Good lens cleaner needed at DVinfo.net

Eric Hess · June 11th, 2005, 09:51 AM

I bought a nock off brand lens cleaner w/my Gl2. I used it once and all it did was create more streaks. What's a good lens cleaner i can get for <$50 from B&H. Also if you could guide me in the right direction of where to buy compresses air cans locally, like at the hardware store?

Dan Diaconu · June 11th, 2005, 10:00 AM

Costco sells 6 can packs (air)

Colvin Eccleston · June 11th, 2005, 01:52 PM

I used to use those lens cleaning cloths from opticians but I have started to use a lens pen and find that it does a superior job; cost £8 from Jessops camera store.

Bill Hamell · June 11th, 2005, 02:59 PM

For a lens brush I would just go with the 'General Brand" pick one you like.
I have used Edwal lens cleaner for many many years.
I have used the Kalt cleaning colth for the last 3-4 years.
Should cost you around $15.

I do not know about buying compressed air from a hardware store.
I would not do it, my lenes are worth more to me than cheaper air.
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Blower Brushes $3.95 - $4.95
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Edwall Lens Cleaner $4.95
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Kalt Micro Fiber Optic Cleaning Cloth $3.95
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Brian Kennedy · June 11th, 2005, 06:51 PM

I'm a still photog who plays with DV toys from time to time. I've used many lens cleaners over the years, and ROR (Residual Oil Remover) with a microfiber cloth is the best lens cleaner I've used. Last I checked, B&H sells it. A lenspen is good if you are obsessive compulsive and need to get the very edges of the lens element or filter that you can't reach with a cloth. But use the ROR first.

Dean Sensui · June 16th, 2005, 09:40 PM

We use the Bauch & Lomb disposable lens wipes that you can get from Costco. Tried the Zeiss ones but they don't work as well -- too much moistener. Under cold conditions it's slow to evaporate.

Takes off smudges nicely. For the environment we're in, we end up wiping the lens a lot. The microfiber cloths work very well but you have to remember to wash them, or you'll eventually end up putting back the stuff you wiped off.

J. Stephen McDonald · June 16th, 2005, 10:49 PM

I am able to clean my lenses as well as my monitor screens very effectively with a microfiber cloth. Not an expensive one from a camera store, but a
3M microfiber general-purpose cleaning cloth from a grocery store. It costs about $4. and is 1 sq. ft. in size. It is soft and durable and works better than a $15. one I have, that was made specially for lenses, that is only 1/8 sq. ft. I rarely have to use any fluid with the 3M one and I cut it into 8 pieces.

June 11th, 2005, 09:51 AM	#1
Eric Hess New Boot Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 11	Good lens cleaner needed I bought a nock off brand lens cleaner w/my Gl2. I used it once and all it did was create more streaks. What's a good lens cleaner i can get for <$50 from B&H. Also if you could guide me in the right direction of where to buy compresses air cans locally, like at the hardware store?

June 11th, 2005, 02:59 PM	#4
Bill Hamell Major Player Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Mystic Ct. Posts: 477	For a lens brush I would just go with the 'General Brand" pick one you like. I have used Edwal lens cleaner for many many years. I have used the Kalt cleaning colth for the last 3-4 years. Should cost you around $15. I do not know about buying compressed air from a hardware store. I would not do it, my lenes are worth more to me than cheaper air. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...arch&Q=&ci=429 Blower Brushes $3.95 - $4.95 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...x=4&image.y=11 Edwall Lens Cleaner $4.95 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...=16&Submit.y=8 Kalt Micro Fiber Optic Cleaning Cloth $3.95 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...=188337&is=REG __________________ Cinematographers Bring Shadow To Light

June 11th, 2005, 06:51 PM	#5
Brian Kennedy Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Washington DC Posts: 126	I'm a still photog who plays with DV toys from time to time. I've used many lens cleaners over the years, and ROR (Residual Oil Remover) with a microfiber cloth is the best lens cleaner I've used. Last I checked, B&H sells it. A lenspen is good if you are obsessive compulsive and need to get the very edges of the lens element or filter that you can't reach with a cloth. But use the ROR first. __________________ Brian Kennedy

June 16th, 2005, 09:40 PM	#6
Dean Sensui Inner Circle Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 2,054	We use the Bauch & Lomb disposable lens wipes that you can get from Costco. Tried the Zeiss ones but they don't work as well -- too much moistener. Under cold conditions it's slow to evaporate. Takes off smudges nicely. For the environment we're in, we end up wiping the lens a lot. The microfiber cloths work very well but you have to remember to wash them, or you'll eventually end up putting back the stuff you wiped off. __________________ Dean Sensui Exec Producer, Hawaii Goes Fishing

June 16th, 2005, 10:49 PM	#7
J. Stephen McDonald Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 909	I am able to clean my lenses as well as my monitor screens very effectively with a microfiber cloth. Not an expensive one from a camera store, but a 3M microfiber general-purpose cleaning cloth from a grocery store. It costs about $4. and is 1 sq. ft. in size. It is soft and durable and works better than a $15. one I have, that was made specially for lenses, that is only 1/8 sq. ft. I rarely have to use any fluid with the 3M one and I cut it into 8 pieces. __________________ Steve McDonald https://onedrive.com/?cid=229807ce52dd4fe0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/22121562@N00/ http://www.vimeo.com/user458315/videos

June 11th, 2005, 10:00 AM	#2
Dan Diaconu Major Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 804	Costco sells 6 can packs (air)

June 11th, 2005, 01:52 PM	#3
Colvin Eccleston Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 93	I used to use those lens cleaning cloths from opticians but I have started to use a lens pen and find that it does a superior job; cost £8 from Jessops camera store.