Camera Lens Help !!!!!?

sarah

I got some babypower on my lens and it turned out a bit fuzzy is there ANYWAY I CAN HELP ITTT???

Answer
Clean the baby powder off the lens. Youll have to be very careful because the baby powder may scuff the lens.

Blow off as much as you can. Carefully use a can of compressed air. Your breath or a blower bulb wont be enough.

Wet a lens tissue with lens cleaning fluid and soak up the remaining powder. Dont rub it just dab it. Smearing the powder around is what may scuff the lens.

For safety to prevent lens damage you might want to take it to a shop for professional cleaning.

Edit:
The functions of saliva:
Lubrication
Protection against drying
Thins and dilutes food for swallowing
Anti acid function, buffers and neutralises acids, particularly important when there are acids of bacterial origin present
Taste
Irrigation - debris and bacteria
taste buds
Bacteriostatic action on endogenous bacteria
Bacteriolytic action on exogenous bacteria
Digestive
Reduction of clotting time

The major components of saliva:
Histatins
Statherins
Lysozyme
Proline-rich proteins
Carbonic anhydrases
Amylases
Peroxidases
Lactoferrin
Mucin 2
SlgA
Mucin 1

I donât see tialine listed and my search found no info on tialine. Even if it is what 120 says youre not trying to digest fungus and bacteria on your lens.

Its true our Creator gave us both saliva and tears but notice he didnât put saliva in our eyes or tears in our mouths. They are two different fluids with two different purposes. I done see âcleaningâ in any of the functions of saliva. Tears are a good lubricant for your eyes. Next time you change your motor oil would you fill the crankcase with tears?

Saliva doesnât evaporate quickly as cleaning fluid does and this could make cleaning more difficult. Toilet paper isnât lint free so you may end up with paper fibers all over your lens.

Ive used cleaning fluid and lens tissue on coated lenses for over twenty years and never harmed a lens. There are other suitable methods I just happen to be satisfied with mine. I donât care how long 120 has been a camera repair student. Im not switching to saliva and toilet paper for my lenses. Youre of course absolutely free to do so if you wish. I bet if you contact your camera manufacturer they wont recommend the saliva and toilet paper method either.

For more info than you really ever need to know about saliva see the links below.

Cleaning a camera lens?

Kristi H

I have a nikon D50 slr with the attachable lens. I lost the lens cap a few months back and haven't had the chance to get another one. I keep it as locked away as possible. But stuff gets all over it. What can I do to clean it?

Answer
Camera lenses have "anti-reflection" coatings on the surfaces which are very vulnerable to scratching. So what ever you do never not wipe a dry lens with anything.

Pick up a small bottle of lens cleaner and "lens tissue" from any camera store. (DO NOT USE ANYTHING ELSE.) Also pick up a small lens brush. It comes attached to a small rubber-like bulb that you squeeze to blow a puff of air over the lens. Use the brush to LIGHTLY remove any remaining particles. Then put a few drops of the cleaning liquid on the lens. Take a lens tissue and fold it into a small square (about 1 inch). Use the tissue to draw the liquid over the surface of the lens working from the center to the edge. You might have to repeat several times to get the lens completely clean.

I wouldn't put plastic wrap over the lens. It will "outgas" leaving a hard to remove film residue on the lens. Every time you clean the lens you risk damaging the surface.

Finally, for a few bucks, buy a new lens cap.

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what NOT to clean your camera lens with?

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alfredhitc

What are some things most people would think is good to clean thier camera lens with but isnt good?

Answer
First of all it's prudent to try to never have to clean your lens. I accept though that this is impossible with a P&S camera. However with an SLR you can buy a UV filter for the lens which will protect the lens for its entire life.

Secondly, when you do have to clean a lens, the first, most important thing to do is blow it clean with a blower brush. Simply setting about cleaning it with a cloth can cause all manner of problems. If there happens to be a little speck of sand or other abrasive material on the lens surface you could scratch the lens. Only after you blow it clean is it a good idea to start to use a cloth.

That said, I agree with Ben H in his recommendations. Methyl alcohol (available at most hardware stores) usually gets rid of most problems when a simple wipe of the micro fibre cloth doesn't work. Now don't coat the lens with the alcohol, if that stuff gets inside the lens it can also disolve some of the grease and cause the lens to jam. Instead place a drop or two in the middle of the lens and work outwards with your cloth in a circular motion.

His Windex comment is a bit unorthodox I'll admit and should be a "last resort" solution but it does work. I've not had a fungus problem so I can't comment if it works on fungus or not (though I suspect it does), however one problem I've had often comes from the seaside. I don't have a clue what the chemistry of the air is along the ocean but I've often found a real goo coating my UV filter. Trying to clean it dry doesn't work it simply smears things worse. Often alcohol also doesn't work, you're just smearing the goo around more.

In those situations I've found the Windex to work really well too. It seems to disolve that goo more thoroughly and leaves you with a lens in pristine condition once more. However, unlike my earlier advice, in this case you need a different technique.

First of all in this case you're trying to dissolve a coating of guck that accumulated from the air. A couple of drops isn't going to do that. I'd place several drops on the lens again making sure they stay in the middle and then I'd GENTLY work from the centre to the outside of the lens in a circular fashion. The stress is on Gently because you will have salt crystals mixed in with the goo that can scratch the lens. So what you're trying to do on the first pass is disolve them and get rid of them.

Keep in mind when you do this that you are also contaminating your cloth. If you use the same spot on the cloth in the next cleaning, you'll simply smear the goo back on the lens. So the second time you do this use a different part of the cloth or better yet, another cloth. Usually after three or four attempts the lens will come clean.

Once you've done that it's a good idea to thoroughly clean your cloth under warm running water to get rid of all the residue. Then hang it out to dry and when dry it's ready for the next time.

Another answer is to visit your local camera shop. Many still carry a lens cleaning fluid which usually works on lenses. The only problem is that this stuff is usually more expensive than the other solutions. On the positive side though if you bought a couple of those bottles, once they're empty you can use one for the alcohol and the other for the windex. This way you'll have these with you in your camera kit wherever you go.

I hope that helps a little.

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John Alder

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Answer
The safest way is with bottled water and the same lens cleaning cloths you get from the places that sell eyeglasses.

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