Shield Your DSLR’s Lens with Handy Cleaning Gears

DSLR is a long term and luxurious venture which needs a lot of maintenance if you want to relish it for years. Continual usage of DSLR put smudges and scratches on the lens and make it look dirty. It should be squeaky clean for scintillating clicks so it becomes exceptionally crucial to clean the DSLR’s lens. Read on this photography tutorial to know how to clean the DSLR’s lens. Take a sneak-peak:

      Use a UV or Skylight Filter: As the name suggests, it is a kind of filter which shields the lens from outer dust and dirt. It acts like a cover or cap which impedes the UV rays from reaching the lens and safeguards it from scratches. When you clean the filter, it doesn’t smash up the lens as it is not the lens which is getting spotless but the filter. High end filters are perfect for expensive DSLRs.

      Lens Cleaning Fluid: One of the most common fluids available in the market is lens cleaning fluid. It is a type of alcohol based liquid which wipes off the fingerprints or any other smudges and leaves no splashes or scratches on it. Just a drop or two works well to clean the lens and you just need to take a clean cloth to wipe the dust off.

    Cleaning Tissues: Tissues are a thin delicate paper which flawlessly cleans the lens. They can be disposed off after the usage but make sure that you don’t slip up face tissues as they can be harmful.

Cleaning Cloth: Other than cleaning tissues, keep cleaning cloth in your bag. Designed with modern microfiber, it is very soft to clean the DSLR’s lens. Unlike cleaning tissue, it is washable and serves multiple usages. Perfect to withstand oils, dust and dirt, it is cheap in price as well. Check that the lens doesn’t have any grind or sand on it which can scrape the lens if mopped off with cloth.

      Blowers: Blowers are just the right thing to clean the outer body of the lens. But they are not idyllic for the inner part as dirt can go within causing more damage to it. To use it, firstly compress it few times to let the dirt and dust get out.

     Brushes: Brush is a handy tool to wipe off any type of dirt and dust with ease. Buy one brush designed of soft camel hair to get sparkling lens. Or lens cleaning pen is also a great idea which has both a cleaning pad and a brush on either ends.

     Silica Gel: Keep some silica gel sachets in your camera bag and you don’t need any other cleaning tools. Moisture is absorbed by the gel which provides shelter to the lens.

All the above gears are extremely cheap which don’t make holes in your pockets. They can be bought in a kit from the local market or any camera store. Check the DSLRsetting from the manual if it needs any particular settings before clean-up.

The Last Note: Dot your camera towards the ground while shifting the lens and wrap up the intact process as soon as possible to circumvent grunge and dust getting in.