Safe lens wipes?
Oct 12, 2020 18:59:42 #
goldenyears
Loc: Lake Osewgo
I'm looking for recommendations of safe, effective pre-moistened wipes for dust and fingerprints on camera lenses and lcd screens. There are many products for sale on Amazon, including Nikon and Zeiss products, but some buyers complain that these products are too dry. Maybe they are not supposed to be very wet.
Oct 12, 2020 19:06:42 #
goldenyears wrote:
I'm looking for recommendations of safe, effective pre-moistened wipes for dust and fingerprints on camera lenses and lcd screens. There are many products for sale on Amazon, including Nikon and Zeiss products, but some buyers complain that these products are too dry. Maybe they are not supposed to be very wet.
I use the Zeiss wipes. They do the job very well for me.
Oct 12, 2020 19:08:58 #
I used the Zeus’s lens wipes on both camera gear, and other scopes. You should take a look at a Lens Pen, they’re also very good.
Whatever item you decide on I suggest you gently blow off any dust to prevent scratching the lens during cleaning.
Good luck
Whatever item you decide on I suggest you gently blow off any dust to prevent scratching the lens during cleaning.
Good luck
Oct 12, 2020 19:11:30 #
MadMikeOne wrote:
I use the Zeiss wipes. They do the job very well for me.
My last batch came from B&H.
Oct 12, 2020 19:16:59 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
goldenyears wrote:
I'm looking for recommendations of safe, effective pre-moistened wipes for dust and fingerprints on camera lenses and lcd screens. There are many products for sale on Amazon, including Nikon and Zeiss products, but some buyers complain that these products are too dry. Maybe they are not supposed to be very wet.
NIKON is my preference.
ZEISS is also good, but a bit wetter.
Either will do a good job.
Oct 12, 2020 19:18:06 #
goldenyears
Loc: Lake Osewgo
Longshadow wrote:
My last batch came from B&H.
My last batch came from B&H.
Wow! I belong to a few forums, but I've never had a reply before I could go an refill my wine glass!
Oct 12, 2020 19:18:55 #
goldenyears wrote:
Wow! I belong to a few forums, but I've never had a reply before I could go an refill my wine glass!
Oct 12, 2020 19:23:47 #
RowdyRay
Loc: MN
A lot of people are going to blast you for even asking this. Trust me. But....I understand that emergency situation. I wear glasses. Stop by any nearby optical store. They will usually have a "fresher" supply. They're not typically very wet, but the cheap ones on line or from the dollar store will dry up VERY quickly.
Before anyone beats me up for this, this is not how I regularly clean my camera lenses or eyeglasses. This is meant for those emergency situations. Because of my prescription, for the last 40 years I've had plastic lenses. Haven't scratched any using these. What could it possibly do to a glass lens if used correctly?
Before anyone beats me up for this, this is not how I regularly clean my camera lenses or eyeglasses. This is meant for those emergency situations. Because of my prescription, for the last 40 years I've had plastic lenses. Haven't scratched any using these. What could it possibly do to a glass lens if used correctly?
Oct 12, 2020 19:24:20 #
goldenyears wrote:
Wow! I belong to a few forums, but I've never had a reply before I could go an refill my wine glass!
What can we say except that UHH is simply the BEST!
Oct 12, 2020 19:26:10 #
RowdyRay wrote:
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Before anyone beats me up for this, this is not how I regularly clean my camera lenses or eyeglasses. This is meant for those emergency situations. Because of my prescription, for the last 40 years I've had plastic lenses. Haven't scratched any using these. What could it possibly do to a glass lens if used correctly?
Before anyone beats me up for this, this is not how I regularly clean my camera lenses or eyeglasses. This is meant for those emergency situations. Because of my prescription, for the last 40 years I've had plastic lenses. Haven't scratched any using these. What could it possibly do to a glass lens if used correctly?
Oct 12, 2020 20:02:34 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
RowdyRay wrote:
A lot of people are going to blast you for even as... (show quote)
Lens elements are a lot harder than most people realize.
Oct 12, 2020 20:13:49 #
I use Zeiss or Nikon interchangeably. They have always seemed the same to me. The packaging on the 200 packs is even the same.
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Oct 12, 2020 20:16:52 #
I also use the Zeiss wipes, but with great care. I almost never wipe a lens's glass surface as most of mine have a protective filter. I do wipe the filters now and then. Most of my cleaning comes from a small air blower or a lens brush. When a lens such as my 400/2.8 really needs cleaning, I send it in for a CLA @ Nikon. The best price I have found on the Zeiss wipes is at Walmart, but I have not checked Amazon. Best of luck.
Oct 12, 2020 20:24:21 #
RowdyRay
Loc: MN
LWW wrote:
Lens elements are a lot harder than most people realize.
I know that. But, you wouldn't believe how many times I've been chastised for even suggesting the use of these.
Because I wear glasses, they can usually be found in the glove box of my personal and work vehicles. Not to mention duffle bags on hunting or fishing trips. They're awesome in a pinch. And cheap. Priceless in certain situations.
Oct 12, 2020 20:27:48 #
goldenyears wrote:
I'm looking for recommendations of safe, effective pre-moistened wipes for dust and fingerprints on camera lenses and lcd screens. There are many products for sale on Amazon, including Nikon and Zeiss products, but some buyers complain that these products are too dry. Maybe they are not supposed to be very wet.
I have used Zeiss wipes exclusively for over 30 years now, I trust them explicitly and was overjoyed when Walmart started carrying them at less than half the price of B&H where I started buying them in the 1980s
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