lubricant.

A few years ago I tried a swiffer on CRT. I found it left behind some sort of streaking/whatever, which came off with Windex.

Opinions, alternatives, anyone?


-CJ
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Ph0t0n
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Posted on Friday, November 17, 2006 - 06:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

A clarification on my previous post:

I'm wary of using canned (or other forced air) to blow the dust off, because I don't want to blow dust INTO the helicals and other small spaces like that.

-CJ
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Rick_oleson
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Posted on Friday, November 17, 2006 - 06:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

I would prefer a soft brush. i might resort to canned air to get into spaces where the brush can't reach, once the major part of the dust has been removed.
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Ph0t0n
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Posted on Saturday, November 18, 2006 - 02:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Thank you Rick!

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