[filmscanners] Re: SS4000 fixes to improve quality--dust removal

["Arthur Entlich" <artistic-1@shaw.ca>]

Obviously, we are on the same wavelength on this matter...

I'd love to hear what your neighbor offers as a solution!

Front surfaced mirrors seem to be designed to be look at but never
touched. ;-)

Art

HPA wrote:

> Every time that I have tried to clean a front surface mirror with a brush or
> tissue, I have wrecked it.  So hold off a day, because my neighbor is a
> retired professional camera repairman, and I will ask him tomorrow morning.
> tom robinson
>
>>Doesn't this depend on "how" the mirror is contaminated.  I've not had to
>>clean mine, yet anyway - relativly new, but others things sometimes get
>>an oil type contamination maybe just from vaporization of oils from
>>within the unit.  This wouldn't just blow off, but I would assume VERY
>>gentile cleaning with a tissue and a good lens cleaning liquid might do it,
>>am I right?  I assume the mirror will be a front coated one so very soft
>>and fragile.
>


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