lens question
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DiploStrat
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Earthbound Light
Fingerprints???? Break her fingers! Fingers do NOT belong on lenses!
Seriously, I have a lot of use for Bob Johnson: http://www.earthboundlight.com/phototips/lens-cleaning.html
Lots and lots of voodoo on this.
-- Soft, non-gritty material (clean, washed cotton, microfibre, PEC-Pad)
-- Distilled water, methenol, condensation, Eclipse
-- Blower or blower brush
Prevention is best cure; use your lens hood and lens cap.
If you want to provoke teotwawki, suggest using (or not using) a filter to protect the front element of your lens. (Just search any camera forum.
)If you do choose to use a filter, note that digital cameras do not need UV protection and a skylight filter is pink - easily done in post processing. Should you choose to use a protective filter for a digital camera (and I do in the bush), the best is probably the NC (neutral clear). Remember, NO filter will improve the quality of your image and a cheap (<$50 - $100) filter can be depended on to degrade the quality of a good lens. In any case, take the filter off when doing indoor flash portraits, etc.
Fingerprints???? Break her fingers! Fingers do NOT belong on lenses!
Seriously, I have a lot of use for Bob Johnson: http://www.earthboundlight.com/phototips/lens-cleaning.html
Lots and lots of voodoo on this.
-- Soft, non-gritty material (clean, washed cotton, microfibre, PEC-Pad)
-- Distilled water, methenol, condensation, Eclipse
-- Blower or blower brush
Prevention is best cure; use your lens hood and lens cap.
If you want to provoke teotwawki, suggest using (or not using) a filter to protect the front element of your lens. (Just search any camera forum.
)If you do choose to use a filter, note that digital cameras do not need UV protection and a skylight filter is pink - easily done in post processing. Should you choose to use a protective filter for a digital camera (and I do in the bush), the best is probably the NC (neutral clear). Remember, NO filter will improve the quality of your image and a cheap (<$50 - $100) filter can be depended on to degrade the quality of a good lens. In any case, take the filter off when doing indoor flash portraits, etc.
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DiploStrat
Expedition Leader
Filter Porn
Thousands of electrons died to bring you this thread on using a filter to protect you lens. A moment of silence and read on: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1030&message=31850905
Thousands of electrons died to bring you this thread on using a filter to protect you lens. A moment of silence and read on: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1030&message=31850905
nwoods
Expedition Leader
I use a LensPen for the glass: http://www.lenspen.com/402/152/
and blower for the sensor. For stubborn stuff, I use a little kit that has a small cloth end and a few drops of cleaning solution, and it works great.
Here is an excellent link: http://www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com/
and blower for the sensor. For stubborn stuff, I use a little kit that has a small cloth end and a few drops of cleaning solution, and it works great.
Here is an excellent link: http://www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com/
off-roader
Expedition Leader
Also a fan of lens pens. I got a Nikon one to match the camera. LOL.
+ Filter
+ Lens Cleaning Cloths
+ Lens Hood.
I do all of the above because... well quality fast lenses are $$$$$
+ Filter
+ Lens Cleaning Cloths
+ Lens Hood.
I do all of the above because... well quality fast lenses are $$$$$