What is the best way to keep the lens clean?
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Always keep your lens in a dry environment. I carry with me lens brush and a little chamois. I've gotten used to clean them all the time with the brush to take the dust of the glass and the body. After brushing it, I apply the chamois on the glass if it got wet by the rain, for example
1822727
I use a combination of Giottos Rocket Blower, a lens pen, & Lens Clens drops with a microfiber cloth. Hope that helps.
37861
Go to a good camera store and try out a few different models. I like a case that slides onto my belt, has some padding or cushioning, and a pocket for an extra battery, an extra SD card, and a cleaning kit. If a case is too tight, and the lens accidentally opens inside the case, the lens drive can be damaged. A loose fitting case with padding and cushioning is the safest.
1010452
It depends upon what you want. I use polarizing filters and a few other. If you purchase i good quality such as B&W; they will not affect your quality. I use a filter to protect my lens especially in dust or sand. You Don't need to have a filter on all the time
1798215
I use some lens clean paper, you can also use air bulb.!never use can compressed air!!
681443
I do but what you can do is take of the lens and clean itSometimes dust settles within the lens
1515019
I use a lens cleaner wipe. The same as can be used to clean eye glass lenses. They work really good.
434874
I clean the camera lens on my iPhone and the lenses on optics with no problems. I do follow up with a micro fibre towel which makes it perfect. Otherwise there is a little tiny bit of residue, You can't see it but it's there.
12319
Something that is just important as cleaning these after extended use...is to avoid getting oils and dust from hands and the house--if you plan using these cloths on camera lenses. Otherwise, you're just moving dirt from your hands onto the lens and never getting it clean.
1337733
I attach low cost clear filters on all of my lenses for protection from dusts, deposits and finger prints on the glass. Thus, I have never wiped, never contacted the lens glass. I clean the filters by using water from reverse osmosis in my kitchen whenever I find deposits and/or dusts on the filter glass. To my tests, I do not see my low cost filters make any adverse effects on the pictures taken by myself.
2203344
I cleaned my lens with a hand-squeeze air tool. I also use the air-tool on the filter before putting it on the lens. Since both the lens and the filter were brand new i did not need to use a micro-fiber or lens cleaning tissue. Try just air to blow away dust. Hope this helps.
476836
Same problem. Some people won't care, but I want crystal-clear windows on the world. Even finger-scrubbing these glasses with grease-cutting dishwashing detergent and rinsing under very hot water won't remove all the smudges (and this ALWAYS makes my other eyeglasses and sunglasses impeccably spotless). It's like there is some sort of fine grease layer that even aggressive cleaning won't remove entirely, and what remains just moves around the surface. It may be some chemical inside the lens that is leaching out.
630849
Hi Carol. A slim filter would be preferred to.avoid vignetting. However, slim filters are not lens cap friendly and annoying at times.
2037337
Always keep lenses in their holsters, it will reduce dust accumulation. Unfortunately, this lens doesn't come with a holster (though it should). I also keep it wrapped in the plastic bag that comes with it. All macro lenses, especially this one, need to be cared for like a baby.
1697137
I smacked mine a couple of times on the side of the lens took an air can and blew in all the cracks and crevices, Put electronic endust on a lens cleaning tissue and forcefully pulled the telephoto lens out gently while pushing on the extension button and wiped it all clean several times. Even ran the tissue a ways into the crevice surrounding the lens. Somehow it started working again which thrilled me since Ehow wanted $176 just to look at it if I would send it in. It still sounds a little scratchy but I will continue cleaning it every use. It sounds like it has a minute piece of sand or something in it. Hope this will work for you.
2194987
Yeah, I used nikons lens cleaner solution and it messed up the filter. There smudge marks now stuck on the filter and cant get it off or that could be the coating that most likely came off.
1948594
Treat s any high quality lens. Would suggest putting a b and w uv filter for protection
1306841
A quick wipe with rubbing alcohol works great! Cleans the lenses in a snap.