How do I clean my DSLR camera lens?

Mindy

Do I need to buy anything to properly clean it? Is there a certain kind of cloth? When I do clean it, should I wipe the lens by doing circles or?

Thanks

Answer
I disagree only slightly with "screwdriver". I do not think the first thing to do is brush the lens. The first thing to do is BLOW the lens with a proper blower. Get the lens as clean as you can without ever touching it. Then after blowing away all loose grit, then gently brush it with a proper lens brush. In most cases, that is all you will ever have to do. If some substance does get on the lens, yes, the Eclipse fluid and Pec Pads are great, but there are less expensive alternatives.

Here is a cleaning kit that would be the best $11 you ever spent for you lenses:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/343088-REG/Giottos_CL1001_Lens_Cleaning_Kit_with.html

steve

How do I clean my DSLR camera lens?

Anie

Is there any way I can do it just this once because I don.t have a lens cloth or blower or even lens spray. Or is the only option to buy those things because I do not want to harm my camera or scratch the lens. Thank you.

Answer
get the lens cleaning pen or cloth what is it to buy 10-20$ of equipment for a such great investments . If u use something too rough u might scratch it and spoil the lens

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How to prevent camera lens from getting foggy in a greenhouse?

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Q. So yesterday I had gone to a greenhouse to take some pictures. And my DSLR camera lens fogged up, therefore I can't take any pictures. What should I do?

Answer
It takes time for the equipment to acclimate to a climate change.

You could continue to wipe the lens with a microfiber cloth (in circles starting at the center) OR, let the camera sit in the greenhouse for 20-30 minutes before you use it.

For example, when I know I am doing a shoot outside in the winter, I put my equipment in the trunk of my car an hour or so before the shoot. That way it has time to acclimate from inside to outside. Of course I make sure to wipe down/ clean everything afterwards and it is stored with a lot of desiccant packs to absorb moisture.

Will glasses cleaning cloth damage camera lens?

mich�

I just got a new DSLR camera recently, and today I noticed a fingerprint on my lens, so I used my glasses cleaning cloth to gently clean it. I'm going to get a proper lens cleaning pen over the weekend, but I'm worried that what I've done today may have damaged the lens. Could it have?

Thanks in advance.

Answer
the cloth will not damage the lens. it is grit in the dust that will scratch the delicate lens coating when you wipe. cleaning with air is a first step, while that won't remove a finger print, it will clear out the dust, making it safe to use a more aggressive cleaner.

back in the day, when we used Kodachrome Film, a UV filter was mandatory to keep the exposures from turning blue. And many of us older types can remember an incident where having a filter on the lens saved catastrophic damage. So we mostly continue with the filter routine, and consider the keeping of fingers and dust off the lens as a bonus.

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