Lens cleaning

[redbluegreen]

I have noticed that one of my lenes has the blue like oil on the lens and I carnt seem to get it off with breathing on it and using a lens tissue. Can anyone please advise or should i get it professionally cleaned. Is there a lens cleaning liquid ie like Windex foe windows etc?

[the foto fanatic]

I never use anything other than a lens cloth, however, I have seen an item called the LensPen recommended for removing fingerprints.

If you have something more than that, I suggest you take it to a reputable camera repairer who should be able to advise.

Are you sure that it's not just a multi-coating that many lenses have for improved light dispersion?

[Glen]

I find the blue Finish in the dishwasher is excellent.





I agree with Cricketfan

[Geoff]

I find the blue Finish in the dishwasher is excellent.

Do you use a hairdryer then to dry the lens or just chuck it in the clothes dryer Glen?

[Glen]

[Manta]

I find the blue Finish in the dishwasher is excellent.

Do you use a hairdryer then to dry the lens or just chuck it in the clothes dryer Glen?

I normally just tie a rope to it and drag it along behind the car and let the wind dry it, especially if I'm going to the shops anyway.

Sorry RGB - Trevor has given you some good advice and the rest of us are probably just gonna be stupid from here on in. Go with Trevor's sage words!

[the foto fanatic]

A little levity never hurt anyone.

[Manta]

A little levity never hurt anyone.

Geez - I'd be in traction by now if it did!

[Yi-P]

Can you give more detail about your lens? How old it is, where/how was it kept, what happened before you got this 'blue tint oil'?

If you are using a filter on top of it then cleaning the filter itself will not be such of a heart attack if anything happens.

A 'blue tinted oil' can mean alot in front of a lens element, may be sign of coating wearing off an aged lens from some overexposure to chemicals or UV rays.

A little more info may help to see what really going on with the lens.


A cleaning agent for lens element will be simple methanol, or Eclipse liquid cleaner if you wish to purchase from a camera store. That is just diluted methanol in a nice name.

[redbluegreen]

The lens is a AFS NIKKOR 12-24 1.4G ED its a lovely lens and I dont want to damage it. I dont know how old it is as I purchased it only last year second hand.

Ps: Thanks for the logical help and my old Hilux probably woun't pull the lens out of the dish washer fast enought to get to a speed to effectively dry it

Thanks

[Yi-P]

The lens is a AFS NIKKOR 12-24 1.4G ED its a lovely lens and I dont want to damage it. I dont know how old it is as I purchased it only last year second hand.

Ps: Thanks for the logical help and my old Hilux probably woun't pull the lens out of the dish washer fast enought to get to a speed to effectively dry it

Thanks

Did you mean the Nikkor 12-24 f/4G ED? I only wish they made a 1.4 at this range!!

Anyway, that is a very new lens. Did you get the problem when you first received it? Or you just found it recently?

You didnt keep the lens with any other chemical products like moth balls or similar right?

[redbluegreen]

Its stored either in my camera bag or in my cupboard no chemicals.

[Yi-P]

Try a lens cloth + lens cleaning solution (diluted methanol) and give it a soft, circular, gentle clean with 1 - 2 drop of the liquid on the cloth (not lens itself).

[garlino]

When you said you tried lens cleaning tissues.. Did you use some lens cleaning solution with them as well?

I brought a cheap $15 pack of tissues that came with some lens cleaning solution which looks to have some sort of alcohol in it and it works a treat.

Try some lens solution first before you try other methods.. Good luck