Proper Glass Filter Attachments Cleaning Tutorial (HD)
This video teaches you how to clean the glass filter attachments to deliver the best image quality as possible. Enjoy! Download the links in PDF format here: files.me.com/jnspina/rkuwga Download the links in MS Word format here: files.me.com/jnspina/u64tsa Thisvideo is available in High Definition (HD), hover the mouse above “360p” to extend out different video quality options, for HD (High Definition), click on 720p or 1080p. If you are having trouble watching the video smoothly, add this code, &fmt=22 to the end of this video’s URL address then press Enter / Return to reload the video, it will play nicely in HD. Music: Autumn Leaves by John Coltrane
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Yup but most of the cheap B+W filters aren’t multi-coated.
@Lilkiwiguy87 even the cheapest?
That is correct. For further information, watch this video and start at 2:00: K_1CpHja26k
do all the filters made by B+W are high quality?i mean the coated layer is not painted,but sandwiched
Thank you for the tutorial. I appreciate guys like you who take the time to share technique with beginners. Ratings are disabled or else I would have given it a thumbs up. Great job. Thanks, again.
It is not the cleaning solution that damages multi-resistant coating; it is the painted-on “coating” on cheap and low quality filters. Painted-on “coating” will chip off as you rub the filter with chemicals. SMC is a Hoya brand and Hoya filters are very well known for this to happen. High quality filters’ coating is pure glass and is sandwiched between two glass plates. With high quality filters, any cleaning solution will do just fine. If you are one of those victims, clean with tap water.
Any comment on what I found looking around on photodotnet: I discovered that normal cleaning solutions are not meant for multicoated optics. There are cleaners out there—the most popular being ROR and Formula MC—that supposedly clean multicoated glass. ROR seems to be the stronger of the two, but many photographers complained that it contains ammonia which can damage MC. Formula MC contains no ammonia, but didn’t seem as popular. One poster mentioned that formula MC ruined his SMC filter.
Go download the PDF or DOC file because your answer is there.
Do you also wash the brush?
Thank you for sharing these tutorials! Much appreciated. I didn’t know rubbing alcohol could be used to (safely) clean the surfaces of camera lenses and lens filters. I will certainly invest in some ASAP.
Great music, BTW.
We’re not talking about glass here. We’re talking about those poor man’s glass filters that has coating “painted” on. Any contact of any kind can easily scratch it off.
@Lilkiwiguy87 scratch glass with plastic? Are you sure touching the surface of the filter with a plastic nozzle is going to scratch it? Dobut it…glass is pretty strong.
With a brush’s hairs, yes. Just tilt the brush around 45º so you won’t let the brush bristle (metallic part that holds the hairs onto the stick) make a contact on the filter’s surface.
@Lilkiwiguy87 well you can wipe it across the filter just very gentally right?
Two things, 1) brush bristle and 2) tip of Rocket Blower. For some filters, if you hit the surface with the bristle or tip of the blower, it could result in scratching because they are solid.
what do you mean dont hit the surfaces of glass, you have to wipe it on the glass to get the particles im confused on what you mean, can you explain?
One word answer, yes. It works on Circular or Linear Polarizers as well.
Hi there, can ii so the same for a poloroizer?
Isopropyl is more common chemical used for “rubbing alcohol”. Ethanol is much stronger version of isopropyl and, yes, it could easily burn the glass and rim.
Isopropyl with 97% strength is fine, as long as you keep it out of heat.
I am confused by the fact that the term “rubbing alcohol” is used for both isopropyl and ethanol.
So actually ethanol (be it 70% or 97%) would damage the coating etc.?
Least but not last – thank you for the well done video, it is really needed for those entering the world of lenses and SLRs.
Would you like to burn a hole through the glass with ethanol?
You need isopropyl, or rubbing alcohol.
what if the ethanol is 97%?
will it damage the filter?
Wow ! this filter was previously cleaned with a slice of ham !!! …
Agree with munja2111! Excellent tracks!!
Love them!
Nice tutorial ince again. Thanks.
Great music every time
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