alcoholic lens wipes safe for lens?

g8ina said:
Tescos own lens wipes (for glasses) are just denatured alchohol and purified water, no parfum. No residues, and very good lint free wipes.
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Would they be safe in respect of the lens coating would it damage it anyway?
 
TBH, I would guess that the dipped coatings on specs would be more fragile/prone to damage from solvents than those on lenses. I've used unperfumed, impregnated spec wipes on lenses (in the absence of better options) and had no problems. Personally, I would avoid the perfumed ones since the perfume could possibly cause smears.
 
If recommend wipes that are suitable for glasses with coatings on or a spray and use this on a lens.
 
Buy lenses costing £? hundreds then look for el cheapo cleaning solutions ................ is that wise?
 
arclight said:
Buy lenses costing £? hundreds then look for el cheapo cleaning solutions ................ is that wise?
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Maybe £50 lens it is only kit one with nikon d40

I only stupidly thought after I bought them that there is chemicals on the lens they could damage

Can anyone recommend me some safe wipes please (don't want to spend a fortune)
 
topcat07 said:
Maybe £50 lens it is only kit one with nikon d40

I only stupidly thought after I bought them that there is chemicals on the lens they could damage

Can anyone recommend me some safe wipes please (don't want to spend a fortune)
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andyred said:
If recommend wipes that are suitable for glasses with coatings on or a spray and use this on a lens.
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Pop along to your local opticians and they should have something or even Asda / Tesco opticians etc ...
 
andyred said:
If recommend wipes that are suitable for glasses with coatings on or a spray and use this on a lens.
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thanks for this ill see if i can find some which state they can specially be used with lens with coatings :)
 
Pop into a camera shop and pick up a pack of lens tissues and a bottle of cleaning fluid. Should only cost you a couple of quid and will do a better job than the impregnated tissues. I only use the impregnated ones when on holiday - easier to transport safely in the hold baggage and no little bottle of solvent to worry about. The impregnated tissues I now use come from Lidl and are for use with specs. IIRC, they're branded W5.
 
Tesco lens wipes. They come in a blue box. I use nothing else. Individually wrapped, easy to pop into pocket or camera bag. Single use disposables. Perfect.
 
usually I breathe on the element then clean it with a cleanish bit of my tee shirt :lol:
 
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I use a mix of isopropyl alcohol (£5 for half a litre on Amazon) and distilled water 1:1. It's virtually identical to all those expensive proprietary liquids and is perfectly safe to use on plastics and lens coatings.
 
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