Lens Cleaner?!

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thunderMex

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Well, new DVX100A and I have my first finger smudge on the lens. The Tiffen filters don't thread very well into the lens and trying to UNscrew one caused the very tip of my finger to lightly imprint the lens.

What is the cleaner that will work on that coating? And what is the coating? The manual only says do NOT touch the coating on the rear viewfinder or ELSe....I gotta hope the front lens is routinely cleanable.

What are you guys using? I don't think denatured alcohol looks like the stuff.
 
Re: Lens Cleaner?!

It's probably more important what lens cleaning tissue you use than the actual lens cleaner. Any camera store will have some good lens cleaning tissue that will not scratch the lens or leave lint on the lens. They will also sell various types of lens cleaner, but use those on the tissue, never directly on the lens. In a pinch, just huff on your lens with your breath to get you just enough moisture so the lens tissue will work.
Good shooting!
 
Re: Lens Cleaner?!

I do what JBN suggested. I have a nice MicroFiber Cloth (Carefull, you want the kind that has NO built in detergent) and huff on the lens and lightly wipe.
 
Re: Lens Cleaner?!

A clean piece of chamois cloth is commonly used for lens cleaning by camera assistants on film shoots.

Make sure NOT to use any cleaner with alcohol as it could damage the multicoating on your lens.
 
Re: Lens Cleaner?!

As a camera assistant myself, I employ a couple different methods.

I try to stay away from using microfiber or chamois cloths except for cleaning filters. They can collect residue over time unless you stay up on cleaning/disposing of them.

I use the tissue method, fold it over on itself a few times and I use Pancro cleaning fluid and Rosco tissue, though the Kodak tissue works fine. I spray it on the tissue and not directly on the lens. Most AC's use this stuff. You can probably order it from a place like Film Tools or studio depot. Just be careful when cleaning the DVX when you remove the screws and the little shade, fingerprints come out a lot easier than screwdriver stab wounds.

In a real hurry I use this thing called a lens pen, but don't rely on it, and try not to let the DP see you use anything on the lens that's black,(like the lens pens are) cause most of them will probably freak out, although I've NEVER had any problems with residue/scratches left behind.
 
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