cleaning filters

beest · 03-23-2009, 05:01 PM

Ok...I am not a TOTAL moron (don't ask my wife...her opinion does not count)

I am trying to clean my polarizer. A Hoya pro. The first time I found some small spots to clean I used my lens cleaning pen. Well that added some extra problems. So I stopped using that I am using a proper lens cleaning solution with a micro cloth and I can't get it all off...I just seem to be smearing it out. Now I have a circular haze. Is there a coating on these lens that I might damage with the cleaner...and if not does anyone have any better ideas?!?!?

Please?

Ratmagiclady · 03-23-2009, 06:16 PM

Well, no need to panic, some of these modern coatings are just a bear to get clean, especially of anything greasy. You probably haven't hurt anything.

I never set much store by microfiber cloths, ...fresh lens tissue, you know is clean, in general, ...Any more details?

StevenVH · 03-23-2009, 07:46 PM

I have a Hoya UV filter with an endless supply of oil from the inside circlip. I couldn't get it clean with silly micro fiber and lens solution, so I resorted to dish soap, a lens tissue and warm water. I then bought a dedicated super-soft cotton wash cloth for lens/filter cleaning. Micro fiber is only good in a pinch, IMO.

hth

andrea_peverali · 03-25-2009, 09:57 PM

I heard that rolling paper (rizzla, smoking ect..) could be the answer of all this little oil on your lens and filters. Need to check yet. Does anyone try it yet?

03-23-2009, 05:01 PM	#1
beest Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kingston, Nova Scotia Photos: Gallery Posts: 100	cleaning filters Ok...I am not a TOTAL moron (don't ask my wife...her opinion does not count) I am trying to clean my polarizer. A Hoya pro. The first time I found some small spots to clean I used my lens cleaning pen. Well that added some extra problems. So I stopped using that I am using a proper lens cleaning solution with a micro cloth and I can't get it all off...I just seem to be smearing it out. Now I have a circular haze. Is there a coating on these lens that I might damage with the cleaner...and if not does anyone have any better ideas?!?!? Please?

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03-23-2009, 06:16 PM	#2
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	Well, no need to panic, some of these modern coatings are just a bear to get clean, especially of anything greasy. You probably haven't hurt anything. I never set much store by microfiber cloths, ...fresh lens tissue, you know is clean, in general, ...Any more details?

03-23-2009, 07:46 PM	#3
StevenVH Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 475	I have a Hoya UV filter with an endless supply of oil from the inside circlip. I couldn't get it clean with silly micro fiber and lens solution, so I resorted to dish soap, a lens tissue and warm water. I then bought a dedicated super-soft cotton wash cloth for lens/filter cleaning. Micro fiber is only good in a pinch, IMO. hth

03-25-2009, 09:57 PM	#4
andrea_peverali Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 8	I heard that rolling paper (rizzla, smoking ect..) could be the answer of all this little oil on your lens and filters. Need to check yet. Does anyone try it yet?