Cleaning camera's and lenses!

There are plenty of threads on the forum describing how to clean sensors etc, but non at all on cleaning the "outside" of either body's or lenses. My K20 goes everywhere with me,work included,so it does get a bit grubby(to say the least...:lol.I was wondering how other members cope with the general build up of grime,and how to get rid of it!......

Lenses need a Pentax Microfibre Cloth.

The outside of the camera and lens gets dusted/wiped with either a blower brush (for nooks and crannies) or a well washed clean cotton handkerchief (the older and softer the better).

Its weathersealed, just take it out in the rain and then wipe it dry

For the exterior I use an old blower brush to remove dust etc, for places that get grubby like the handgrip I use a damp cloth then quickly wipe dry with as John says a soft hankerchief.

You can use Isopropyl Alcohol on a cotton bud with care. It will shift greasy marks on bodies and it's a trick the second hand sellers use to improve the look of older kit (so I was told). You will have to find a real chemist to get it though as most so called "chemists" are actally pharmasists and don't have the correct license to sell it. The chemist I got mine from apologised for not having a smaller bottle - 600ml cost me a fiver IFRC.


Steve

Is that the proper name for vodka?

I tend to clean my kit the same way John does, soft lens brush for the fiddly bits and a soft cloth for the rest.

A light spray of Johnstone's furniture polish on a microfibre cloth works wonders and it's anti static,

I would be very careful with Isopropyl Alcohol as it will denature plastics. OK for metal.

Only the cheaper brands.

I share John's reservations.

I have always used Selvyt universal polishing cloths on both lens glass and bodies link

Ken

A soft well washed clean cloth is what I use no solvents, I also have a old paint brush with the handle cut off and have used it from around 1975 to sweep off any dust. Makeup counters sell a soft brush for face powder and that would also fine for dusting off lenses and cameras bodies, not on the lens glass but just the body. A blower brush for the deligate parts, ie sensours and mirrors.

Female readers will hate me for this:

Just add the list of camera kit to the household cleaning list and let the wife take care of it.

I also request that the batteries be fully charged and a formatted card be installed.

Best regards

Just dont complain when you find your camera in the dishwasher I hear "Finish" helps the lenses to sparkle

I use a pentax microfiber cloth, but mainly a Kenair air duster for the small places I can't reach with my finger...

I use the compressed air also for dust on lenses, and it works a treat.

Caution needs to be used when (if) you want to clean the inside of the camera, because the cold air can freeze the sensor; therefore only use on mirror, or the top part of it, and never on the sensor...

Tried that , now have slight concussion!

WIFE.

Washing

Ironing

Fotography

Etc.