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Re: cleaning a flourite doublet

Started by m87, 10/06/2008 10:37PM
Posted 10/06/2008 10:37PM Opening Post
I do not know how much experience you have taking lens assemblies
apart, nor what tools you have. I would suggest to not
take it apart until you develope some experience working on
cheaper lenses, etc. It is easy to wedge or chip / crack
the glasses without some special methods and care removing
and inserting them.

The front element is normal glass, and you should be OK with
camera lens cleaning methods there. Just be careful that
no fluid, etc. runs into the lens and creeps between the
elements. The rear element is Fluorite,
and I would suggest to leave that one alone until you get
some experience and advice from experts. A simple blower
bulb is fairly safe on the exposed surfaces of both
elements.

If you can count the number of dust particles between the
elements, it is probably not worth worrying about.