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Best front element cleaning techniques?

Started Apr 21, 2014 | Questions thread
crashpc Veteran Member • Posts: 7,237
Re: Best front element cleaning techniques?

I clean all my lenses this way:
1) blow some compressed air to it, but not very close. Just to blow the easiest mess off.
2) very gently use ear cleaning sticks with cotton on sides, wetted with IzopropylAlcohol. It must not wet the glass totally. Just the sticker must be wet a bit. And I gently clean and clean (I usually use up to 30 sticks) until it´s clean. Never damaged anything, the lens is superclean. Did it on small to medium front lens elements. It would be torture to do on 400 f/2.8.

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