Lens Cleaning Cloths
Jan 25, 2018 12:29:18 #
dandev
Loc: Enumclaw, WA
I've been buying Bausch & Lomb "Sight Savers" for cleaning my lenses. They come in individual packages that I throw in my camera bag.
Amazon sells 2 versions - and I'm not sure I can tell the difference.
https://www.amazon.com/Bausch-Lomb-Premoistened-Cleaning-Tissues/dp/B0032DP7Y6/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1516898547&sr=8-3&keywords=bausch+%26+lomb+sight+savers
https://www.amazon.com/Bausch-Lomb-Premoistened-Cleaning-Tissues/dp/B0030BUKL0/ref=sr_1_9_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1516898547&sr=8-9&keywords=bausch+%26+lomb+sight+savers
Question - Has anyone used these? Is there something better to use? Can anyone tell the difference between the two offers from Amazon?
Thanks.
Amazon sells 2 versions - and I'm not sure I can tell the difference.
https://www.amazon.com/Bausch-Lomb-Premoistened-Cleaning-Tissues/dp/B0032DP7Y6/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1516898547&sr=8-3&keywords=bausch+%26+lomb+sight+savers
https://www.amazon.com/Bausch-Lomb-Premoistened-Cleaning-Tissues/dp/B0030BUKL0/ref=sr_1_9_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1516898547&sr=8-9&keywords=bausch+%26+lomb+sight+savers
Question - Has anyone used these? Is there something better to use? Can anyone tell the difference between the two offers from Amazon?
Thanks.
Jan 25, 2018 12:39:39 #
I buy boxes of Zeiss Lens Cleaning Wipes. Use them for my glasses and lenses. Very inexpensive and they seem to work well.
Jan 25, 2018 12:51:52 #
mas24
Loc: Southern CA
nhastings wrote:
I buy boxes of Zeiss Lens Cleaning Wipes. Use them for my glasses and lenses. Very inexpensive and they seem to work well.
I just bought some from B&H recently.
Jan 25, 2018 13:03:05 #
Jan 25, 2018 13:07:02 #
dandev wrote:
I've been buying Bausch & Lomb "Sight Sav... (show quote)
We use them for various purposes. Eye glasses, camera lenses, gemology equipment, alongside micro fibre cloths. Just don't use your ratty old T-shirt or pocket handkerchief full of sand and grit!
I would expect the products to be identical, just sourced and priced differently. Unless someone describes a difference between products or product names it is not likely to be significant.
Jan 25, 2018 13:59:14 #
Jan 25, 2018 15:28:15 #
dandev wrote:
I've been buying Bausch & Lomb "Sight Sav... (show quote)
I've been using them for years. Walmart sells them.
Jan 25, 2018 22:16:03 #
There are coatings on lenses that are not on vision lenses. You run the risk of damaging your lenses if you use a product that was intended for glasses.
Jan 25, 2018 22:32:39 #
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
There are coatings on lenses that are not on vision lenses. You run the risk of damaging your lenses if you use a product that was intended for glasses.
That's possible, but my eyeglasses also have coatings, and it doesn't seem to be a problem, the contents are fairly benign.
Jan 25, 2018 23:54:22 #
Jan 26, 2018 05:19:32 #
dandev wrote:
I've been buying Bausch & Lomb "Sight Sav... (show quote)
One comes as a two-pack, so you get 200, and appears to have a dispenser box. Zeiss seems to be the preferred cleaning cloth for camera lenses, but I doubt there's much of a difference - alcohol on special paper.
Jan 26, 2018 06:09:16 #
I remember while trained as an official Army photographer in the late 1960's "never use liquids to clean a lens". Lens coatings can be damaged. Lens construction may have gotten better, but I would stick with lens tissues from a manufacturer of quality lenses designed specifically for that purpose.
Jan 26, 2018 06:39:02 #
On my glasses I preferr the Zeiss they are not as wet as the B and L and if I absolutely have to on the filter but not the lens itself . They do sell them made specifically for lenses, that my local camera store sells also
Jan 26, 2018 06:48:47 #
dandev wrote:
I've been buying Bausch & Lomb "Sight Sav... (show quote)
I have a lens cleaning (micro-fiber) cloth designed for lenses attached to the camera strap on each of my cameras. This works for quick fog/dust removal. I carry a box of lens cleaning papers in the camera bag and a spare in the car. I generally make sure that the cloths are designed for coated lenses. I also have a small pump bottle of lens cleaner spray in the camera bag.
Jan 26, 2018 07:02:59 #
nhastings wrote:
I buy boxes of Zeiss Lens Cleaning Wipes. Use them for my glasses and lenses. Very inexpensive and they seem to work well.
Same here. Sam's Club, box of 200. No complaints.
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