Humberto Ruiz
(K=763) - Comment Date 1/4/2006
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i have the same proplem i can never get the damn streaks out.you know i wear glasses. theres cloths to whipe lenses and some good solutions for the streaks i was thinking of using that. ive been using windex which i know is pretty bad.
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Don Loseke
(K=32503) - Comment Date 1/4/2006
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Use a good eyeglass cleaning souluttion and then wipe them dry with a soft dry cotton handkerchief. Don't use kleenex and it will scratch and some of them have a lotion in them that will create more problems.
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Charles Morris
(K=5969) - Comment Date 1/12/2006
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microfiber cleaners and lens chamois (my favorite) are a good place to start but you have to remember that your lens is only going to get as clean as your cleaning tools. the cloths pick up oils and sweat from your hands in addition to the grime off the lenses you are wiping and the cleaning solutions. another seldom suspectedsource of crud on clenaing clothes is your camera bag. many of the fabrics used in camera bags have waterproof coatings that when new can contain some solvents and processing agents. this stuff can evaporate from the materials of the bag and condense anyplace else nearby or inside the bag including inside your camera or contaminating your cleaning materials you carry in the bag. you just have to wash those once in a while.
my stunt for washing my lens rags is to use the clothes washer after having washed a load of underwear and t-shirts. the reason is that those are low lint and it will give the washer a chance to clean itself out a bit. then i use a low water setting and warm water for the wash and rinse cycles and turn on the second rinse feature. use regular laundry detergent and i add a tablespoon of powdered dishwasher detergent. (it seems to cut grease better) once it is done just drop the stuff in the dryer on low heat and you can dry the microfiber cloths completely, but pull the chamois while it is still a little moist because it tends to turn to carboard if you overdry it. you wil still have stiff spots, but you can usually loosen those up by rolling it up in a tight spindle, and then unrolling and reversing the direction of the roll. this flexes everything enough that the stiffness usually goes away after a few iterations of it. if you have lots of time you can do a warm air/gentle dry for a while then just set the dryer to air fluff and leave everything in there til you are confident it is dry.
once you have nice clean wipers, then you can use throw-away lens tissue to apply your cleaner/solvent and loosen the really stubborn stuff, then use your clean wipers to polish the rest of it.
2cents@large.
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Chuck Freeman
(K=13616) - Comment Date 1/18/2006
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Just a suggestion that I was taught while in Full time photo school. Never let lens get dirty . Keep filter on at all times.
Almost anything will scratch them
Chuck
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Liz in Chaos.
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Kambiz K
(K=37420) - Comment Date 2/18/2006
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The best method would be to use an eye glasses cloth. First you put the filter near to your mouth and say ahhh , then clean it with that cloth in soft circular way.
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