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Cleaning Lee Filters

Postby biggerry on Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:30 pm

Since there are quite a number of you chaps out there with these filters, or other branded ones I thought appropriate to post this query, note, I have read teh Lee website FAQs and they basically state to treat the filters like normal optics and clean appropriately.

I am getting into teh habit of cleaning my gear after any encounter with the ocean, usually I just give the body and lens a good wipe over with a damp towel and let it air for awhile, the filters including my screw on ones get a quick shower with tiny a bit of washing liquid, this seems to get them very nice and clean and a prompt drying over the de-humidifier and they are sparkly new again - also a buff with a lens cloth for the areas that have some residue from the water.

What process do others use? do you use lens cleaning fluid on resin filters??

Keen to hear your thoughts..
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Re: Cleaning Lee Filters

Postby aim54x on Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:38 pm

I have never really used anything other than condensation and a microfibre cloth on my Cokin filters
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Re: Cleaning Lee Filters

Postby surenj on Tue Jul 20, 2010 11:33 pm

I only have cokin (clones), Hitech and a hoya CPL.

I use cleaning solution (spray) and micro-fibre X2 to clean while on the field.

Once I get home, I rinse them in water to clean using another micro fibre cloth.

Damp cloth for the camera, lens exterior.
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Re: Cleaning Lee Filters

Postby Jenno on Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:37 am

My Lee filters are cleaned with a drop of Johnson's baby shampoo and water.
They come out sparkling clean. - no tears and no knots :D
Lenses and glass filters are cleaned with fair dinkum lens cleaning solution and lens tissue
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Re: Cleaning Lee Filters

Postby Bob G on Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:06 pm

I have the Sing-Ray filters which are resin and for casual cleaning I use a bit of hot breath and micro fibre cloth.

For a thorough clean I use those little bottles of spray solution you get from the optometrist for cleaning glasses made of glass or acrylic together with a fine micro fibre cloth.
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