wparsonsgisnet Posted November 10, 2009 Share #1 Posted November 10, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I mentioned earlier, to my own and others' amusement, that I replaced the IR-cut filters on my lenses with UV filters, now that the M9 has (mostly) solved the IR problem. I bot B+W UV filters for 3 lenses -- so I don't have to use a lens cap. However, these filters keep attracting dust and my microfiber cloths are not very effective. I used screen cleaner (on the cloth with a wipe, not on the filter), but the filter is very attractive (I am thinking of giving her a name...), and I put the damn lens cap back on. Nuts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thrice Posted November 10, 2009 Share #2 Posted November 10, 2009 After you've gotten them spotless, a bulb blower should take care of any future dust bunnies. I use a lenspen to clean fingerprints off my filters, stubborn stuff I need to get the liquid and cloth but usually blower & lenspen are all I need. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wparsonsgisnet Posted November 10, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted November 10, 2009 I'll try that. tnx. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelfocus Posted November 10, 2009 Share #4 Posted November 10, 2009 I also use a lenspen and blower and never need wet cleans. I find microfibres just add more dust and grime unless they are perfectly clean. The B+W filters have the best coating of all the brands I have tried and require very little cleaning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted November 10, 2009 Share #5 Posted November 10, 2009 I'll try that. tnx. Bill, It might help if you used a brush made to discharge static like the Polonium powered Staticmaster Staticmaster Antistatic Products - SPI Supplies. Sadly these are not legal in the UK, in case someone buys 4 million of them and makes a nuclear bomb! Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noah_addis Posted November 10, 2009 Share #6 Posted November 10, 2009 It's a cheapo filter, I wipe them off with my shirt sleeves or anything else relatively soft. I have noticed with several brands of filters that when they're brand new, they seem to have a stickyness that does attract dust and also makes them hard to wipe clean. This seems to go away after a short while. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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