Cheap lens cleaning tissue vs "expensive" ones?

[Supisiche]

Hi. The tiffen paper is like 5 to 10X more expensive (in my country). This is important to me because I need to clean the elements inside a lens. Using a microfiber cloth made things worse. Thanks.



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[ZodiacPhoto]

Hi. The tiffen paper is like 5 to 10X more expensive (in my country). This is important to me because I need to clean the elements inside a lens. Using a microfiber cloth made things worse. Thanks.



VS



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Funny, I use the same cheap paper to wipe immersion oil from microscope objectives:





For cleaning, I get better results with Zeiss cleaning wipes, they are not expensive if you buy a box of 200: Zeiss Wipes If you need dry paper, just let a Zeiss wipe dry - it takes a minute or two.

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[Supisiche]

Hi. The tiffen paper is like 5 to 10X more expensive (in my country). This is important to me because I need to clean the elements inside a lens. Using a microfiber cloth made things worse. Thanks.



VS



:-D

Funny, I use the same cheap paper to wipe immersion oil from microscope objectives:



For cleaning, I get better results with Zeiss cleaning wipes, they are not expensive if you buy a box of 200: Zeiss Wipes If you need dry paper, just let a Zeiss wipe dry - it takes a minute or two.

Wow thanks. I just need to remove some super small dust particles and lint (from the failed microfiber attempt).

 

[FrancoD]

The Lens Pen could be good for that.

 

[Supisiche]

The Lens Pen could be good for that.

Hmm, I want to use a disposable product but the LP seems interesting :-D

 

[sirhawkeye64]

Hi. The tiffen paper is like 5 to 10X more expensive (in my country). This is important to me because I need to clean the elements inside a lens. Using a microfiber cloth made things worse. Thanks.



VS



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Id recommend just getting some spray and using a micro fiber cloth. I never liked the tissues to be honest. After all, most are paper based. The Zeiss cleaning wipes are OK for occasional use but i would not use them regularly. I used to use them on glasses (and I assume camera lenses would be similar) but that usually lead to tiny scratches over the long term if used regularly (as they are paper based and occasional use is fine, but not regular use IMO).

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[Supisiche]

Hi. The tiffen paper is like 5 to 10X more expensive (in my country). This is important to me because I need to clean the elements inside a lens. Using a microfiber cloth made things worse. Thanks.



VS



:-D

Id recommend just getting some spray and using a micro fiber cloth. I never liked the tissues to be honest. After all, most are paper based. The Zeiss cleaning wipes are OK for occasional use but i would not use them regularly. I used to use them on glasses (and I assume camera lenses would be similar) but that usually lead to tiny scratches over the long term if used regularly (as they are paper based and occasional use is fine, but not regular use IMO).

Well, I made things worse. The tissue product I bought, is extremely thin and tears apart easily when wet. I have some quality MF cloths but this time I'll try to clean them as best as I can. Oh, and I should get some gloves. Thanks

 

[PhotoMac503]

I use nose grease and the underside of an old t-shirt. I always have those with me when shooting.

It worked well before companies started producing lenspens and costly tissues, and it still works.

 

[FrancoD]

I use nose grease and the underside of an old t-shirt. I always have those with me when shooting.

It worked well before companies started producing lenspens and costly tissues, and it still works.

Sounds counterintuitive that nose grease/oil (sebum) could do the job but it used to be applied to telescopes and some other optics to "fill in" tiny scratches.

How it works on lenses I don't know...

(works as a lip balm)

 

[Supisiche]

I use nose grease and the underside of an old t-shirt. I always have those with me when shooting.

It worked well before companies started producing lenspens and costly tissues, and it still works.

I wanted the lens elements to look crystal clear. This time I pulled it off. Washing the microfiber cloths in warm water did the trick. There is always a number of unavoidable "dots" (ultra mega tiny spots) but i'm happy with the results.