Cleaning UV filters???????

[DinoS]

Hi

how do you clean a UV filter. do i just wash it or.......

thanks

Mark

 

[mmcp42]

same way you'd clean a lens - lenspen?

 

[kinchy]

I use my rocket blower to get rid of the dust then with any smudge or mark i wipe off with my Oakley Sunglasses pouch..... if its good enough for a £250 pair of sunglasses its good enough for a £25 filter.

 

[Chappers]

If I get a difficult mark on my filter,I can get it off by breathing on the filter, and then gently polishing it with a lens cleaning tissue. More stubborn marks, usually seawater splashes. I use Vision Express glasses cleaning fluid, sparingly. Then remove it with the tissue. Any residual marks after this I use the breath option.

be careful if you have a stubborn mark. This may contain minute solids, as does seawater when dry. You need to make sure you don't scratch the filter, hence the use of a fluid.

I suspect there are as many cleaning techniques as there are photographers

 

[minimeeze]

Rocket blower and lens cloth usually do the trick

 

[simonkit]

Rocket blower & Lenspen for me

Simon



http://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/

 

[Raymond Lin]

Dishwasher for the ultimate clean.

 

[Gofer]

Dishwasher for the ultimate clean.

........ but which cycle would you recommend?

 

[minky_monkey]

Unicycle.

 

[RobbieW]

for those stubon marks a brillo pad works well!

 

[DinoS]

How about sandpaper, I hear it is good of gettig rid of marks!!!

 

[Chappers]

How about sandpaper, I hear it is good of gettig rid of marks!!!

Yup and you get a soft focus attachment in the bargain.

 

[RichieRich]

I've found that a cloth has never been enough. I use some lens cleaning solution too. A blower is pretty essential - you don't want to be blowing on your lens.

 

[mattyh]

I too use vision express glasses cleaner to clean mine... works a treat with a cleaning cloth