Libman Windex Microfiber/Chamois okay on lenses?

[reneethomas]

Shopping at Walmart I saw a Libman Window 2 in 1 cloth. My shopping list was on my iPad and it was dirty with fingerprints so I tried it out and was impressed and bought (would have bought it anyway since I tried it - even if the package is completely open :p)

Anyway my question I would this be something to keep in the camera bag to get off nose prints (from animals of course..lol), dust and other junk? I love my Zeiss cleaner but so many reviews talked about the bottle being so easy to break that I leave it out of my bag. The lens pen is nice but sometimes it doesn't work as well as I would like and I am sure that it is because of the severe dry climate I live in tends to dry it out because of that I only use it indoors.

Unlike other products this cloth doesn't list anything you can't or should only use it on. I searched the web to see if anyone else asked this question but returned no results.

[Bob_A]

Unless the on-line photos are poor these cloths look more like the ones used for washing your car than for cleaning a camera lens. Lens microfiber cloths have no nap for course dirt particles (that can scratch) to collect since they don't need absorbency. They just need to remove a bit of dust or fingerprints.

I'd stick to something like the following if you want to use a microfiber cloth:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/628414-REG/LensCoat_LCMF_Micro_Fiber_Cleaning_Cloth.html

By the way the Apple case I got for my iPad came with a nice sized micro fiber cloth. I also get them with every pair of glasses I buy, so you may want to check with a friend that wears glasses as you may be able to score a cloth for free :)