Lens manufacturers say that anything other than a microfiber cloth will damage the coatings on a lens. But microfiber cloths eventually pick up crap and they look like they’re a pain to wash.

How do you keep your lenses clean? Are you using cloth/kleenex or microfiber cloths? If you use microfiber cloths, how do you clean those?

  • Papanca@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Microfiber cloth. They are easy to wash, just don’t add fabric softener or chlorine and don’t put them in the dryer.

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      9 months ago

      My dad will collect up the microfiber cloths and put them in a mesh bag, throwing them in with the regular laundry since we don’t use fabric softener

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        9 months ago

        Yes exactly, that works fine. As i understand it, there are microscopic ‘bristles’ at the end of each thread, which gives it that mild scrub effect. Adding fabric softener or other things destroy the bristles, permanently.