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I also prefer the Zeiss tissues now. For decades I used Kodak tissues and lens cleaning fluid (which are still available under another name), but the Zeiss is more convenient. I do blow off the lens first.

I still have and use the lenses from the 1960s that I've cleaned this way through the decades, and the optics look pristine.

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Blow, brush, lens pen with lighted magnifier ,wet clean cleaning with eclipse.   Stop process when clean.   Same process with sensor.  

 

A new microfiber cloth is ok.  Once you have touched it, it is contaminated and the soft properties are lost.  At the least, keep in a clean bag.    Zeiss packets pre wetted are ok .   Spray bottle to wet a clean lens tissue is also ok.  DO NOT SPRAY ON LENS.

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Hi

I use a Hama dust blower..., and then Pec Pad non-woven wipes by Photographic Solutions along with Eclipse optic cleaning fluid when required. I did buy a Lenspen (Digiklear) once, but I have still not dared to use it... to me it seems riskfull to clean with a tool which is reused and reused (what about "old dirt?)...

 

Regards, Stein

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I like the Lens Pen too.

 

Sure any grit on one's lens will cause scratches...so make sure there isn't any sand there first.

 

I like the Pens because they get right into the edges, which can't be done with a cloth.

 

I only clean my lenses about every 12 months...they stay pretty clean...no  children with jammy fingers... :D

Lens hoods help a lot to keep them clean.

 

all best...

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I avoid lens pens as they can get dirty and the hairs can fall out. They are not a great solution. Furthermore, they are dust magnets....

 

Go the simplest route: 

1. blower      https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/541904-REG/Giottos_AA1903_Rocket_Air_Blower.html

2. brush       https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/26192-REG/Kinetronics_KSSW030_Model_30_Plastic_Handle.html

3. microfiber cloth and humid breath   https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/274381-REG/Leica_942197_Lens_Cleaning_Cloth.html

4. lens cleaning solution only if really needed ... I use the B&W fluid....

 

Albert   :D  :D  :D

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