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Lens Care

  • 31-07-2010 3:04pm
    #1
    RuehlTheWorld
    Closed Accounts Posts: 89 ✭✭


    What's the best way for me to clean an unidentified smudge of a dSLR lens? Or, would they do it for me for free if I brought it into a shop?


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  • #2
    hbr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 760 ✭✭✭hbr


    RuehlTheWorld wrote: »
    What's the best way for me to clean an unidentified smudge of a dSLR lens? Or, would they do it for me for free if I brought it into a shop?

    You can clean it yourself quite easily. Lenses need to be
    handled carefully, but they aren't that delicate. Use a
    blower or a very light dusting with a soft cloth to knock
    off any loose dust. This is to make sure there aren't
    any hard particles of sand or metal on the glass before
    you clean it. Then use a soft clean cloth to clean the lens.
    The traditional way is to fog up the kens by breathing on
    it and then clean it with a soft cloth. I prefer to use optical
    lens cleaning wipes from Aldi:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=2055968207

    Are you sure the dirt is on the lens and not on the sensor?


  • #3
    Buckz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭Buckz


    If the Dirt is sharp and in the same place on each frame its on the sensor. (my speciality) if you can see it in the viewfinder but not on the pictures its on the mirror or focussings screen. if you can see the dirt on the lens chances are it is hard to see it on the pictures, other than as flare, clean carefully as above.


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