Recieved my 18" Besellers lense.

anyone with this lense know about specific ways to take it apart and clean it?



It seems to have a haze of cleaning fluid on it or something. I cant rub it off with a cloth, or anything like that. I tried a little good oll 'spit shine'. Didn't work, got it a bit.. but it seems like its on there and just needs some sort of special fluid


what should I use to clean the lense

I exactly have same issue. I was wondering if "paraffin oil" dangerous to remove that mistiness... Btw, that misty covering is kind of wax imo.

P.S. : I've tried various lens cleaners and they didn't work.

There's actual lens cleaner out there, including a cloth type that your'e supposed
to use for it... sorry, don't have a link. Just search around with google about cleaning
camera lenses. Same stuff.

IF you are ABSOLUTELY sure that there is no coating on the surface, then you can use a solvent. Start with an extremely mild dish soap solution and see if it helps.

Now that coating could be an oxidized layer of coating of some type. If you are still not sure, drop by your local camera store and ask the guys and gals to check it out. One of them might have an idea of what it is and how to remove it.

SJ

Hmm, I'm sure that there is no coating. I think it's poor quality wax (Chinese lens), and it's dissolving imo.

Yea, I really wanna make sure that the lense is clear, It seems like the way it is now. It will project a blury picture to the wall..

Oh well.

We will see what the RITZ Camera people say!

Thanks guys

No chance thats a barrel filter, is there?

not sure what you mean, its the 18" Beselers triplet. http://tbase.net/ebay0805/1070-1.jpg

The lense is not THAT cloudy, but its got smudges around everywhere.

There are a few configurations that allow a filter to be screwed into grooves in the inside of the tube. This doesnt look like one. I would try the camera store just to be safe.

Hey all,

Read this thread, I think you might have what I had. I'm pretty sure the glass polisher will take off antiglare coatings though so be warned.

http://www.lumenlab.com/forums/index.php?s...&hl=caswell

GENE

I think I can get some free glass polisher from some friend . I will try it, and thanks for non-pragmatism (: p).

Whats negative about taking off antiglare coatings?

It's not antiglare coating it's antireflective coating which helps in our projectors.

Welp,

Appears to be 'FUNGUS' on the lense. Known as a death sentence for lenses....

Ebay guy is shipping another. Thanks all