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102 year old lens on a 5DmkII
Cleaning fingerprints from a 5Dmk2 mirror
Was about to buy Eclipse cleaning fluid to get rid of some fingerprints on my 5D mk2 mirror when I came across a post somewhere (google it) that the Eclipse fluid might just be high grade methanol. Since I happened to have 90% methanol I decided to give it a try. Grabbed a couple of q-tips and did it. Tried it first on the edge of the mirror and seeing that it worked cleaned the remaining surface.
Worked just fine but left a few small specs of residue. The fingerprints (don’t know how they ended up in there) were causing severe light scattering on the viewfiender and probably messing up the focusing. Not there anymore!
If you come across this post and decide to do it yourself I am in no way liable! You’ve been warned!
I should have taken before/after shots…
Gaffer tape to remove… gaffer tape residue
Some of the strips of gaffer tape on my 5D mk2 started to get a little too mushy and shredded for my own liking. So I decided to remove them and in the process found out that a pretty good way to do so is using fresh gaffer tape.
It clings to the old residue, removes it, and isn’t as “invasive” as using alcohol or other solvents (like acetone, as I read somewhere) which I suspect might do some damage to the body plastics, namely acetone… don’t try that folks, I’ve seen it happen.
And know what? I need to get myself an EF 16-35mm f2.8 II…