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05/18/2007 02:51:33 PM · #1 |
| I have a Canon PowerShot A80, a nice point-and-shoot camera. I've recently noticed that the lens is quite dirty, but I'm not sure how to clean it without taking it apart. The lens is small enough that it's hard to get the whole surface with a cloth. Also, any suggestions for cleaning solutions/cloths? |
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05/18/2007 02:52:45 PM · #2 |
One you dont need to clean 100% of the lense. Get to what you can get to. I use a lense cloth and dont frget u can wrap it around something small and push it slightly past the black plastic square on the lens.
Anything beyond what u cant get to isnt seen by the sensor anyways.
Message edited by author 2007-05-18 14:55:42.
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05/18/2007 02:54:29 PM · #3 |
Q-tip --- cotton swab to be generic :-)
Message edited by author 2007-05-18 14:55:24.
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05/18/2007 02:56:52 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Q-tip --- cotton swab to be generic :-) |
But I thought you told me to use steel wool! |
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05/18/2007 03:11:50 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by pccjrose:
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Q-tip --- cotton swab to be generic :-) |
But I thought you told me to use steel wool! |
No, no, not on your lens... use steel wool instead of TP. :-P
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12/03/2007 01:58:20 PM · #6 |
Is it safe to clean the lens with a moist cloth?
There is a rather greasy spot on the lens of my canon A550. It is bad enough to blur right top corner of the photograph. Is it possible to clean it without taking it to a repair shop? |
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12/10/2007 03:14:55 PM · #7 |
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12/10/2007 04:17:18 PM · #8 |
| go to your local camera store, get: a micro fiber clothe, some lens detergent, and a q-tip. You can buy this in a single kit for about $5. One drop of detergent in the middle of the clothe, put the q-tip inside of the clothe. So, you can get the harder to reach areas, don't use a q-tip to clean the lens. Wipe the lens starting from the middle in a circler motion to the outside of the lens with the clothe. |
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12/13/2007 03:02:56 PM · #9 |
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12/14/2007 01:47:42 AM · #10 |
Most optometrists/optical dispensers sell lens cleaners for glasses, you can use these on lenses too, with a microfibre cloth (which they may sell as well - it works just as well even if it doesn't have a camera brand logo on it :)
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12/14/2007 11:50:18 AM · #11 |
| Maybe I'm not recommending this for everyone, but for some reason, my dog has decided to start licking my lenses. Maybe I'm taking too many pictures of her. |
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12/14/2007 12:05:31 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by annpatt:
Maybe I'm not recommending this for everyone, but for some reason, my dog has decided to start licking my lenses. Maybe I'm taking too many pictures of her. |
Sounds like a good plan. What breed of dog are you using? Does that matter? |
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12/14/2007 12:14:21 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by ErikV:
Originally posted by annpatt:
Maybe I'm not recommending this for everyone, but for some reason, my dog has decided to start licking my lenses. Maybe I'm taking too many pictures of her. |
Sounds like a good plan. What breed of dog are you using? Does that matter? |
I'm using a Great Dane. The advantage is that she can clean even the largest lenses in one swipe. The main disadvantage is that she doesn't fit in my camera bag. |
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