Cleaned lense......with t-shirt

[primalcarl]

Probably not a good idea but when out shooting yesterday I noticed a mark on my new lense and panicked and use my t-shirt and breath to clean it (was only a mark luckily, not a scratch)

Could I have done any damage? I've looked fairly closely. I'm thinking of getting one of those Nikon lense pens to keep in my bag when I'm out

[cdifoto]

I use my shirt all the time. No harm no foul. That glass is strong. Just blow it off first so you don't accidentally grind something into it.

[René Damkot]

Same here.
I don't even own any lens tissues at the moment ;)

[GilesGuthrie]

The only difficulty with using clothing is that sometimes it leaves lint on the lens.

[blackshadow]

Often when shooting gigs I'll use my t shirt to give a lens a quick wipe.

[cdifoto]

The only difficulty with using clothing is that sometimes it leaves lint on the lens.

Which, of course, you can blow right off. You don't have to get every last speck either.

[primalcarl]

Thanks guys, thats put my mind at rest

[airfrogusmc]

I've used neck ties, shirts and one thing thats actually pretty good is a dollar bill. Just make sure there aren't any grains of sand or any solid foreign object on the lens before you go to rub'n.

[danpass]

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You don't have to get every last speck either.

blasphemy .........











Just try to stick to cotton items (microfiber is ok too)



I've never heard of the Nikon lens pen but it sounds cool.

I have one of those brush-with-blower things and that helps keep the lint off.


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[doidinho]

In a pinch I will use my t-shirt as well. My only worry is if there is a spec of dirt or something that may scratch the lens. I try and minimize this risk by using the inside of my t-shirt and not the outside.

[dekalbSTEEL]

I've used neck ties, shirts and one thing thats actually pretty good is a dollar bill. Just make sure there aren't any grains of sand or any solid foreign object on the lens before you go to rub'n.


Or any of that white powdery stuff on the dollar bill:lol:

[Picture North Carolina]

Last summer I was in a coastal environment shooting pics during a tropical storm. I ran across a pro and remarked to him about how the lenses of cameras got messed up within 15 seconds of taking of the cap. He remarked he just continually wiped it off with his t-shirt, but then continued to say he was using a "specially treated" t-shirt he had purchased online. Anybody know what he was talking about? /Dan

[Richard_Miami]

Last summer I was in a coastal environment shooting pics during a tropical storm. I ran across a pro and remarked to him about how the lenses of cameras got messed up within 15 seconds of taking of the cap. He remarked he just continually wiped it off with his t-shirt, but then continued to say he was using a "specially treated" t-shirt he had purchased online. Anybody know what he was talking about? /Dan

Just my guess.. but you are probably going to be walking with a limp soon. When your leg gets pulled that hard, one can become longer than the other..................................:p

[Picture North Carolina]

Just my guess.. but you are probably going to be walking with a limp soon. When your leg gets pulled that hard, one can become longer than the other..................................:p

Yea, I thought about that at the time. However, if I remember correctly the shirt had an insignia on it that referenced what he was talking about.

Besides, it was on a beach with 55 mph winds. It occurred to me then that whatever chemical a shirt could have been treated with was totally irrelevant. A single grain of sand, blown onto the tshirt, wiped across the lens could cause damage. Chemical treatments cannot stop blowing sand and salt water. /Dan

[Richard_Miami]

I am familiar with beaches and sand :) NO way I would risk the lens by using a tee shirt to clean it.. you are correct in assuming that the shirt has some sand on it. That stuff gets EVERYWHERE