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Subject: UK Lens cleaning service?


mark.spooner ( ) posted Tue, 04 March 2008 at 9:21 AM · edited Fri, 02 August 2024 at 4:28 PM

I'm looking for a company or individual in the UK to clean the inside of a lens of mine and I'm hoping one of you can recommend  someone. 

The lens is a Tokina AT-X 100mm macro that I bought about 10 years ago, it may be old and a little slow and heavy compared to modern macros but  it has been instrumental in the production of many of the images in my gallery and I would hate to lose it.  The contamination inside the lens barrel doesn't appear to be organic but you can see its effect it has on captures when using extension tubes although there is no effect when using the lens normally.


durleybeachbum ( ) posted Tue, 04 March 2008 at 10:48 AM

My camera shop uses DK Audio Visual Services Ltd.
17 Gatwick Metro Centre
Balcome Rd.
Horley
Surrey
RH6 9GA
www.dkavs.co.uk     email horleytech@dkkavs.co.uk


mark.spooner ( ) posted Tue, 04 March 2008 at 3:11 PM · edited Tue, 04 March 2008 at 3:12 PM

Many thanks I'll give them a try.


danob ( ) posted Tue, 04 March 2008 at 3:52 PM

Mark I  dont think there is an authorised Tokina centre in the UK the Euro centre is in teh Netherlands 

Tokina Service Europe B.V.
Bakkenzuigerstraat 16
1333 HA Almere
The Netherlands
Fax. +31 (0) 36 53 0 55 61
info@tokina.eu

Danny O'Byrne  http://www.digitalartzone.co.uk/

"All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for the inability to notice" Eliott Erwitt


mark.spooner ( ) posted Tue, 04 March 2008 at 4:11 PM

Thanks a lot for the address and the eMail Danny I appreciate it.


danob ( ) posted Tue, 04 March 2008 at 5:18 PM

You are very welcome Mark as an aside fungal growths can be a problem with the old leather cases that older lens used to come in as they are organic and thus far more liable to produce the fungal spores..   There is not a lot we can do once they get inside a lens..And the internal cleaning may work as long as it is not etched onto the glass in any way..  And for general advice for other readers to your thread makes sense to keep gear dry and not sealed in any case that cant breathe or does not have  good air circulation..  

Danny O'Byrne  http://www.digitalartzone.co.uk/

"All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for the inability to notice" Eliott Erwitt


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