Lens Cleaning
Sep 29, 2012 06:15:50 #
I recently touched my lens leaving a greasy fingerprint on it. I did not have my lens cleaner with me. Can anyone suggest an emergency method of dealing with this problem.
Thanks, John Eccles
Thanks, John Eccles
Sep 29, 2012 06:34:28 #
donrent
Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl
I always have a box of Ziess lens wipes handy.... Any eye glass shop will have them or comparable ones.....
Sep 29, 2012 06:50:54 #
johneccles wrote:
I recently touched my lens leaving a greasy fingerprint on it. I did not have my lens cleaner with me. Can anyone suggest an emergency method of dealing with this problem.
Thanks, John Eccles
Thanks, John Eccles
Never go out with out lens wipes and extra battery .
Sep 29, 2012 07:14:55 #
FilmFanatic
Loc: Waikato, New Zealand
A microfiber cloth lives in my pocket. Breathe on the lens to fog it and wipe with the cloth. If you are stuck, the cloth most glasses have in the case is similar or the same
Sep 30, 2012 10:57:14 #
johneccles wrote:
I recently touched my lens leaving a greasy fingerprint on it. I did not have my lens cleaner with me. Can anyone suggest an emergency method of dealing with this problem.
Thanks, John Eccles
Thanks, John Eccles
I always carry a Lenspen. It is ideal for fingerprints
Sep 30, 2012 11:41:20 #
Thanks Rocar, I have heard about these, I will get one next week'
Cheers, John Eccles
Cheers, John Eccles
Sep 30, 2012 13:44:32 #
I always carry both, but I had walked farther than I thought from my car, I had a chance to take a photo but was not near enough, so then I need a backup lens cleaner
Sep 30, 2012 13:47:27 #
Sep 30, 2012 14:38:28 #
Bram boy
Loc: Vancouver Island B.C. Canada
Ooooh you touched your len's. So i touch mine quit often. I have been into this since 1965. All i do is breath on it and rub in circles with my shirt . Some times i spit on the lens then rub. There not made of plastic, it is very hard glass and your not using a wire brush . I have had no problems in over forty years with doing any dameage to the lens. If theres a smudge icecream etc ' i lick my finger then rub lens then use shirt tale or t shirt . No problem oh i also never use a filter of any sort . Im not about to buy a $900 nikon lens for there
Great optics and screw it up with a $30 or$50 skylite or haze filter. Ill use apolerize but take it off after the shot .
Great optics and screw it up with a $30 or$50 skylite or haze filter. Ill use apolerize but take it off after the shot .
Sep 30, 2012 14:57:09 #
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Oct 1, 2012 04:02:10 #
Bram boy
Loc: Vancouver Island B.C. Canada
Well if you have a good lens that cost a lot your reducing it to as cheap as the glass in your filter it will never be any greater than that. If they were any where near as good as the glass in your lens then the makers would use them instead of the ground glass in your lens . You know the saying you can skimp on the camera but go all out on good glass .
Oct 1, 2012 06:00:16 #
I have seen some reasonable recommendations above and several really bad ideas.
If you spend hundreds of dollars on a lens it should be worth a few minutes of your time to research how to clean it. Google "camera lens cleaning" and skip the entries that are trying to sell you something.
According to Nikon, Do not breathe on the lens to fog it for cleaning. There are harmful acids in breath that can damage lens coatings. Of course, if your breath is harmful, saliva is worse.
The consensus of what I see is:
1. Blow off dust with an air bulb, not compressed air.
2. Sweep dust off with a clean camels hair brush.
3. Wipe with a clean microfiber, soft cotton cloth, lens cloth or lens wipe. Wipe the lens in a circular spiral from the center outward.
4. Use a drop of distilled water, lens cleaner or wood alcohol (not rubbing alcohol) on the cloth, never on the lens.
And dont get it dirty in the first place. Not everyone agrees on whether to use a filter to protect your lens, but if you use one, get the best coated filter you can afford and treat it like you would the lens surface.
If you spend hundreds of dollars on a lens it should be worth a few minutes of your time to research how to clean it. Google "camera lens cleaning" and skip the entries that are trying to sell you something.
According to Nikon, Do not breathe on the lens to fog it for cleaning. There are harmful acids in breath that can damage lens coatings. Of course, if your breath is harmful, saliva is worse.
The consensus of what I see is:
1. Blow off dust with an air bulb, not compressed air.
2. Sweep dust off with a clean camels hair brush.
3. Wipe with a clean microfiber, soft cotton cloth, lens cloth or lens wipe. Wipe the lens in a circular spiral from the center outward.
4. Use a drop of distilled water, lens cleaner or wood alcohol (not rubbing alcohol) on the cloth, never on the lens.
And dont get it dirty in the first place. Not everyone agrees on whether to use a filter to protect your lens, but if you use one, get the best coated filter you can afford and treat it like you would the lens surface.
Oct 1, 2012 18:43:02 #
Bram boy
Loc: Vancouver Island B.C. Canada
selmslie wrote:
I have seen some reasonable recommendations above ... (show quote)
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