LensPEN Lens Cleaning System
by LensPen
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of LensPEN Lens Cleaning System
Customer Review: The best option for fingerprints, dust or any smudges.
Summary: 5 Stars
If you have a camera, you've probably at some point needed (or wanted) to clean the lens. Whether you were trying to focus and touched the lens by accident or just needed to clean gathered dust off of it, the LensPen system is the best out there.
It's basically a pen-looking object (go figure!) with cleaning tools on both sides. The main part is a little cleaning pad - the near thing is that you put the cap on, twist it a few times to "rejuvenate" the pad and then just wipe fingerprints away. The crazy thing is that it just works! I've tried cleaning cloths (microfiber) and have always had trouble (a lot of the time, at least for any not-brand-new ones) they just smudge the entire lens area.. you try to wipe off a small bit of dust and end up with a lens covered in greasy smudges. The Lenspen doesn't do that - it simply wipes it clean without leaving any trace. It's actually really neat and works amazingly well.
The opposite end has a brush (you slide a little piece on the side to pop it out or retract it). This is great for removing dust or small little objects that get stuck to your lens/filter.
For the cheap price they come in, they're easily affordable. You'll want to replace them every year or so as they tend to lose effectiveness (but again, at this price thats not a problem).
They make 2 versions - the normal and a "mini" (for smaller digital cameras) - the standard lenspen is probably too big for point and shoot cameras.
There are also several different branded versions.. all are made by the same company so pick whichever brand is cheapest (I shoot canon but bought a Nikon Lenspen as it was a few bucks less than the others).
Customer Review: Really Does Work!
Summary: 5 Stars
I decided to use my Canon HFS-20 camcorder (has a 58mm lens) to shoot a sunset by a beach up in Cambria, CA. The video came out great, but my lens ended up with salt spray all over it. I was worried that the LensPen would smudge things up worse or scratch the lens, but it completely removed the residue and the lens was as good as new! It did take two cleanings (after the first attempt, I put the cap back on and gave it a quarter turn twist to renew the carbon as per the instructions) to get the lens completely clean.
Since my sea spray experience, I bought a UV filter to protect the lens. I've used the LensPen to clean this filter as well, and it works well for that.
I also accidentally got a fingerprint on the lens of my Canon XS Kit 58mm lens, and the LensPen again got rid of it in just a few rubs of the carbon tip. The brush end is great for getting rid of loose dust/dirt and it's nice that it stays clean by retracting into the body of the pen. It fits easily in a side pocket of cases (and is very light) and is a convenient way to safely clean your lenses.
Customer Review: I'm completely sold on the Lenspen
Summary: 5 Stars
Get yourself a lenspen. I went through three types of cleaning solutions, 2 kinds of tissue papers and 3 brands of microfiber cloth (even certified Leica cloths) and no combination of that mess managed to make a perfectly cleans lens on my new Panasonic LX3 camera. I think that small lenses like those of compact cameras are especially hard to clean. If you had a big 52mm lens you'd be satisfied with leaving a few pinpoint smudges around the edges. But on compact cameras, those really bug you and are next to impossible to remove. Fortunately, a $5 lenspen gave me a sparkling lens in about 7 seconds! And its nice thin edges let you clean right up to the lens barrel. I will never look back! It really is the best gift to photographer in recent years. I'm a convert. I also did my reading and extensive testing shows the lenspen to be safe on coated lenses. I was really worried about that with my new Leica lens. But a quick swipe with a lenspen gets it sparkling and its certainly better than repeatedly trying to remove a fingerprint any other way.Customer Review: The Perfect Lens Cleaning Tool
Summary: 5 Stars
LensPEN Lens Cleaning System is the one tool that you should have with you at every shoot. LensPen is the best tool for removing dust and smudges while on the go or on the set. I bought the LensPen after a Hollywood Director friend recommended it to me. Believe me when I say to you that I will never go to a shoot without my LenPen again.
It has two convenient tips for cleaning your lenses. For removing dust and larger particles from the lens it has retractable soft brush. The other end has a some sort of non-liquid smudge removing element.
Every time I use my LenPen I'm amazed at how easily and competently it removes dust and smudges. And it's super easy too! I used to dread cleaning my lens, because of the multiple steps and tools involved. But, now I give my lenses a once over with the LenPen every time I have a shoot. It looks like my lenses are cleaning than they've ever been.
I highly recommend the LensPen Lens Cleaning System to anyone who shoots video, film, or digital photography.
Customer Review: Works, better than other methods
Summary: 5 Stars
I went out for a shoot on a windy day and got a ton of dust on my sensor.
After trying numerous methods on the internet for wet cleaning the sensor, all I ended up with was and even dirtier sensor. I spend weeks fiddling around with all sorts of different methods, but none would get all the dust off, or would leave streaks etc.
A guy at the camera store local to me told me this was the best way they had found.
The technique is simple. Use a rocket blower to blow off the dust and then gently wipe the sensor off with the pen tip.
After about 4 tries, my sensor was spotless with a aperture F25 test image against a white sheet of paper.
Best of all this slips into my camera bad for on the fly touch ups.
UPDATE
I have now been using this for quite a while now. I lent it to a friend who was more than frustrated with wet cleaning methods. His remark, was "it felt wrong at first, but that was fast and much better than wet cleaning methods"