Lens wipes
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Parfum not needed in lens wipes
% the best imho and trial and error, buy cheap buy twice. triggertrix
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If it’s going on expensive lens coatings, I wouldn’t skimp.
All you need is a spray bottle of alcohol a piece of lens cleaning tissue and a cocktail stick. Start in middle and work outwards. If v dusty use a camera puffer brush to blow off dust. To polish breath on lens and wipe off with a piece of chamois leather.
How do I know! years of dealing with a guy who serviced all our lab microscopes. Individual lenses £1000 + !
I taught basic microscopy and maintenance to many microscope users.
I use lidl lens wipes on all my scooe lenses Diavari included modern lens coatings are quite tough. However be v careful if cleaning old German lens eg Pecar the coatings are soft and will scratch.
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How do I know! years of dealing with a guy who serviced all our lab microscopes. Individual lenses £1000 + !
I taught basic microscopy and maintenance to many microscope users.
I use lidl lens wipes on all my scooe lenses Diavari included modern lens coatings are quite tough. However be v careful if cleaning old German lens eg Pecar the coatings are soft and will scratch.
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I’m a big fan of the Zeiss wipes.
A box of 200 should last you years and at £14 is pretty good value.
A box of 200 should last you years and at £14 is pretty good value.
Just the word ‘wipes’ makes me shudder! 
Why would you want to be wiping anything across your precious lenses and run the risk of dragging any dust/dirt/grease over the surface with the possibility of damaging the coatings?
With scopes and binos I run them under a dribble on the cold tap to remove any loose dust then, using a mild solution of handwash soap and water, I go over the lenses with a soft watercolour brush keeping it well charged with the solution and only a light pressure…. then sluice it off with the brush under the tap again. I use mild handwash as washing up liquid has a high proportion of salt in it.
To dry it I use the end of rolled up loo paper, tissue or kitchen roll just dabbing at the drops til they’re gone. I’ve been doing this for years on various Swarovski, Zeiss and thermal scopes, spotters and binos and the lenses are all still pristine.
If anything gets raindrops on the lenses I just dab my hankie on the drops to soak them up…… I definitely don’t ‘wipe’.
Same principle with my spectacles except I just rinse under the tap then a drop of handwash on the lenses and ‘thumb and forefinger’ under the tap… my prescription has hardly changed over the years and some of the lenses go back more than several years and show no signs of deterioration.
Works for me….
Cheers,
Fizz
Why would you want to be wiping anything across your precious lenses and run the risk of dragging any dust/dirt/grease over the surface with the possibility of damaging the coatings?
With scopes and binos I run them under a dribble on the cold tap to remove any loose dust then, using a mild solution of handwash soap and water, I go over the lenses with a soft watercolour brush keeping it well charged with the solution and only a light pressure…. then sluice it off with the brush under the tap again. I use mild handwash as washing up liquid has a high proportion of salt in it.
To dry it I use the end of rolled up loo paper, tissue or kitchen roll just dabbing at the drops til they’re gone. I’ve been doing this for years on various Swarovski, Zeiss and thermal scopes, spotters and binos and the lenses are all still pristine.
If anything gets raindrops on the lenses I just dab my hankie on the drops to soak them up…… I definitely don’t ‘wipe’.
Same principle with my spectacles except I just rinse under the tap then a drop of handwash on the lenses and ‘thumb and forefinger’ under the tap… my prescription has hardly changed over the years and some of the lenses go back more than several years and show no signs of deterioration.
Works for me….
Cheers,
Fizz
I think generally wipes are for smudges and greasy marks from eyelashes etc. actual visible dirt needs a blast of air followed by a very soft bristle brush. At least that’s what I’ve done previouslyJust the word ‘wipes’ makes me shudder!
Why would you want to be wiping anything across your precious lenses and run the risk of dragging any dust/dirt/grease over the surface with the possibility of damaging the coatings?
With scopes and binos I run them under a dribble on the cold tap to remove any loose dust then, using a mild solution of handwash soap and water, I go over the lenses with a soft watercolour brush keeping it well charged with the solution and only a light pressure…. then sluice it off with the brush under the tap again. I use mild handwash as washing up liquid has a high proportion of salt in it.
To dry it I use the end of rolled up loo paper, tissue or kitchen roll just dabbing at the drops til they’re gone. I’ve been doing this for years on various Swarovski, Zeiss and thermal scopes, spotters and binos and the lenses are all still pristine.
If anything gets raindrops on the lenses I just dab my hankie on the drops to soak them up…… I definitely don’t ‘wipe’.
Same principle with my spectacles except I just rinse under the tap then a drop of handwash on the lenses and ‘thumb and forefinger’ under the tap… my prescription has hardly changed over the years and some of the lenses go back more than several years and show no signs of deterioration.
Works for me….
Cheers,
Fizz
I use either a compressed air duster or a camera lens puffer then a brush to remove any dust followed by a Zeiss wipe.
I used to clean laser scanner mirrors using First Contact cleaner but that might be a bit overkill for this use case. It's an interesting product, you paint it on and it goes tacky then you use a piece of sellotape to pull it off in one piece and it lifts all debris and grease off with it.
I used to clean laser scanner mirrors using First Contact cleaner but that might be a bit overkill for this use case. It's an interesting product, you paint it on and it goes tacky then you use a piece of sellotape to pull it off in one piece and it lifts all debris and grease off with it.
First Contact Polymer Kits
The only cleaning solution for precision optics and surfaces. One part, easy to peel system that is safe on coated optics and first surface mirrors.
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Hi.
Couple of questions that are relevent to the thread.
I have used the Leupold 'Lens Pen'. Comes with a brush, to take care of any loose dust and debri. Then a small pad that is impregated with cleaning solvent or some sort. Does anyone have an opinion on these? I find ij works perfectly.
Another, is lens cleaning solvent from my otician. It is free, just fill your little spray from a dispenser in their shop. I then blow off the dust from the lenses with the squares that, then cleaning gentlyl.
I am no lense expert, so are both these propositions exeptable? lens, apply the free lense cleaner and then
Couple of questions that are relevent to the thread.
I have used the Leupold 'Lens Pen'. Comes with a brush, to take care of any loose dust and debri. Then a small pad that is impregated with cleaning solvent or some sort. Does anyone have an opinion on these? I find ij works perfectly.
Another, is lens cleaning solvent from my otician. It is free, just fill your little spray from a dispenser in their shop. I then blow off the dust from the lenses with the squares that, then cleaning gentlyl.
I am no lense expert, so are both these propositions exeptable? lens, apply the free lense cleaner and then
If you were at the Shooting show Zeiss were giving out their wipes as freebies!
If my glasses get geasy then I wash with a drop of Fairy and finger thumb technique. Rinse in warm water.
I also put them in my ultrasonic cleaner to clean the frames.
Camera lens cleaning kits are good and air duster but a rubber puffer is just a good. I got a great one from the Audiology dept sold to clean hearing aid tubes.
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If my glasses get geasy then I wash with a drop of Fairy and finger thumb technique. Rinse in warm water.
I also put them in my ultrasonic cleaner to clean the frames.
Camera lens cleaning kits are good and air duster but a rubber puffer is just a good. I got a great one from the Audiology dept sold to clean hearing aid tubes.
D
Not a fan of the thumb-in-the-shirt-cuff method, then?Just the word ‘wipes’ makes me shudder!
Why would you want to be wiping anything across your precious lenses and run the risk of dragging any dust/dirt/grease over the surface with the possibility of damaging the coatings?
With scopes and binos I run them under a dribble on the cold tap to remove any loose dust then, using a mild solution of handwash soap and water, I go over the lenses with a soft watercolour brush keeping it well charged with the solution and only a light pressure…. then sluice it off with the brush under the tap again. I use mild handwash as washing up liquid has a high proportion of salt in it.
To dry it I use the end of rolled up loo paper, tissue or kitchen roll just dabbing at the drops til they’re gone. I’ve been doing this for years on various Swarovski, Zeiss and thermal scopes, spotters and binos and the lenses are all still pristine.
If anything gets raindrops on the lenses I just dab my hankie on the drops to soak them up…… I definitely don’t ‘wipe’.
Same principle with my spectacles except I just rinse under the tap then a drop of handwash on the lenses and ‘thumb and forefinger’ under the tap… my prescription has hardly changed over the years and some of the lenses go back more than several years and show no signs of deterioration.
Works for me….
Cheers,
Fizz
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