Care And Maintenance of Your Equipment

[68lbs]

Just wondering if there's any kind of daily/weekly/monthly procedure for care and maintenance of my equipment that I should be carrying out?

At present, I own nothing in the way of cloths, blowers, etc.

Any specials do's or don'ts?

The reason I ask, is that I seem to have some dust between the front of my lens and the UV filter. Don't ask... probably been there since I screwed it on! Is it imperative that it's blown off with a puffer thingy, or can I use a microfibre? What about using the bottom of my t-shirt or a tea towel?

 

[tazza-oz]

Hi m8, i wouldn't use your tshirt or t-towel, unscrew your lens filter and use a blower 1st and then use a microfibre cloth and should be fine, always use a blower 1st before using microfibre cloth as any dirt/dust can scratch the lens if you rub with cloth without blowing dirt/dust away 1st, no need imo to do regular cleaning unless it needs to, when changing lenses always turn body upside down to remove and replace

 

[DinoS]

Try buying special lens cleaning cloths or a lens pen,

specially desgined for the job so you shouldn't have any problems

 

[dazzajl]

It's not a great idea to use your t-shirt to clean the front of a lens. I do it routinely and have done for ever and ever but I know it's not big or clever. Sooner or later I'll rub a grain of sand or some grit over the front element and hasta la vista lens.

The way I look at it, if I take all the time I've saved over the years by not going to the bag for a microfibre cloth, I'm far more than a lens up on the deal.

Makes far more sense to get into good habits though.

 

[Nod]

For front elements, blower followed by a brush then a wipe with a microfibre cloth if it needs it. For the body and lens, a quick brush with a 1" softish decorator's brush (kept clean for the purpose!). For the sensors, a blower (Kenro Hurricane) and if it's REALLY grubby, a LensPen SensorClean.