HC1 Lens Care

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James Gerber

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Hi... I was doing some shots at my hometown festival this morning... gettin' some closeups of sausage/pancakes they were fryin' and stuff... and i think I have a bunch of scum on my lens now.....

any recomendations on the best way to clean it off is? Or maybe I should just take it into a camera shop (I ugess they would know too eh?)

Just didn't know if I can use the same cleaner/cloth I use for my eye glasses.

Thanks,

James
 
I use the same cloth my friend uses on his glasses, it all depends on crud on the lense, if its just falkey, or sticky. if your unsure play it safe and take it into the shop and see what they said.
 
It's not really 'that' bad... I shot footage the rest of the day and you can't even notice the dirt on the lens... just thought I should take care of it before it builds up too much. (It's more like a grease film on the lens). But just to be sure... i might just ask'em at the shop what they would recommend.

btw: I'm totally impressed with the HC1... I was a little concerned because it was a really sunny day, and the visuals in the viewfinder looked overexposed... but when played back on the HD TV (via component out), I blown away with the results. I think I'm gonna have alot of fun with this camera :)
 
I would highly recommend that you buy a UV filter and keep in on the camera at all times. It will protect the lens as well as filter out UV rays which can cause a bluish cast; and if you ever get gunk on it, you can take the filter off and clean it or throw it away. They only cost $9.

~jr
 
I do have a cheapy (10 buck uv filter), but after reading a bunch of stuff was worried to use it (I guess it's still up in the air, but heard from some reviews, that a cheap plastic filter can degrade the purpose of the HD lense... and that it's better to go with a higher-end glass filter) any rate... if I'm on a sandy beach, or any environment that I think something could physically scratch the lense, I'll use the filter no matter what it's quality is.... but then again, maybe your right and there's no diff. It's just that it was the first day of usage and it was a big event, so I have not yet had time to compare footage "with" and "with out" the lense, to see if my cheapie UV would degrade the HD or not.

Thanks for all the tips/advice though, I appreciate it!
 
James, The UV Filter I pointed you to in the link in my post of a good quality Glass Tiffen filter. I use one on my Sony HVR-Z1U. (it cost me $30 because the Z1 has a 72mm lens) The HC1 is only a 37mm lens so the filters are less expensive. Do not use a cheap plastic filter. Get the glass Tiffen filter I pointed you to and you can’t go wrong. I have them on all of my cameras and leave them on all the time. B&H is a very reputable dealer. I buy all my equipment there.

~jr
 
oh btw... I hope you guys don't mind me askin' all this HC1 stuff in the FX forum.... I know of a couple other HC1 dedicated forums, it jus that I like Dvxuser.com much better.
 
Well the name of the Forum is Sony HD-FX so if you can’t post here about the HC1 then I guess us Z1 guys should either. ;-) I assume HD covers all Sony HD, not just the FX1. (I think the FX1 came out first and that’s probably when they named the forum but I’m just guessing)

~jr
 
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