How to CLEAN Your CAMERA LENS - Fast and Easy

One of the most important things to know is how to clean your lens properly without leaving scratches.
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[@IsaacYongMusic]

Thanks for the video! It’s really helpful, always having the fear of handling/cleaning the camera this gives me a lil more confidence in cleaning it!

[@ZdenkaDarula]

Interesting video... you are so detailed... holy... now you made me think about my cleaning procedure... i should step it up a bit. Thanks for showing us what to do to do it right.

[@brianamos5335]

I watch your videos, and you write exactly like you talk haha 😂 love your content!

[@BIGDRONEFLYER77RC]

Jeven I thank you for this, I'm signed up for your courses just have to finish the registration. Just have a few surgeries I need done soon. Been off work for a while. Once I get on my feet I'm going to start the courses. You have great info and you have been an amazing help to so many of us out here. Just wanted to say thank you so much. Keep up the awesome work you do brother.

[@DoktrDub]

I’m not sure what your surgeries are for but best of luck, hope you are well :)

[@ProgrammerInProgress]

Keeping this one in a playlist for reference, thanks for the cleaning advice! very helpful.

[@MrCanucksGrowGuide]

my problem was on the back side but didn't want to start going in until I saw a video or learned more about properly cleaning both sides of a lens. you cleared the front well. how would you take care of a smudge on the backside? q tip?

[@jacksonprice9471]

its the sane concept

[@shinnoke8]

thank you verymuch for sharing your knowledge 🙏

[@HOMER122767]

Bravo.simple and straight to the point

[@benec5816]

So sensible and informative with heaps just starting out the basics like this are hardly mentioned so great for you taking the time to do this stay safe and enjoy yourselves see ya

[@wutzzz138]

Hey Jeven, what about that little pen that has a carbon-based felt to remove the smudges? Awesome content dude, thanks!

[@Fotograflix]

How about cleaning like the barrel of lenses?

[@The-Northern]

Chers, thanks Jeven, informal video for the ones who didn't know :D

[@ConstantineSPhotography]

Thanks for the tips. It's just what I need.

[@uknowme862535]

Great video. But I missed you cleaning the actual lens.

[@Andreas28]

He said that you should avoid cleaning lenses that don't need it, hence why he didn't clean the lenses

[@xevyel9837]

@@Andreas28 should've named the video cleaning mirrors..

[@voltvisuals]

@@xevyel9837 its the same process for the lens as the filters

[@xevyel9837]

@@voltvisuals we searched cleaning lens and wasted our time, for me personally i needed cleaning for my lense but got cleaning mirrors instead.

[@Uncle_Jay13]

No he didn't. He covered everything stating lenses were done the same way but should be avoided

[@ingesadventures]

very usefull :) thank you for making this video

[@matthewburt2698]

Great video, thank you

[@ahmedlootah484]

Thank you for your video, Helpful for me to clean my Camera lens in easy way

[@kristin-happytexan]

I already have tons of lens wipes by "Safety Director." They say anti-static and anti-fog. (Glass, Plastic, Polycarbonate). Silicone Free containing isopropyl alcohol. It doesn't say anything about being Ammonia free. Are these safe to use on my camera lens? There's a smudge on my Canon PowerShot lens that a cloth will not erase. Thanks for any help. I'd hate to ruin my camera, and on reviews of other lens wipes I keep seeing they're usually delivered as being fairly dried out.

[@bruce-le-smith]

great video thank you

[@HillsSeesYou]

Hello, I have huge concern about the oil leak problem with the lens of the camera from one of your website post, and am wondering if its actually true, as I've seen nobody talked about it I use a DLSR Camera

[@sunnyboateng180]

Great video !!!

[@spambros8059]

I need a clear ND filter to protect my 24-70 2.8 Gmaster Sony…do you recommend any?

[@Slayin101]

this video deserves way more views

[@zackblaisdell8647]

now that I've cleaned with my lens cloth, how do I clean the lens cloth?

[@shaunaksamant1603]

Where to store it?

[@kettd007]

Concerning the lens cleaning cloth. Can they be used over and over? Also, can they be washed? Seems like washing may introduce some soap residue. What do you recommend? Thanks!

[@JevenDovey]

They're super cheap. You can use them for a little while until they're dirty then just get a new one

Thanks

[@jimmi8928]

My lenses has one tiny particle inside I don’t know how to clean it and I don’t want to open it by the way is a brand new gm 85 1.4 I don’t know what to do help anyone ?

[@ShyrusRijal]

can we clean mirror ?

[@irvinejamesforbes3548]

Hello again one question a rule states the drone must be in line of sight how can it be if you intend flying miles away ?????????

[@Joice_M]

where cna we find a lens cloth?

[@cairoberts2508]

I was pulling off a nd filter the other day and it seemed like the metal on the filter scratched the front element, I cleaned it quickly and was all ok. Must have been a protective coating on the lens.

[@JevenDovey]

Glad it was okay!

[@ArcanePath360]

I bought an L lens at more than twice the price of an STM lens. Both are 24-105. No matter how much I clean the L lens, it just isn't as tac sharp in most cases as the STM lens, and the STM lens has a scratch on it. Both were bought second hand. I sent the STM lens back to get the L, but I wish I'd kept it and saved my money. What a disappointment the L glass is. I ran all kinds of side by side tests at different F stops. The STM beats it in most cases from f5.6 onwards, and the macro distance is closer, the IS is much quieter and is a much lighter, less bulky lens. Did I just get a bad copy L lens?

[@RexxReviews]

I get dust under my UV filters all the time LOL, that stuff FINDS a way in.

[@ant8437]

Is rubbing alcohol good for cleaning lens?

[@popefrancis80]

I may be wrong but I think it could be too aggressive, maybe even taking off some of the lens coating. I would go for specific lens cleaning solution

[@Joice_M]

is a lens cloh liek the ones for glasses? are they the same thing? can someone help me pls?

[@Antiganos]

Yes, otherwise known as a microfiber cloth.

[@Joice_M]

@@Antiganos Thank you!! Im excited to get my first camera for photography!!!

[@Antiganos]

@@Joice_M Rock that camera bud!

[@Joice_M]

@@Antiganos Thxs!! A lot, thats the best motivation i can get! :D

[@saranaim9513]

i just wiped it off with my shirt bcs i thought its gonna be fine🙂

[@markomilojevic8122]

Can I use just a regular alcohol free wet wipes?

[@popefrancis80]

I may be wrong but it could be too aggressive, even taking off some of the lens coating. Use specific lens cleaning solution

[@TomandMonica1]

I haven't looked at all the comments, so excuse me if this has already been covered, but your suggestion that one should use a UV filter and a comment that they are inexpensive, should come with a strong caveat regarding the low optical quality of many inexpensive UV filters. My last camera purchase was a Sony RX10 IV and I got it with a kit that included a UV filter. I am a lens test nerd, and when I shot my first tests I thought I had gotten a faulty lens because the fine detail was quite blurry whatever the f stop. However, when I removed the cheap filter, the problem was gone. Luckily I had a high quality filter of the appropriate size and test shots confirmed little or no degradation of resolution. You will choke at the cost of the high quality filters, but the alternative, if you want to keep your lens element away from sand and salt spray and plant pollen is to keep a lens cap or cheap filter in front of it until the last moment before you remove it. Save up and buy a good UV filter and test shoot it when you get it to make sure you have not gotten a bad one despite the manufacturer's reputation - mistakes happen - you don't want them affecting your irreplaceable shots.

[@Auriisv]

what if i put rice in it?

[@dalesanchezvisuals]

so how do u clean the back element?

[@DiscoverRajivVlogs]

Forget to show you😂

[@popefrancis80]

The same way as front...

[@dalesanchezvisuals]

@@popefrancis80 sang. This is 2 years ago. Need to watch again.

[@popefrancis80]

@@dalesanchezvisuals lol true, I hadn't realised. But yea, Id say back element is cleaned pretty much the same way

[@dalesanchezvisuals]

@@popefrancis80 yes. Been cleaning the lens that way since. Thanks

[@rmvelecky]

Good to know video

[@jawwad089]

Is there any way to clean a scratch

[@JevenDovey]

No 😕

[@ArianaMMR]

What camera are you usingggggg

[@adrimarie490]

This was very useful because I got a camera, and had my camera not that long so.

[@jamespoon7664]

First! Personally use a lens pen a lot!

[@JevenDovey]

Lens Pen is great to always keep on you.

[@ThinkMoneyBenny]

just had to clean the lens on my cannon m50 .. and came across this video

[@aa-kb7ey]

Just use sensor cleaning fluid and a svap and clean cloth a drop or 2 will clean your lens as it was brand new A swap can be reused a lot of time

[@touch182]

If you don't have a blower a turkey baster works perfectly, if it's clean of course.

[@CryptidHunter_official]

You look like you're a cool ass dude to hangout with.

[@tomh2572]

and he'd be giving you shooting tips the whole time.

[@FranzAlba]

How clean an ND filter.

[@JevenDovey]

Same as a lens.

[@TheGregWallace]

Suggestion.......You should be using the Kimwipes Kimtech science* Brand Delicate task wipes made by Kimberly Clark instead of the micro cloth rags you are using. The micro cloth you are using, is gathering dirt every time you use it and then you use it again. Unless you are using a brand new clean micro cloth every time, you are taking the chance of grinding dirt from your previous lens into the next lens you clean. The Kimwipes are a one time use dry wipe that come in 280 wipes per box. If you buy them by the case on Amazon (part# 34155 for 60 box's per case and part#34120 for 30 box's per case) you can usually get your cost down to around $1.80 to $2 per box. You can use these wipes dry or wet with your spray and they will not scratch your lenses. Micro clothes are no good unless you are using a new one every time. Other than that you are correct in your process of cleaning your lenses.

[@chillvibes_6872]

But you only cleaned the filter not lens

[@insanedb]

Instructions unclear, How do I get down from this tree?

[@ericw9]

you'll need a 50mm 1.2 for that

[@insanedb]

@@ericw9 help!

[@jirkadolezal8127]

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[@user-yfk]

Yet

[@desirewithinus]

I must be the only one who has never cleaned his lens since purchased. Does dirty lens make your photos look soft?

[@JevenDovey]

Yeah. Always keep you lens clean.

[@jamespoon7664]

it gives you a 'creative blur'

[@hyphenphotography]

You keep saying the word lens, when the context is filter.

[@34thncrenshaw]

yes u are right, but technically the filters are lens if u wanna get serious, just like sunglasses which are just one piece of glass or plastic on each are they both are still lenses. "clean my sunglasses lens"

[@hyphenphotography]

34thncrenshaw technically, you are incorrect. A lens is a piece of transparent material with opposite surfaces either or both of which are curved, causing light to be refracted so they either converge or diverge. This is exactly the properties that are not required of a filter. A filter is used to reduce light transmission without affecting it's path through the filter material. Hence a lens and a filter are entirely different things. Using the example of sunglasses lens is just using a phrase in common parlence. It is not scientifically correct, unless the material used in the sunglasses alters the direction of light. If light is unchanged, then the sunglasses are merely filtering the light

[@34thncrenshaw]

so you'd say, "i'm gonna clean my sunglasses filters?" lol, so prescription glasses would be actual lenses thought right? cuz it is bending the light

[@hyphenphotography]

34thncrenshaw no, I would say "I'm gonna clean my sunglasses". No one ever says "I'm gonna clean my sunglasses filters or sunglasses lenses". And yes, if the sunglasses are prescription, then it is because they have lenses to adjust the way the light enters the eye

[@34thncrenshaw]

i always say i'm gonna clean my sunglass lenses, got lens wipes too for glasses, but we could go back and fourth all day so meet me behind the dumpsters so we can fight!

[@user-yfk]

YTU

[@irvinejamesforbes3548]

😆🎂

[@laurens7682]

This could be a 1 minute video instead of 9 minutes

[@popefrancis80]

Sometimes getting to the point is good, others I enjoy if it's a bit more in depth. I think he offers good advice. Also im tired of all content being extra express

[@eckenstehernante1]

really, you look at the lens to see if its clean?

[@alecbach1347]

Nice video! But you spelled “smudges” wrong. You spelled “SMUGES”. The correct way is “SMUDGES”.

[@JevenDovey]

Whops!

[@albert333pool]

@@JevenDovey "Whoops" 😂🤦‍♂️

[@mamou8759]

fast and easy ... *9 minute video :p

[@Zhiivago]

You're cute

[@tapasyatyaga4041]

"Use a rag." Dude "rag" sounds really bad. I use a "rag" to clean car oil grease or filth from my windows. I don't want to use a "rag" to clean my $1500 lens. That was an awful word to use.

[@01839]

bla bla bla

[@shizimedia]

This is not how to clean a lens, its how to clean a lens filter

[@isaac9973]

This could have been a 3 minute video tops. Thumbs down for that, sorry.