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Review on 🌟 Tiffen Lens Cleaning Paper Tissue - 50 Sheets Pack: Premium Quality for Crystal Clear Optics by Sasha Hsiao

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Light passing through a scratch bends like a prism

This paper is identical to the old Kodak lens cloth, the gold standard. As an old camera assistant from New York, for $30,000 I learned many ways to clean lenses: NEVER use anything other than lens tissue, NEVER smooth, NEVER first. Blow on the surface first, then gently brush in a circular motion with a lipstick brush that has never been touched, or roll a piece of lens tissue from the end (like a joint, without touching the middle) and separate in two halves. . Ripped Edge is the softest, non-scratch "brush" for wet and dry use. The enemy of the lens is a scratch. Dust on the lens does not affect image quality until it gets thick. Let's hope he "drain" the rubber pear. A scratch degrades the image: light passing through a scratch is bent like a prism and hits the focal plane in the wrong place. DO NOT CLEAN THE LENS IF THERE ARE NO PRINTS ON IT (corrodes the coating and also degrades the image) or other serious kaka. NEVER rub the lenses, make light circular motions with a damp sponge (lens cleaner only) - NEVER DRY and NEVER TEAR. If you scratch the surface, a round scratch will damage the picture much less. Crumple the tissue, soak it and "wash" the lens several times until the problem with the surface goes away. When it dries you will see "stains" like an oil stain on water. Repeat to minimize them. NEVER press your finger on a flat cloth, wet or dry (a surefire way to leave a scratch if there is a tiny bit of sand) until the very last cleaning step. You've removed all the dirt from the surface, so NOW you can apply two or three coats, dry (slightly damp is better) and flat (cotton is safer) to remove any final "stains" using light circular motions. So, IMPACT, BRUSH, WASH, DRY. If you skip any of these first three steps, you run the risk of leaving sand on the surface - a scratch waiting for you to create. I typically used about 10-12 sheets of tissue paper for each cleaning - NEVER use the same piece of tissue paper twice, and if you suspect you've touched the surface of the tissue paper with anything - your finger, a table surface, etc - throw it away, she is dirty. Note: CANNOT IMAGE using even an untouched microfiber cloth, always stored in an airtight container, more than ONCE. You are just fooling yourself and scratching your lens with micro-scratches.

Pros
  • Nice to use
Cons
  • Long delivery time