Breathe or not to Breathe

[Stuart R]

Hi

Little bit of advice please

I have a smudge (probably a fingerprint) on the front of one of my lenses. What is the best way to clean. Would you breathe on it then gently wipe a clean lens cloth - Or. What!

Cheers

Stuart

[Willie]

Stuart, do you have a Lenspen? I have found this to be the best method. But first you have to be sure that there are no dust particles on the lens, by using the brush end thoroughly, and then the "chamois" end can be applied to the lens which will remove the fingerprints and make the lens sparkling clean.

Dust particles can be organic, mineral or metallic in nature. and you don't want to be rubbing any particles around with either a cloth or a chamois, as it will only act as sandpaper and scratch the surface coating of the lens. Breathing on the lens will just turn a cloth and dust particles into wet sandpaper.

I have never found the old method of putting a few drops of lens cleaning solution onto a lens tissue and then wiping the lens to be any good at all.

Has anybody else heard of other good cleaning methods?

p.s. Re: Breathe or not to Breathe - while you are cleaning your lens - keep on breathing!

[otooleg]

If I get anything on my lens's I first use a blower to ensure no dust is on the lens.

Then I use specialist lens cleaning fluid - apply only to a cloth - not directly on the lens (never) and this normally does the trick.
If not repeat until it does!

If it still remains - then I am afraid it is off to the professionals Stuart!

Regards

George

[GordonS]

Have you tried spit on the corner of a cotton hanky ?

[Stuart R]

Thanks guys

Have ordered the enclosed

Cheers

Stuart

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