Lens cleaner cloth thingy - Where?

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I need some lens cleanning stuff? I have a rocket blower. I ahve some cloths from my glasses case..

But there not hacking it.. especially after a big rainfall and the lens gets soaked.


I need something for a good old weekly clean and soemhting for when out and about..

Any reccomendations... esp ebay suppliers?
 
Twinpack microfibres from Wilkinsons :D
 
Beware all microfibre's are not the same,try rubbing it on a fresh blank cd/dvd and see if there's any marring before cleaning your best glass with something that could put extra scratches in:thumbs:
 
Any high street optician will sell you one for 20p.
 
LSPC said:
Beware all microfibre's are not the same,try rubbing it on a fresh blank cd/dvd and see if there's any marring before cleaning your best glass with something that could put extra scratches in:thumbs:
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haaa hence why i asked for reccomendations :)
 
puddleduck said:
Any high street optician will sell you one for 20p.
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Not here... wife went in to specsavers today and they charged her 2.50 for one little cloth :( Its in a little green card thing and has 2.50 price on it.. or 4 euros... which is a bit silly of them considering the changing rates

She is gonna go into wilkinsons for me tommorow...thanks for the advice on that one :)
 
The spec saver cloths are good though and the lens cleaning fluid.

Rob
 
I clean about 40-50 lenses per week. I never never never use a microfibre cloth or anything like that. It's just asking for trouble, trying to clean a lens with a cloth that may have dust or grit on it.

What I use depends on the condition of the lens.

First of all, always always remove all dust. I use a rocket blower and/or a very fine brush; the blower gets the bigger stuff but sometimes you need the brush for the fine stuff.

Lens pens are good for water spots. But they do sometimes leave a bit of a residue on the lens so I always brush after using a lens pen and sometimes also clean with fluid.

Lens cleaning fluid (small bottles of it from Jessops - it lasts ages) works best for fingerprints and hard-to-shift marks such as from condensation. I use a new bit of lens tissue, fold in half, one drop of fluid - no more - and move the two sides of the tissue against one another to spread the fluid into the tissue. You don't want it too wet. Wipe across the lens once. Fold the tissue to expose a different unused surface and wipe across another bit of the lens. Repeat until you've done it all. Never wipe the same bit of tissue twice. Throw it away and use a new bit if necessary. Then it's the same drill to remove any surplus liquid. New tissue, wipe once, fold, wipe once, etc. until done.
 
Chamoix leather is good for getting rid of the worst of the water droplets on the glass. Just dab it around the worst areas. You don't have to drag it across the surface.

You can then use your smaller "proper" cloth to buff up the glass.

Chamoix can be bought from any car spares place. If it's too big for you just cut it down to the size you want to carry around with you.
 
When I'm out and about I use a combination of a Spudz 10x10 microfibre and a lenspen.
 
StewartR said:
I clean about 40-50 lenses per week. I never never never use a microfibre cloth or anything like that. It's just asking for trouble, trying to clean a lens with a cloth that may have dust or grit on it.

What I use depends on the condition of the lens.

First of all, always always remove all dust. I use a rocket blower and/or a very fine brush; the blower gets the bigger stuff but sometimes you need the brush for the fine stuff.

Lens pens are good for water spots. But they do sometimes leave a bit of a residue on the lens so I always brush after using a lens pen and sometimes also clean with fluid.

Lens cleaning fluid (small bottles of it from Jessops - it lasts ages) works best for fingerprints and hard-to-shift marks such as from condensation. I use a new bit of lens tissue, fold in half, one drop of fluid - no more - and move the two sides of the tissue against one another to spread the fluid into the tissue. You don't want it too wet. Wipe across the lens once. Fold the tissue to expose a different unused surface and wipe across another bit of the lens. Repeat until you've done it all. Never wipe the same bit of tissue twice. Throw it away and use a new bit if necessary. Then it's the same drill to remove any surplus liquid. New tissue, wipe once, fold, wipe once, etc. until done.
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Now there's a man who knows how to look after his gear ....:clap:
 
Lens Tissues and Lens Cleaning fluid from Calumet or Jessops! I have a Lens Pen as well!

Carl.
 
OK OK hehe I know how to clean a lens when I do it regular.. I am talking about out in the field in pouring rain.. say at half time of a football match and the lens is full of rain... I cant really be applying some of the answers..

Most people says microfibre and looking at the sizes they seem handy... then stewartr who obviously knows his stuff says never use a microfibre..

Now I am confused..

StewartR out and about.. not much time,.. need to get rain off lens... cant wait for it to dry then clean... what would you reccomend ?
 
KIPAX said:
... then stewartr who obviously knows his stuff says never use a microfibre..

Now I am confused..

StewartR out and about.. not much time,.. need to get rain off lens... cant wait for it to dry then clean... what would you reccomend ?
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I'm not sure I can help you, to be honest.

And I'm not entirely sure it's fair to say I know my stuff either. (Kind though.)

My situation is that I'm paranoid about getting scratches on my lenses. I've had several filters ruined this year (fortunately no lenses yet!) by customers who have apparently tried to clean them but have ended up just rubbing bits of grit into them and scratching them. So I blow and brush very carefully, and I use lens tissue rather than any sort of cloth (microfibre or otherwise). That way, if there are any specks on the lens which the blower and brush have missed, they go into the bin with the tissue rather than staying on the cloth to scratch the next lens. It seems to be to be fundamentally unsound to clean a lens with something that probably has some dust on it.

But that's fine for the work bench. Out in the field? I don't know, I've never really had to do it. I think I would try using lens tissue, again on the wipe-once-then-throw-away principle. But I don't know whether it would be effective or practical.
 
Hmm yes I understand what you mean now and somehting throwaway would be better for the home clean.. not heard of lens tissue before.., unless I am being thicker than usual.. source for these ?

I think a cleaned microfibre for when out and about... get home and shove in wash if been used?
 
I use these from Jessops:

Lens tissues. (Click image) In their shops (but apparently not online) they also sell the stuff in rolls that come in little rigid plastic cases; you just reel out the amount you want and rip it off - like tin foil - and then clip the case closed.


Lens fluid. (Click image) One little bottle lasts ages.


A clean microfibre cloth would be fine. The trick is to remember to wash it every time, and to store it somewhere it won't pick up dust.
 
Cheers jkust ordered 100 wipes and fluid.. getting some microfibre for when out and about.. will keep in handy plastic thingy :)
 
I use "Hakuba" lens tissue, I picked loads of it up in Japan a year or so ago.

Its a one use deal, and I find it'll clean really well, without leaving a residue.

I'm not obsessive about cleaning lenses as dust on a front element never shows up, so generally I'd rather use a non-contact method like a RocketBlower.
 
puddleduck said:
I'm not obsessive about cleaning lenses as dust on a front element never shows up, so generally I'd rather use a non-contact method like a RocketBlower.
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Doesnt get all the rain off while your out and about though does it? :)
 
A few ways I do it. One is a Fuji cleaning kit I got from 7dayshop yonks ago. Green silky in apperance cloth and spray bottle of liquid. Also use Nilglass glass cleaner and a new microfibre cloth from PoundLand - never had a problem with lenses or filters including the ultra scratchable Hoya HMCs.
 
Like I say - chamois leather - genuine chamois not the synthetic cr@p.

Throw a load of water on your car and see how it comes off with a chamoix. Will soak up water better than any cleaning cloth, after all that's what you asked it to do. A cleaning cloth is for just that...cleaning, not removing water............

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamois_leather
 
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