My Cute 50 has a pretty large galaxy

[maxwellsmart]

the "dot" is also not centered in the galaxy

does it need cleaning or is it suppose to do that?
if it does need cleaning how would I clean it?
would i need to take the cap off?

here is a photo of the galaxy (I no idea how to photograph lasers but i gave it my best shot)

thank you for your help

 

[weeba2kv]

Q-tip + acetone

 

[InfinitusEquitas]

Try compressed air first... even qtip isn't great for those lenses.

 

[Lotus_Darkrose]

I try not to use just a q-tip on acrylics. I usually wrap a thin microfiber cloth around the end of the q-tip. Then whatever solvent you want to use (lens cleaner, alcohol) First lightly dipped in the solvent, then use a dry part of the cloth.

Edit: Can you get to the actual lens or do you just have a tiny opening to work with. That makes the situation different.

 

[InfinitusEquitas]

^^^On the cutie, it takes some effort, but with care he can get to the lens itself.

That's kind of the reason why i recommended the compressed air... no disassembly required

Btw, I do the same thing... thing microfiber cloth used for cleaning glasses, dipped in 90% alcohol, to try i use compressed air.

 

[maxwellsmart]

thanks guys
the galaxy looks a lot better now!

 

[Flaminpyro]

When I read the title I was expecting to see his 50 year old cute girl friend with a big butt :crackup:

 

[chipdouglas]

acetone will ruin an acrylic lens. ignore that guys advice, if your lens is acrylic. actually i wouldnt use acetone at all. i use it a lot at work and it always seems to dry hazy.




michael.

 

[Lotus_Darkrose]

Wow, that was kind of mean. There was another question dealing with glass lenses, acetone slipped. You could have just corrected me. Edited my post....

 

[Flaminpyro]

Don't take things personal no one is trying to be mean just give the correct advice :yh:

 

[Lotus_Darkrose]

Gotcha. And I only said acetone because someone else more knowledgeable than myself suggested it. Personally I wouldn't either and I shouldn't suggest it if I wouldn't use it

(unless it's to take superglue residue off of a glass lens, then I'd probably use it and then use alcohol. But you shouldn't use superglue around lenses anyways)

 

[Flaminpyro]

Yep super glue will fog up glass if it's even close by.
I use removable thread lock if I want to set a lens in a focus ring.