| You know how you go to the beach and get | | | | surface. And while you’re at it, you can also |
| sand on your camera and on your lens and you | | | | use compressed air to clean the camera’s |
| take your shirt and…. Noooo! Cleaning a camera | | | | sensor. Just blow a small amount of air directly to |
| lens is a delicate task and doing it wrong can | | | | remove particles off the sensor. |
| damage the lens permanently. Even fingerprints | | | | If it’s smudges, fingerprints or stains – |
| shouldn’t just be wiped off with the nearest | | | | clean the lens with the blower and look closely at |
| available piece of cloth. | | | | the lens. Take the cleaning liquid and apply a |
| You don’t have to be a genius in order to | | | | couple of drops on your cloth, clean the dirty |
| clean your camera’s lens. It is a simple | | | | areas on the lens and leave the lens to dry. |
| procedure that requires care and the right set of | | | | A lens pen is also available in the market. It is a |
| tools. Of course that most basic tool you’ve | | | | carbon based lens cleaner pen with a soft carbon |
| got is the lens cap. Not a cleaning tool as much as | | | | tip that you can carry it along with you. Gently |
| preventive equipment, the lens cap protects your | | | | wipe the lens using the tip of the carbon pen to |
| lens and should be placed after every photograph | | | | remove dirt without harming the lens or using |
| taken. You should also try to avoid touching your | | | | cleaning liquids. |
| lens. Fingerprints can damage the protective lens | | | | Same goes for those of you who use a |
| layer which is very sensitive. | | | | point-and-shoot camera. Although it is less likely to |
| If you find that your lens is dirty, you should | | | | get dust inside the body, the lens can easily get |
| always clean it in a sterile environment with a | | | | dirty with smudges or finger prints. Point and |
| special lens cleaning kit that is available in all | | | | shoots usually have a much smaller lens and more |
| photography stores. The kit usually includes a | | | | precision is required here. |
| small lens blower with a brush attached, a | | | | Remember that keeping your camera body clean |
| specialty lens cloth and a gentle cleaning solution. | | | | is important as well. Use a soft damp cloth to |
| When it’s only dust we’re talking about, | | | | clean the camera and wipe the camera filters that |
| use the lens blower to remove any particles that | | | | tend to get dirty and dusty and can damage your |
| are on your lens. You can also use compressed | | | | lens. |
| air to remove anything that is on your lens | | | | |