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10/16/2009 06:00:47 AM · #1 |
Has anyone found a lens cleaning cloth that they are happy with?!
I've dried loads of different types that claim to magically lift all dirt and dust off the lens but I've found none that really do! I want to use my cokin P filters more but it takes 5 minutes just to try and de-dust the bloody things so they stay in my bag more often than not! |
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10/16/2009 06:03:30 AM · #2 |
DE-DUST?
it's called magic, not sure if it exists.
But to answer your question, I ordered a filter from ebay that came with a cleaning clothe. It is my fav and best quality I have ever seen/ used.
HVstar
Message edited by author 2009-10-16 06:05:50.
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10/16/2009 06:06:25 AM · #3 |
| ShamWow! I don't know if it's any good on lenses, but I do know that if you call in the next 5 minutes, they will DOUBLE your order. |
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10/16/2009 06:08:07 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
ShamWow! I don't know if it's any good on lenses, but I do know that if you call in the next 5 minutes, they will DOUBLE your order. |
LMAO
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10/16/2009 06:32:28 AM · #5 |
These aren't magical but they work alright for me.
Nikon Micro Fiber Cloth
I swore they were a dollar or two less when I ordered the ones I have.... oh well. |
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10/16/2009 06:57:37 AM · #6 |
I use the shirttail of a flannel shirt and have no complaints......8>)
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10/16/2009 07:01:01 AM · #7 |
| I use a blower and a lens pen. the combo of both works quite well. If the lens gets big smudge or something more hard to remove I will use a cloth but I try to avoid that if I can. |
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10/16/2009 07:40:58 AM · #8 |
| I use these very cool little things I found in a camera shop, no idea what they're called, but they are like little sheets of tracing paper, you spray some lens cleaning fluid on them and wipe the lens with it round and round until it dries out, work brilliantly. |
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10/16/2009 09:52:40 AM · #9 |
| Cheers for your replies, I've just ordered one of those pens so will see how I get on with that :) |
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10/16/2009 11:37:13 AM · #10 |
| I got a microfibre cloth from the opticians for $3. Its got a static coating or something similar so it lifts dust off the lens. It works great and folds up well. You can save a lot of money if you go to the opticians for this kind of stuff... |
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10/16/2009 11:42:06 AM · #11 |
| optitions, thats a good idea! |
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10/16/2009 11:52:16 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by spiritualspatula:
These aren't magical but they work alright for me.
Nikon Micro Fiber Cloth
I swore they were a dollar or two less when I ordered the ones I have.... oh well. |
Do they make one for Canon? |
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10/16/2009 12:26:16 PM · #13 |
| I think the Canon version has barbed wire on it. |
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10/16/2009 12:29:32 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by Tez:
I think the Canon version has barbed wire on it. |
ROFL!!! That's *SO* wrong!!!!
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10/16/2009 01:09:31 PM · #15 |
Ive been using the lens pens for about a year now and love them, there is a brush on one end to get rid of big stuff and the buffer thing on the other end for smudges and spots. so far they work great...
-dave |
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10/16/2009 01:16:54 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by Covert_Oddity:
I use these very cool little things I found in a camera shop, no idea what they're called, but they are like little sheets of tracing paper, you spray some lens cleaning fluid on them and wipe the lens with it round and round until it dries out, work brilliantly. |
Yeah, these small thin sheets of paper are the best thing I've used too - they leave absolutely no smudges. |
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10/16/2009 02:20:17 PM · #17 |
| they're called lens tissues. |
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10/16/2009 03:32:59 PM · #18 |
| Does dust actually effect the image quality????? I really dont think it makes that much of a difference so i dont really clean mine very often. |
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10/16/2009 03:44:28 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by Dan_Cottle:
Does dust actually effect the image quality????? I really dont think it makes that much of a difference so i dont really clean mine very often. |
If you are shooting at apertures in the likes of F11 and above there is a possibility of dust from the lens showing up... |
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10/17/2009 12:13:26 PM · #20 |
| Hmm thats true. ill have to test it ha. |
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10/17/2009 12:19:51 PM · #21 |
If there is very much dust, it can reduce saturation in images shot into a bright light source, esp if the dust is on the rear element. I am of the shirt tail variety of lens cleaning habit also. A gentle breath on the lens to make it fog can help the cloth pick up the smudges on the lens surface.
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10/17/2009 05:06:05 PM · #22 |
| I just use my t-shirt, but only the soft ones. |
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10/17/2009 08:28:51 PM · #23 |
Originally posted by NathanW:
I just use my t-shirt, but only the soft ones. |
We're talking about cleaning lenses - not wiping your face at the Spaghetti Factory. :P |
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10/17/2009 09:03:07 PM · #24 |
I usually use the old spit/polish technique with the edge of the shirt I happen to be wearing.
Message edited by author 2009-10-17 21:03:28. |
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