I recently noticed a product called Optex digital lens pen at a camera
store. It contains a brush at one end and a tiny tip at the other end.
The tip appears to contain something with black colour residue. I
wonder what kind of chemical this is, and whether it has a benefit to
be used for expensive camera lenses. Is it better to use a lens
cleaner tissue paper and a clear liquid similar to the one used for
your eye glasses instead? Thanks for the info.
aniramca@gmail.com wrote:
> I recently noticed a product called Optex digital lens pen at a camera
> store. It contains a brush at one end and a tiny tip at the other end.
> The tip appears to contain something with black colour residue. I
> wonder what kind of chemical this is, and whether it has a benefit to
> be used for expensive camera lenses. Is it better to use a lens
> cleaner tissue paper and a clear liquid similar to the one used for
> your eye glasses instead? Thanks for the info.
>
I haven't tried them yet, but I've heard those new digital lens pens are
much better than the old analog lens pens.
"Jer" <gdunn@airmail.ten> wrote in message
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> aniramca@gmail.com wrote:
>> I recently noticed a product called Optex digital lens pen at a camera
>> store. It contains a brush at one end and a tiny tip at the other end.
>> The tip appears to contain something with black colour residue. I
>> wonder what kind of chemical this is, and whether it has a benefit to
>> be used for expensive camera lenses. Is it better to use a lens
>> cleaner tissue paper and a clear liquid similar to the one used for
>> your eye glasses instead? Thanks for the info.
>>
>
>
> I haven't tried them yet, but I've heard those new digital lens pens are
> much better than the old analog lens pens.
>
Does that mean the black stuff is 0's and 1's
>I recently noticed a product called Optex digital lens pen at a camera
>store. It contains a brush at one end and a tiny tip at the other end.
>The tip appears to contain something with black colour residue. I
>wonder what kind of chemical this is, and whether it has a benefit to
>be used for expensive camera lenses. Is it better to use a lens
>cleaner tissue paper and a clear liquid similar to the one used for
>your eye glasses instead? Thanks for the info.
Save your money. Your best bet is a microfiber cloth and some decent lens
cleaner. The nicest thing of all is that the best microfiber cloths can be had
for a few cents each. Check your local grocery story and go to the
window-cleaning products aisle. Look for "Windex Clean & Shine - Dry Microfiber
Cloths". A box of 12, 11"x11" of them costs about $3. They have no chemicals or
anything in them, just pure microfiber.They are a soft open-weave that traps any
dust or grit on your lens. Much better than those expensive tight-weave cloths
that cost a small fortune in photo shops. Cut them into 4ths and you have enough
where you can dispose of them after every use or every few uses. Instead of
grinding grit into your lens with the tight-weave microfiber cloths, the very
soft open mesh in these captures that grit and keeps it away from your lens.
For the best lens cleaner of all go to www.sciplus.com and get a product they
sell called "Rexton - Optyl-7". An 8 oz. bottle is only a few dollars and will
last you a lifetime. I divide it up into small dropper bottles and give it away
to friends because you get so much for so little. I've tried many lens cleaners
over the last 50 years. I have to maintain several large and expensive
telescopes, their 1st-surface mirrors requiring special care, far beyond the
care needed for simple camera optics. This lens cleaner has managed to remove
grunge, tree-sap, and bug-juice that no other cleaner could touch. A drop or two
of this cleaner on one of those open-mesh microfiber cloths and your
lens-cleaning problems are completely solved.
Trev wrote:
> "Jer" <gdunn@airmail.ten> wrote in message
> news:1391lq3dhbm9k7d@corp.supernews.com...
>> aniramca@gmail.com wrote:
>>> I recently noticed a product called Optex digital lens pen at a camera
>>> store. It contains a brush at one end and a tiny tip at the other end.
>>> The tip appears to contain something with black colour residue. I
>>> wonder what kind of chemical this is, and whether it has a benefit to
>>> be used for expensive camera lenses. Is it better to use a lens
>>> cleaner tissue paper and a clear liquid similar to the one used for
>>> your eye glasses instead? Thanks for the info.
>>>
>>
>> I haven't tried them yet, but I've heard those new digital lens pens are
>> much better than the old analog lens pens.
>>
> Does that mean the black stuff is 0's and 1's
>
>
<aniramca@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I recently noticed a product called Optex digital lens pen at a camera
> store. It contains a brush at one end and a tiny tip at the other end.
> The tip appears to contain something with black colour residue. I
> wonder what kind of chemical this is, and whether it has a benefit to
> be used for expensive camera lenses. Is it better to use a lens
> cleaner tissue paper and a clear liquid similar to the one used for
> your eye glasses instead? Thanks for the info.
I bought a Kodak lens pen - similar to what you describe. It worked well
for about three cleanings, then started to leave a residue. I think at that
point I tossed it, in spite of the fact that the brush was still 100 percent
functional. YMMV
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Mike Russell - www.curvemeister.com
On Jul 8, 8:21 pm, "Mike Russell" <RE-MOVEm...@Curvemeister.comRE-
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> >I recently noticed a product called Optex digital lens pen at a camera
> > store. It contains a brush at one end and a tiny tip at the other end.
> > The tip appears to contain something with black colour residue. I
> > wonder what kind of chemical this is, and whether it has a benefit to
> > be used for expensive camera lenses. Is it better to use a lens
> > cleaner tissue paper and a clear liquid similar to the one used for
> > your eye glasses instead? Thanks for the info.
>
> I bought a Kodak lens pen - similar to what you describe. It worked well
> for about three cleanings, then started to leave a residue. I think at that
> point I tossed it, in spite of the fact that the brush was still 100 percent
> functional. YMMV
> --
> Mike Russell -www.curvemeister.com
My question is about that black colour "liquid" What kind of chemicals
is that? Is it really black in colour, or just because the colour of
the tip is black? Is it something like a graphite powder (like the one
used as a "puffer" to prevent key holes from rusting - non oil
lubrication)?
Would that black stuff damage the camera surface lens? I am a little
bit wary to use it, and just only ise the brush. I was actually
looking for a tiny "blower" to dust off particles from the lens. But
the salesman told me to get this instead.
Cleaning lenses using Optex lens pen 
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