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What is Happening to My Lens?

Started Jun 20, 2018 | Discussions thread
Ray UK Contributing Member • Posts: 977
Re: What is Happening to My Lens?
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I very much doubt that you have damaged the coating, it is much tougher than people believe, often it is harder than the glass underneath it.

I have never used Pancro lens cleaner but I expect it is just a soap solution in purified water like most cheap lens cleaners.

I think you have just dispersed the sunscreen and spread it over the surface, if it is an oil based sunscreen then you need  isopropol to clean it off which will actually dissolve the oil. Apply the isopropol to a soft tissue, wipe the lens and discard the tissue, repeat as necessary with a fresh tissue each time until all trace of the oil has gone. finally clean the lens with a tissue and lens cleaner. Do not at any time drip any fluid directly onto the lens surface.

Any marks like this will not really affect the sharpness of the lens but will make it more like to show flare and loss of contrast.

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