How do you clean your lenses?

[julianhj]

Blower, lens cloth, lens pen?

I need to buy one of the above. I have very good glasses cleaning cloths already for my specs, but I realise the coatings on camera lenses are very delicate.

What do you use?

[fergusd]

glasses/lens cleaning cloth, never scratched anything, ever . . . do some reading on this subject, the concept that lens coatings are very delicate may not be correct . . .

Yes - if it was covered in sand then I wouldn't grind that in with a cloth, I'd blow it off, but other than that . . .

Fd

Edited by fergusd on Sunday 11th March 18:39

[beano500]

(As I have plenty to practise on...)


...as infrequently as possible!


Blower brush first - blow, blow, blow, followed by a light brushing round the lens and corners.

Optical wipe second, if necessary, carefully with as little pressure as possible

[poah]

lens pen

[marctwo]

I have a rocket blower for dust and a lens pen for anything more stubborn. Only a few quid from Jessops, well worth the investment.

[julianhj]

Jessops lens cleaning kit purchased yesterday, thanks.

[bramley]

I use my t shirt - is that a bad thing lol

I use a rocket blower first though!

[UKBob]

I started out with cleaning fluids, cloths, a blower etc...

Then I bought a lens pen - and will never use anything other than the lens pen again. Brush at one end to clean away the dust, and a wicked (capped) cleaning thingy at the other end.