When I bought my 600D/T3i camera with 18-55mm lens, the seller used alcohol wipe and glasses microfiber cleaning cloth to clean both the LCD screen and camera lens. Is that safe ? Or should he have used something else ? Also, I didn't clean my lenses ever since I bought my camera, how often should I clean it and with what ?
How to clean lenses ?
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I use Zeiss disposable wipes. It's packaged like alcohol pads. With each wipe I'd wipe the lens and my glasses while I'm at it. Each wipe probably costs around 10 cents. Worth it or not is your personal decision. It makes things easier for me.
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arcanej said:
exactly what i do. it's the best solution in my mind.
i have the kit of three lenspens. normal lens one, filter one and small viewfinder one.
vital to use rocket blower first to avoid rubbing small damaging particles of stuff around with the lens pen. as long as you make sure you do this the lenspens are perfect.
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I use Purosol as well with Pecpads. I follow up with an Ilford antistatic cloth. I had a 135 f/2 front element which had horrible goo specks and I couldn't get them off and was worried about the coating but I just kept doing light applications 4 or 5 times and finally cleaned up nicely. For dust I use a Rocket Blower and gravity.
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The best thing to do is to avoid needing to clean them. Make sure you never touch the glass on either end of the lens. Use a lens hood to prevent contact on the front element.
Use a blower to remove dust. Don't wipe the lens with any cloths or fluids unless you have to.
I don't baby my lenses, but it's extremely rare that I need to do anything other that blow dust off.
And avoid shooting in places with lots of cigarette smoke or similar stuff if you can help it.
Use a blower to remove dust. Don't wipe the lens with any cloths or fluids unless you have to.
I don't baby my lenses, but it's extremely rare that I need to do anything other that blow dust off.
And avoid shooting in places with lots of cigarette smoke or similar stuff if you can help it.
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I strongly suggest checking out this:
http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2011/05/the-lensrentals-lens-cleaning-methods
Those guys know what they are doing and also put the whole thing into perspective.
http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2011/05/the-lensrentals-lens-cleaning-methods
Those guys know what they are doing and also put the whole thing into perspective.
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Still no one answered my question lol. Is it safe to clean the lens and LCD screen with alcohol wipe ?
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Salah Yousef said:
You can use these.
I found them at walmart for a very low price
http://www.amazon.com/Zeiss-Pre-Moistened-Lens-Cloths-Wipes/dp/B0030HG054/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1377253377&sr=8-2&keywords=zeiss+lens+cleaning+wipes
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Salah Yousef said:
Yes it is, though i would avoid stronger solvents without checking. Ethanol is fine....
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Normally I end up cleaning my lenses in the field and I have found the best and most cost effective solution is as follows.
First of all blow fiercly on the glass to remove larger particles, then take a deep breath and breath on the glass, make sure it looks nice and foggy. Shake your t-shirt to ensure it is free from sand and dirt, think about using a sleeve if too dirty. Make small circular motions over the glass; repeat for persistant marks.
First of all blow fiercly on the glass to remove larger particles, then take a deep breath and breath on the glass, make sure it looks nice and foggy. Shake your t-shirt to ensure it is free from sand and dirt, think about using a sleeve if too dirty. Make small circular motions over the glass; repeat for persistant marks.
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Salah Yousef said:
alcohol should be used sparingly. On glass it should be fine, although I am not sure how the coatings react over long term use. On plastic, alcohol can leach things or alter the plastic, depending on the plastic. Perspex becomes turbid after long term use. Given that one does not know how the plastic of the lens or the body reacts, it's probably better to avoid it. Also, the LCD screen, I am not sure if that is actually glass or plastic.
I have a screen protector on my LCD, so just wipe it with a cloth (and some breath) if necessary.
For the lens elements, first rocket blower to remove dust as much as possible. You don't want to wipe the lens when scratchy dust particles are on it. A brush can help release particles. Only then I use microfiber cloth or clean cotton cloth to wipe, again with some breath if necessary. If there are some persistent grease spots, only then some lens cleaning fluid.
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