Use what to clean lens?

yocoolboy · 23rd June 2004

Hi... if the lens is dirty what can I use to clean it?

Can i use microfiber cloth?

Or must use lens blower.

If so, lens blower how much?

Thanks, me using P&S Canon PowerShot A310

hansia · 23rd June 2004

Originally Posted by yocoolboy

Hi... if the lens is dirty what can I use to clean it?

Can i use microfiber cloth?

Or must use lens blower.

If so, lens blower how much?

Thanks, me using P&S Canon PowerShot A310

Use blower (<$10) to get rid of big dust particles first. Then use lens tissue to wipe. Microfiber cloth for glasses may contain silicon. Will stain the lens. Anyway lens tissue is cheap. Ard $5 for pack of 50.

For stubborn stains, use lens cleaning solution with lens tissue. Very cheap too. Can't remember how much I paid for mine. Expensive ones dont leave residue or cloud, so easier to wipe. Cheap ones will do just fine too - simply wipe a few more times.

LKSC · 23rd June 2004

There is something called the Lens Pen which quite useful. About $12 http://www.lenspen.com/

yocoolboy · 23rd June 2004

Originally Posted by LKSC

There is something called the Lens Pen which quite useful. About $12 http://www.lenspen.com/

Ok thanks... but where do i get to buy all of the abovementioned?

Virgo · 23rd June 2004

Originally Posted by yocoolboy

Ok thanks... but where do i get to buy all of the abovementioned?

You can get the Lens Pen from Konota @ Peninsula Plaza.

yocoolboy · 23rd June 2004

Originally Posted by Virgo

You can get the Lens Pen from Konota @ Peninsula Plaza.

wah. Peninsula Plaza?! far sia... anywae nearer? what about the lens blower etc? nearer as in like Jurong area?

jonlou · 24th June 2004

Originally Posted by yocoolboy

wah. Peninsula Plaza?! far sia... anywae nearer? what about the lens blower etc? nearer as in like Jurong area?

go to any camera/computer shops. IMM should have those kits ard.

yocoolboy · 24th June 2004

check at IMM le... Best dun hav, Daiso dun hav, Stationary shop dun hav, GIANT also dun hav... haha...

tingchiyen · 24th June 2004

Go to any mini-lab, they'll usually carry cheap cleaning kits... don't bother using their solution, just keep the blower and lens tissue! I usually just blow with the bulb, if not, then breathe on my filter and lens, then wipe with lens tissue.

buddy · 24th June 2004

Originally Posted by tingchiyen

Go to any mini-lab, they'll usually carry cheap cleaning kits... don't bother using their solution, just keep the blower and lens tissue! I usually just blow with the bulb, if not, then breathe on my filter and lens, then wipe with lens tissue.

giottos bulb blower... looks like a rocket, works like one too!

sehsuan · 24th June 2004

i use my oakley lens bag for the purpose

Adrian · 24th June 2004

I use a microfiber cloth (MX100, ESSILOR) that i bought from the optical shop to clean my lenses. Cost $3.50. Cheap and effective.

yocoolboy · 25th June 2004

Originally Posted by tingchiyen

Go to any mini-lab, they'll usually carry cheap cleaning kits... don't bother using their solution, just keep the blower and lens tissue! I usually just blow with the bulb, if not, then breathe on my filter and lens, then wipe with lens tissue.

hi.. butwhat happens if i use their solution? will my lens be affected in any minor way?

justarius · 25th June 2004

Originally Posted by yocoolboy

hi.. butwhat happens if i use their solution? will my lens be affected in any minor way?

I don't think it will affect the lens, but when I tried it on my Hoya filter, the coating came off!

yocoolboy · 25th June 2004

oh so the solution is safe lah...

drummercow · 25th June 2004

I suppose if youre not sure, the best thing is to ask them before you try.

Sekali like Justarius, 1 x polariser /filter gone cos of corrosive lens solution!

If they not sure then just go down to cathay or whatever place which has slaes people who know what they are doing!

yocoolboy · 25th June 2004

i asked them and their sae digital cameras can... but den is like it is unbranded... i figured out it's not alcholol (no cooling effect on my skin) and have tried cleaning the lens... what are the syntoms that will appear on my photos if the lens cleaner is bad and harms my lens?

mervlam · 26th June 2004

P&S camera no need to clean lens one lah.... unless you itchy finger go and touch
just use blower to blow away the dust

yocoolboy · 26th June 2004

yar.. i accidentally go and touch... but will their be any bad effects? if there is what are the symtoms?

justarius · 26th June 2004

If you really want to clean, just use your breath (breathe gently on the lens), and wipe with a clean microfibre cloth. If you have a blower, blow first before you start cleaning to get rid of dirt which might scratch your lens when you start wiping it.

Dirty lens sometimes = blurred pictures, or if the dirt is really bad, starts showing up in the picture, but it may surprise you how dirty a lens can get before image quality starts to be affected. And if you touch a lens with your fingers, clean it fast because the oily residue our fingers leave can etch the coating.

23rd June 2004	#1
yocoolboy Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 75	Use what to clean lens? Hi... if the lens is dirty what can I use to clean it? Can i use microfiber cloth? Or must use lens blower. If so, lens blower how much? Thanks, me using P&S Canon PowerShot A310

23rd June 2004	#3
LKSC Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 206	There is something called the Lens Pen which quite useful. About $12 http://www.lenspen.com/

24th June 2004	#8
yocoolboy Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 75	check at IMM le... Best dun hav, Daiso dun hav, Stationary shop dun hav, GIANT also dun hav... haha...

24th June 2004	#9
tingchiyen Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Central Posts: 295	Go to any mini-lab, they'll usually carry cheap cleaning kits... don't bother using their solution, just keep the blower and lens tissue! I usually just blow with the bulb, if not, then breathe on my filter and lens, then wipe with lens tissue.

24th June 2004	#11
sehsuan Deregistered Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,674	i use my oakley lens bag for the purpose

24th June 2004	#12
Adrian Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: West Posts: 230	I use a microfiber cloth (MX100, ESSILOR) that i bought from the optical shop to clean my lenses. Cost $3.50. Cheap and effective.

25th June 2004	#15
yocoolboy Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 75	oh so the solution is safe lah...

25th June 2004	#16
drummercow Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: in the shadow of the tallest hill in S'pore! Posts: 247	I suppose if youre not sure, the best thing is to ask them before you try. Sekali like Justarius, 1 x polariser /filter gone cos of corrosive lens solution! If they not sure then just go down to cathay or whatever place which has slaes people who know what they are doing!

26th June 2004	#18
mervlam Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,422	P&S camera no need to clean lens one lah.... unless you itchy finger go and touch just use blower to blow away the dust

26th June 2004	#20
justarius Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Western side of Singapore Posts: 1,163	If you really want to clean, just use your breath (breathe gently on the lens), and wipe with a clean microfibre cloth. If you have a blower, blow first before you start cleaning to get rid of dirt which might scratch your lens when you start wiping it. Dirty lens sometimes = blurred pictures, or if the dirt is really bad, starts showing up in the picture, but it may surprise you how dirty a lens can get before image quality starts to be affected. And if you touch a lens with your fingers, clean it fast because the oily residue our fingers leave can etch the coating.