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Cleaning Tools illogical !!z/I+8zVANsa
What would /p/ recommend for cleaning a Camera Len?

From what I seen on other sites, people recommend the Nikon Pen Cleaner, as seen in picture.

I just want something that doesn't mess with the coating my Canon A710IS len [P&S with a multcolor coat on it], there's a dot of dust that shows up at five or so cm at Manual Macro and it's driving me nuts.
>> ac
Steel wool for the first pass, then some P800 sandpaper for the final cleaning.
>> Anonymous
>>50410
Good advise, thought, personally I use a cheap microfiber.
>> haroO
call me old fashioned but i prefer the high pressure sand blasting technique to clean my lenses.
>> Anonymous
>>50417

Always gets the job done, but it's a bit too much hassle for me personally.
>> Anonymous
god damn it, use your shirt with a bit of spit and then polish with clean cloth or toilet paper. Never failed me. seriously.
>> des
>>50419
It is true, if the lens is newer than the 70s and there's isn't sand on it, it's not like you're going to fuck it up. Coatings from every mfgr got a lot tougher.

Use a screw-on lenscap, metal cap or throw-away skylight filter, and you don't have to spit polish as often. That is, if you currently keep your lens bare with just a cap now. :P
>> Macheath
>>50410
You're too gentle, I don't go any higher than 100 grit sandpaper. That dust isn't going to clean itself you know.
>> Anonymous
wow you're all so careful with your gear. you know those giant pile driver things? the ones like in looney tunes that tower into the sky and come slamming down periodically to crush rocks but bugs bunny or daffy duck keeps getting almost smashed by it? that is what i use to clean my lenses. failing that, i often use wheat threshers or other such farm equipment. maybe i should follow some of your examples.
>> Anonymous
I use undiluted stock hydrofluoric acid (11 M/L) to etch off a layer of glass off the pupil element every time I go to clean my lenses.
>> Liska !!LIVFOETqL8j
I just use a lenscloth. I had a brush and pen, it messed the hell up out of my viewfinder. Thank god nothing ended up on a mirror, but i've been using a cloth ever since. I've run into no problems at all ;)
>> illogical !!z/I+8zVANsa
>>50428
>>50434
Yea, but it's a new camera, and I'm not going to upgrade for another year or two, it's a move up from a A300 hand-me-down. It has one of those, zoom out then close with shutters.

>>50453
Thanks, I'm just too in love it to try anything hard on it.
>> Liska !!LIVFOETqL8j
Well, as long as you have a sturdy camera, it wont' be a problem. I've been shootin with the same camera for about 6 or maybe 8 years now; perhaps more. It's gotten wet, it's gotten sand in it, it's gotten beat up on a plane, i've rammed it against stuff, it's still going strong. recently, a security checkpoint at a flight broke the latch in back of the film door, that keeps it closed, so i'm now using masking tape to keep the film from getting exposed. My camera is STILL going strong. I'm amazed. If you treat your equipment well, even if you beat it up every once in a while (my camera and lenses have been very low main.) then you're good to go.
>> Rawr !pBDDkuoH3.
The lens pens work really, really well. FYI, they're all made by the same few companies. Buy the cheapest one, pretty much.

Oh, and don't forget to twist the cap like the instructions tell you to, and replace it every so often. Dust with a blower / canned air, brush with the brush, then use the felt tip.

If you have some stubborn spots of some sort, get the glass wet with condensation from your breath and quickly use the 'felt' end.
>> Anonymous
lens pen is great. usually, compressed air, followed by the lens pen, make sure all larger pieces of dust are gone, or your lense is fucked, if thats no good. PANCRO with rosco lens tissue. pancro on the tissue, NOT the lens. then if any streaks, smooth it out with a micros.

I'm an AC in the film industry, and this is what I do when I handle $10,000 glass.
>> Jeremo !iKGMr61IHM
>>50708

Considering most manufactures will tell you to NEVER use compressed air... i find your advice troubling.

Personally a blower is usually enough when the camera is pointed downwards in mirror lock up mode.

And lens pens are nice, but i prefer microfibre cloths...they're much cheaper too.
>> ac
>>50711
He was talking about using the compressed air on the lens, not the sensor.
>> Jeremo !iKGMr61IHM
>>50713

oh yeah i forgot what this thread was about HA!

Me so Solli.
>> Anonymous
Delete system32 and your camera lens will be cleaned
>> pskaught, btw
>>50711
you didn't even finish reading the post did you?

...and you thought you were soooo smart.
>> boo ya kaw pskaught, btw
and micros is a brand of microfibre
>> ??????? !KEBab7wem6
Microfiber cloths are a good choice for most shit-cleaning you need on a lens. Of course, if there's some grease/shit that won't get off, there are some cleaning solvents made specifically for lenses.

As for sensor cleaning, I've noticed that one of the best things to clean simple dust (off of lenses, too, duh), is a rocket air pump. Gives off a nice enough pressure to clean off most dust particles.
>> illogical !!z/I+8zVANsa
Interesting, thanks, I'll getting some stuff off the store later.

I'm going try some Microfiber Cloths with some Camera Cleaner. I did see the pen on deal Amazon, so I'll try to get one of those later.