Cleaning your glass when in the field

10 years 1 month ago #353503 by Richard Taylor
When in the field, how are you cleaning your lens glass when dirty?  I have been using my shirt or micro fiber cloth, but was thinking about trying out some of those one time use wipes.  Was wondering if these leave any sort of residue on the glass?  


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10 years 1 month ago #353511 by DSRay
I have my LENSPEN and start by using the soft brush to dislodge dust and I very rarely have to do more than that.  I confess I shoot through a UV filter about 99% of the time and one of the perks is not having to worry about damaging the lens itself.

When shooting near the ocean, especially on a windy day, I will have to clean more and typically I use a Bausch & Lomb wipe.  They say it's safe and no residue is left but I can see differences on the filter so I always finish by using the micro fiber tip and that seems to work fine.


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10 years 1 month ago #353517 by TCooper
Hoodman has wipes, which is what I use.  


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10 years 1 month ago #353527 by hghlndr6
Microfiber cloth works fine.  Shirt works too.  If what I'm trying to get off is stubborn, I'll breathe on it first.  Works for me for 50+ years; don't need fancy gadgets.:)  
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10 years 1 month ago #353533 by Joves
Blasphemy! :rofl:  :agree:
Yeah I pretty much have been doing the same as well. I know that to some that is the Oh Noes way of doing it. Also it depends on how much dust or dirt you are talking about. In order to affect the image there needs to be a lot of dirt/dust/mud on it to show up. Also the newer coatings are very tough now compared to the old ones, that still took a ton of abuse. If there is something stuck on there then spit works too, or just plain water.


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10 years 1 month ago #353593 by Sue Bidwell
I use a small micro fiber cloth 


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10 years 1 month ago #353673 by Stealthy Ninja
So long as your shirt is clean.

I remember ages ago seeing a guy clean the INSIDE of his DSLR with his shirt and a tissue. I guess he was cleaning the mirror.....................................
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10 years 1 month ago #353705 by Jim Photo
I use my shirt all the time.  Just as Ninja said, make sure your shirt is clean first


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10 years 1 month ago #353785 by TedReichner
I have a baggy in my camera bag with a handful of micro fiber cloths.  Speaking of which how are you guys cleaning your micro fiber cloths or do you toss away after certain usage?  


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10 years 1 month ago - 10 years 1 month ago #353795 by PixieBlue

Joves wrote: Blasphemy! :rofl:  :agree:
Yeah I pretty much have been doing the same as well. I know that to some that is the Oh Noes way of doing it. Also it depends on how much dust or dirt you are talking about. In order to affect the image there needs to be a lot of dirt/dust/mud on it to show up. Also the newer coatings are very tough now compared to the old ones, that still took a ton of abuse. If there is something stuck on there then spit works too, or just plain water.


Yeah, I've been known to lick the lens (girls don't spit) and wipe with my shirt.


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10 years 1 month ago #353851 by Garbo
HA HA HA!!!!

Nikon D300: 24-70 2.8 | 70-200 2.8 VR |Sigma 150 2.8 | 50 1.4 | SB-800
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10 years 1 month ago - 10 years 1 month ago #354029 by Stealthy Ninja

PixieBlue wrote: Yeah, I've been known to lick the lens (girls don't spit) and wipe with my shirt.



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10 years 1 month ago - 10 years 1 month ago #354033 by Stealthy Ninja
Follow up to my post before.  Here is a pic of the guy I saw wiping the INSIDE of his camera with a tissue (he'd used his shirt prior to this) sorry about the quality, this was an OLD phone's photo:

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10 years 1 month ago #354145 by Gene.Culley
shirt or cloth for me


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10 years 1 month ago #354313 by PixieBlue
I've been rendered speechless....which is almost impossible for me. Congrats, Ninja.


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