What is, in your opinion, the best lens cleaner? Which do you think is the most effective/best value for your money/most easy to use, etc.
Please include advantages/disadvantages as well as price and link.
Answer
The Lens Pen is my favorite first line of lens cleaning. This is a pen-shaped tool with a very light non-abrasive brush on one side and a powdered cleaning agent on the other.
Always brush first to remove an particles from the lens surface. If there are marks stuck to the lens then I use the cleaning side to remove it. This is very effective and minimizes the risk of damaging the lens surface but rubbing grit over it.
There are sometimes marks which do not come off with the lens pen and for those I use a wet-solution but always after brushing away particles. This is called a Residual Oil Remover (ROR) or Optical Glass Cleaner bought from a camera store. With this, I also buy disposable lens tissues to wide the liquid and not end-up with a cloth which may accumulate particles harmful to lenses.
My camera bag always contains ALL of these because there is no perfect solution for all situations. The key is to be as gentle as is effective.
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