Lens Cleaning - Photonic Product

[AlistairW]

I would be interested to know if anyone has tried this yet .... http://www.365astronomy.com/Photonic-Red-First-Contact-Cleaning-Solution-Astronomy-STARTER-Kit.html

There is also an article in Astronomy Now (Jan)

Looks very promising.

[spaceboy]

Looks promising but I'm sticking with Baader fluid and microfiber cloth. The last thing I want is to risk getting any sort of liquid between my objective elements.

[Paz]

I've never seen anything like that before, I'd also be interested to hear from anyone who has tried it.

[laudropb]

There is a review of this product in Astronomy Now magazine January issue. Not sure if I would trust it.

[Charic]

Its like most things not cheap, but I did read  the  article with interest.
 

[John]

I'm very happy with the Baader Wonder fluid and micro fibre cloth approach. The cost is quite a bit less than the £93 that the new kit costs as well.

I'm sure that something like this came out a few years back and some poor soul managed to remove some of their lens coatings using it and another found that it seeped in between lens elements. This was on the CN forum I think

Still, if someone here would like to give this new system a go, I'll be interested to read about the results.

 

 

[Astrobits]

You can see the Photonics web site here:

http://www.photoniccleaning.co.uk/

U.K. site doesn't seem to offer this particular kit but is available on the USA web site for $122 plus, of course, postage, so £93 looks reasonable vs USA price:

http://www.photoniccleaning.com/Kits-s/112.htm

bit expensive for me, cheaper to re-coat my mirrors.

Nigel