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Quick question:

Will spectacle cleaning wipes ( they’re basically a wet wipe but specifically designed for specs) have any adverse effects on the glassware if I use them to clean my lenses ?

Personally I can’t see there being a problem but I like to ask before I try!
 
When I buy old cameras that have not been stored nicely, I have been known to use Brasso to clean the lenses. Doesn't seem to do any harm on a singular occasion. I certainly wouldn't worry about tissues designed to clean plastic lenses.
 
eccles lad said:
once read not to use specs cleaner on lens glass due to various delicate coatings ? then again could have dreamt it
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Tbh it’s more about the chemical products rather than the actual tissue that I was a little concerned over .

As you say there are maybe some issues re coated lenses, but there again specs often have coatings.
 
I've used them for years without any adverse effects.
 
eccles lad said:
once read not to use specs cleaner on lens glass due to various delicate coatings ? then again could have dreamt it
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I do and I can't say I've noticed any adverse effects. Spectacles must have coating too.
 
Never tried it - I rarely need anything other than a blower brush or soft brush for dust 0 but given that spectacle lenses are often coated these days, I can't see a problem. When the soft brush fails, a clean microfibre cloth (or lens wipes, years old...) are used.
 
I've used the Lidl ones for years with no apparent problems. From the smell, they're impregnated with diluted IPA.
 
john.margetts said:
When I buy old cameras that have not been stored nicely, I have been known to use Brasso to clean the lenses. Doesn't seem to do any harm on a singular occasion. I certainly wouldn't worry about tissues designed to clean plastic lenses.
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Presumably that won't work too well on coated lenses? Do you think jewellers rouge would work on uncoated lenses?
 
Wandering somewhat off topic but how "delicate" are lens coatings? I have a hunch that it would not be in the interest of lens manufacturers to apply coatings that come off easily but it is in the interests of lens cleaning product manufacturers to convince people that only their product will be safe on your precious and oh-so delicate lens.
 
sirch said:
Wandering somewhat off topic but how "delicate" are lens coatings? I have a hunch that it would not be in the interest of lens manufacturers to apply coatings that come off easily but it is in the interests of lens cleaning product manufacturers to convince people that only their product will be safe on your precious and oh-so delicate lens.
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My lenses are often coated in dust, dried raindrops, crud and cat hair ( or fur if you prefer) , so pretty tough stuff! :LOL:
 
nog said:
Zeiss make wipes, suitable for glasses and lenses
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Gosh, there are 200 in a packet. If I'd used one of those every time I'd cleaned my lenses I'd have 199 left. I always have a lens hood on and have never felt the need to clean the glass. The only time I did was in 1979 when my dog put his nose on a brand new Nikon lens as I was removing it from it's box for the first time. That nose mark was a b****r to remove using various glass cleaners and in the end, in desperation, I breathed on it and rubbed it in circles with my T shirt -- worked fine.
 
ShinySideUp said:
Gosh, there are 200 in a packet. If I'd used one of those every time I'd cleaned my lenses I'd have 199 left. I always have a lens hood on and have never felt the need to clean the glass. The only time I did was in 1979 when my dog put his nose on a brand new Nikon lens as I was removing it from it's box for the first time. That nose mark was a b****r to remove using various glass cleaners and in the end, in desperation, I breathed on it and rubbed it in circles with my T shirt -- worked fine.
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Dirty boy! :LOL:
 
PeterSpencer said:
Presumably that won't work too well on coated lenses? Do you think jewellers rouge would work on uncoated lenses?
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Lens coating are tough. I expect that you could use Brasso to remove the coating entirely if you wanted to but applying by hand and stopping once the dirt is gone, the coatings seem to be fine.
 
I don't know. I've been known to clean glass with isopropyl alcohol, lens cleaning fluid, or just wipe them over with the cloth from my glasses case. It's bits in the viewfinder that drive me up the wall. :D
 
sirch said:
Wandering somewhat off topic but how "delicate" are lens coatings? I have a hunch that it would not be in the interest of lens manufacturers to apply coatings that come off easily but it is in the interests of lens cleaning product manufacturers to convince people that only their product will be safe on your precious and oh-so delicate lens.
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I suspect some of the older lenses used by some denizens of this forum might be more delicate than modern ones. One quite often sees references to "cleaning marks"...
 
I've used my glasses cleaning fluid on my lenses for years when necessary, though that isn't very often. It works and doesn't seem to have done any harm.

Dave
 
Isoclean (95% isopropyl alcohol) works for me. I try, though, to keep lens cleaning to a minimum.
 
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