lens cloths
Jan 5, 2018 22:13:54 #
any suggestions on how you clean your lens cloths ?? what solutions work best or methods.
Jan 5, 2018 22:18:05 #
Jan 5, 2018 22:18:42 #
Quite truthfully, I simply purchase new ones, usually about every two years.
--Bob
--Bob
wormtownspawn wrote:
any suggestions on how you clean your lens cloths ?? what solutions work best or methods.
Jan 5, 2018 22:32:52 #
mas24
Loc: Southern CA
wormtownspawn wrote:
any suggestions on how you clean your lens cloths ?? what solutions work best or methods.
Just buy new ones. I'm certain they won't break your bank account.
Jan 5, 2018 22:49:01 #
sure, it sounds cheap, but I go to Costco optical and they just give me some.
Jan 5, 2018 23:24:08 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
wormtownspawn wrote:
any suggestions on how you clean your lens cloths ?? what solutions work best or methods.
Most microfiber lense cloths can be cleaned. Use unscented dish soap, rinse very thoroughly, and hang out to dry. Once the fibers get really frayed, purchase new ones. Everyone is right that the cloths do not cost much, but neither does washing and drying them. In other words, "six of one, half a dozen of the other".
Jan 6, 2018 02:31:26 #
wormtownspawn wrote:
any suggestions on how you clean your lens cloths ?? what solutions work best or methods.
I use a LOT of them at the store. About once a month I gather up a large bag of them, load them up into a "lingerie" bag and throw them in the laundry alone with 1/4 cap of regular laundry detergent and wash in hot water. I dry them in the dryer with no fabric softener sheets. (Fabric softeners will make the cloths leave oily streaks.) Been doing this for over 6 years now and some of my microfibers have been used the whole time. Cheaper ones tend to fray and start to unravel after a few washes but good ones last for years this way.
Jan 6, 2018 03:34:21 #
Jan 6, 2018 07:00:02 #
it isn't the cost. its trying to not dispose of things that are perfectly rework able. we throw enough stuff away .
Jan 6, 2018 07:04:23 #
Ya really want to take a chance on cleaning perhaps a lens worth hundreds or thousands to save $4.00, What assurance do you have that the solution you are using to clean the cloth has nothing damaging to the coating on the lens and that you were able to rinse it all out of the cloth...you have more Chutzpah than I. Yeeeeeeshhhh!
Jan 6, 2018 07:33:31 #
As an Army photographer (66-68) we were taught to use lens tissue and maybe a soft brush with an air bulb to remove dust. Putting any liquids on a lens was discouraged because it could remove lens coatings. This may not be an issue today but I still adhere to my Army Signal Photo training and have never had lens problems.
Jan 6, 2018 08:16:14 #
wormtownspawn wrote:
it isn't the cost. its trying to not dispose of things that are perfectly rework able. we throw enough stuff away .
Environmentally conscious, are we? What are the environmental impacts of the detergent, use of electricity, and use of water? Where I live (Pinellas County, Florida), we have a waste-to-energy plant. After removing what can be recycled (which itself can be environmentally unfriendly), the plant incinerates all that remains....producing electricity which it sells back to Duke Energy....reducing a huge volume of waste down to a handful of ash. Sometimes, throwing stuff away is actually the better option. Just sayin'
Jan 6, 2018 08:41:06 #
wormtownspawn wrote:
it isn't the cost. its trying to not dispose of things that are perfectly rework able. we throw enough stuff away .
Jan 6, 2018 08:45:15 #
OnDSnap wrote:
Ya really want to take a chance on cleaning perhaps a lens worth hundreds or thousands to save $4.00, What assurance do you have that the solution you are using to clean the cloth has nothing damaging to the coating on the lens and that you were able to rinse it all out of the cloth...you have more Chutzpah than I. Yeeeeeeshhhh!
You'd love to watch me clean mine in a pinch using my t-shirt.
Jan 6, 2018 12:41:06 #
wormtownspawn wrote:
any suggestions on how you clean your lens cloths ?? what solutions work best or methods.
Woolite is supposed to work well. Also place a true optical cleaning fluid on the cloth before cleaning the lens. This after blowing or lightly brushing away any dust. Do not (or so I am told) place the fluid directly on the lens.
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