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After listening to what others have said and after using the following

Microfiber cloth -Useless, too think will not get up smudges and its not even close ,

Zeiss Lens cloths. No offense Zeiss , this also only does a very little because their material is kind of rigid

Olympus sells a spray at best buy which is basically sterilzed water, again useless because it takes the smear and just expands it and smears some more

I have not tried the erase pen but after so many things the only things that seem to work is a solution of walmart no glare lens cleaner and thinnest possible material and that is toilet paper. Ok I know about scratching lens so I just do it very lightly. This helps more then most but still not perfect. If anyone has any other ideas please let us know. thanks Rick
 
Well, I'm not sure which camera you are cleaning, but i have found microfiber cloth to be excellent as a lens cleaner for my 717. Of course, the 717 has a nice, huge glass lens, so that makes it easier to get at. But a good microfiber will clean every smudge, not scratch, leave no lint or fiber, and can be used for months without cleaning.

I keep one in my bag all the time.

I bought a bundle of very nice, fine microfiber towels from a fellow car enthusiast from my VW group - 12 of them which I use for my car. But they've come in handy for other uses including camera lenses, plasma TV and LCD computer screen cleaning, and even face wiping on hot days because they are so small folded up that one can be wedged ina pocket unnoticeably. So now they are spread all over my house!

For my L1, which has a miniscule lens, I usually use a Q-tip moistened with lens cleaner fluid, very gently to avoid scratching, then a dry Q-tip to wipe away excess.

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Justin
 
Windex, the straight one without any fancy additives, is what I used on my SLR lenses. Don't spray it directly on the lens. Use it with lens cleaning tissues or even Qtips. You can always blow away the lint, it's the dirt that you should worry about.

Then again I protect my lenses whereever possible with a UV filter.

The UV filter can be washed with dishwasher liquid or even soap and rinsed with water.

I hope this helps.
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Tod
 
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While I have been using toilet paper which might have been too coarse to clean the lens, your suggestion for cotton swabs with the lens cleaner from Walmart worked the best. This is one of the best tips I have ever read for this purpose. I posted hoping to get something this good. About the microfiber though, I guess its best for larger lens I didn't have luck for smaller lens. Thanks
Rick
 
Tod I think yes the cotton tips are the best by far , with a little liquid cleaner. Its not even close :) compared to other choices and as for windex will keep that option open if Idon't have this Walmart no glare lens cleaner. ( sounds like a commerical huh?) lol
 
Between those wet cloths and a Zeiss microfiber cloth I don't have any problems cleaning my Sony lens. I also use a lens pen as a followup to make sure there is not residue.
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-Mike

 
The Windex tip I picked up from a book "Camera Maintenance And Repair" by author Tomossy. I used to do some minor camera repairs on my collection of the classic (circa 1970) mechanical SLR cameras.

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Tod
 
TOILET PAPER?

Jeeze, wouldn't that leave tons of white fiber on the lens?
rick said:
No pun attended
While I have been using toilet paper which might have been too
coarse to clean the lens, your suggestion for cotton swabs with the
lens cleaner from Walmart worked the best. This is one of the best
tips I have ever read for this purpose. I posted hoping to get
something this good. About the microfiber though, I guess its best
for larger lens I didn't have luck for smaller lens. Thanks
Rick
Click to expand...
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AJ
 
48% isopropyl alcohol - 52% water in a spray bottle and a micro fiber cloth. Lightly spray the solution on the cloth.

I've been using this mixture to clean lcd monitor/laptop screens and lcd/plasma T.V. screens. It's an industry standard to use that solution. It's also the same mixture that LCD Cleaning wipes sold in stores are. It's not good to use glass cleaners with amonia (windex??), as the amonia can "burn" or "cloud" the LCD/Plasma screen.

I've recently cleaned my H1 lens with the solution after getting some strawberry juice smudges on it (long story). It worked great on the lens.
Gene
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thanks I found out there might be a few methods, I like the way with cotton tip for small Sony lens, and zeitz lens cloth and Walmart lens spray for 828 and larger lens. I will try your way too maybe , thanks.
 
toilet tissue?

No actually not at all its actually great with walmart spray. Its real thin and it effective.. For tiny Sony lens its perfect. I think thick cloth does not get grease well off of small sony lens. Except I try to do what Justin says now instead just in case toilet tissue can do damage.
 
We clean microscope optics with 50/50 distilled water and methonol alcohol using 100% cotton q-tips. I assume lenses may be cleaned the same way. Clean using a circular motion from inside out. Never use same q-tip twice. Dry with q-tips same way. When clean, you should be able to fog the lens with your breath and see it immediatly disappear.
Note: Q-tips must be the 100% cotton type. Any other will scratch.
jk
 
The best way I've found to clean any camera lens is the Camera Pen. It's great. It has a brush on one end to brush away loose particles and the felt tip on the other end which cleans the lens perfectly!!!
 
I have always try to keep a few packages of Kodak lens tssue and a couple of small bottles of Kodak lens cleaner --- THE BEST combination ever!!! Kodak Lens Cleaning Paper CAT 154 6027. Kodak Lens Cleaner 1.25 oz CAT 176 7136. I've been using this combination on lenses for 45 years and haven't lost a lens yet!!!
jim
 
Make a clean brush by rolling a couple of sheets of Kodak lens paper loosely together down the length and tearing the roll in half, put the two pieces together and you have a fluffy CLEAN lintless brush!!!
jim
 
tissue and toilet tissue leaves A LOT more "dust" then you think (in general, varies by brand).

Find a shiny black car and use tissue on it, then look.
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Brooks Loflin
 
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