Cleaning kit recommendations

[PeterHatt]

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With the Imminent arrival of my Q3 43 are there any cleaning kit recommendations?

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[vitrail]

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[Dazzajl]

27 minutes ago, vitrail said:

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[LocalHero1953]

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[Sparkassenkunde]

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[luetz]

1 hour ago, PeterHatt said:

With the Imminent arrival of my Q3 43 are there any cleaning kit recommendations?

Do Not wash....Dryclean only.....

[Anbaric]

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How's the weather sealing on the 43?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xRWaVqNjXBc

[PeterHatt]

Wow ….. and to think I was looking forward to posting my first Q3 43 photos here 

[jgeenen]

I usually have two items at hand to keep my camera clean:

A Zeiss Lens Cleaning kit consisting of lens cleaning fluid, a small brush, a microfibre cloth and a blower (and some lens cleaning paper tissues, which I only use for the LCD screen), and a microfibre towel to wipe off rain drops when necessary.

The Lens cleaning kit obviously can be replaced by items from various other brands - if you nicely ask your Leica dealer, he will give you a microfibre cloth for free and a big "rocket blower" is more powerful than the small blower in the kit, and the lenspens are a neat combo of a brush and a small wiper - very nice for the view finder eye piece.

The fluid liquid and microfibre cloth are pretty much standard, I haven't seen any flawed products, bad brushes may lose hairs when in use or cannot be covered (which is important to protect the brush against grease). Big blowers with builtin dust filters are to be preferred for sensor cleaning (which is nothing you can do by yourself on a Q)

And now I want to see your photos, please ...

[Anbaric]

If you have to pay for your own rocket blower, the large Giottos is the one to get (beware of imitations on ebay and from the more dubious Amazon traders).

https://www.wexphotovideo.com/giottos-aa1900-rocket-air-blower-13374/

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/259157-REG/Giottos_AA1900_Rocket_Air_Blower.html

I like these single-use Zeiss wipes for lenses, to be used after the rocket to make sure there's no grit on your lens that might cause scratches, and only when really necessary:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ZEISS-Binoculars-Individually-Disposable-Spectacle-White/dp/B00IKGH2TI

 

[jbripley]

I like VSGO cleaning kit. High quality blower, with a compact brush and a pouch that rolls up small to keep in your bag.

[Trankster]

I always have a bulb type blower in my bag to blow off any dust on the lens.  I also carry a microfiber lens cloth but rarely use it.  I have a protective glass cover on the LCD, so any clean cloth or t-shirt is used for smudges.  If I have been traveling somewhere dusty, I will wipe the camera down daily with a clean dry or damp cloth.  I very rarely need to clean my lens or filters, but after blowing the dust off I will use a quality lens spray on the microfiber cloth to clean.

Edited October 26, 2024 by Trankster

[bobtodrick]

9 hours ago, PeterHatt said:

Wow ….. and to think I was looking forward to posting my first Q3 43 photos here 

Don't get your shorts in a knot.  The ones who are making light probably feel that someone who shells out $9K (CDN) should know the basics of a cleaning kit.

[Le Chef]

I use an old spectacle cleaning cloth for the lens filter, and a Q-tip for the body. Don’t need anything fancy.