What is the best lens cleaning kit/formula for Canon lenses?

[willfoxylove]

My lenses need some cleaning badly! I'm using the Canon T3i and the 18-55 kit lens, the 55-250, and the 50 F 1.8

[cale_kat · Accepted solution]

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@willfoxylove wrote:

My lenses need some cleaning badly! I'm using the Canon T3i and the 18-55 kit lens, the 55-250, and the 50 F 1.8

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What sort of dirty? Hit by a muddy splash of water as you chased after elephants? Or a more pedestrian "fingerprints on my front element" dirty? If the later, you can use a bit of lens cleaning fluid and a lens tissue wipe. Gently blow loose dirt away with a squeeze blower and lightly sweep any stubborn "chunks" with a fine lens brush, usually sold as a combination tool. Repeat as necessary until you are down to lint or grease issues, then use the fluid and wipe.

[cale_kat · Accepted solution]

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@willfoxylove wrote:

My lenses need some cleaning badly! I'm using the Canon T3i and the 18-55 kit lens, the 55-250, and the 50 F 1.8

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What sort of dirty? Hit by a muddy splash of water as you chased after elephants? Or a more pedestrian "fingerprints on my front element" dirty? If the later, you can use a bit of lens cleaning fluid and a lens tissue wipe. Gently blow loose dirt away with a squeeze blower and lightly sweep any stubborn "chunks" with a fine lens brush, usually sold as a combination tool. Repeat as necessary until you are down to lint or grease issues, then use the fluid and wipe.

[willfoxylove]

Both! But mostly the second :P. So any cleaning kit on Amazon will do?

[cale_kat · Accepted solution]

Amazon shows a kit here, http://www.amazon.com/Professional-Cleaning-Cameras-Canon-Pentax/dp/B0080JH3YE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qi...

Maybe buy it at a local photography shop and support those guys. It couldn't be that much more than the online cost.

[JonKline]

The big box stores like Sam's Club and Costco usually have huge boxes of Zeiss lens wipes for crazy cheap.  I always keep a small stack in my camera bag.