LENSPEN Review - Best way to clean your camera lenses! 

That's actually a neat idea! I'll need to try it on my Rift :D

+wildbill9919 so that's where I lost half my chicken! :O

Ya i tried telling you it was him lol lol. Nice to have a chuckle 🙃🤪✌️😂😂

+plaidass1 No problem! Glad the video helped you :)

@@TheUltimateBlooper can i use LENSPEN TO Clean Quest 2 Lens?

+evilras Hah, I know what you mean! But you can't please everyone. Some people complain it's too long, some complain I had ruined my lenspen with that extreme grease test, etc :D Thanks for watching, btw :)

And he speaks clearly

Id rather watch a vid thats a bit long with good detailed info. I know he cant please everybody but nobody is being forced to watch. Cant please everyone so you better please yourself!!!

if it cleans onion grease off, this should get the job done then, i imagine.

Hi! Thank you for the kind comment :) Since it's just a brush and is meant for dusting off hard particles (such as bits of sand, dust, etc) - you should be ok rinsing the brush with water or adding soap if you think you've got oils on it. Let it dry and should be good as new again.

Hi! Just a drop from a tube of general purpose glue: www.amazon.co.uk/UHU-38106-All-Purpose-Adhesive/dp/B0031RG2GA But any superglue or even PVA glue should work fine - whatever you have handy that holds strong.

Cheers! You can also just glue the tip back on if the felt drops off :)

In my case I had to rub the tip against the carbon sponge in the cap, then clean again, etc until it disappears.

Simple carbon to dissolve grease :)

Hey! It's essentially very fine carbon powder. It does not scratch optical glass and I've used mine many times to clean my glasses. That being said, it seems a lot of people are having scratching issues on PSVR lenses from glasses, so I can't comment on what they are made of and whether or not they will scratch if you use a Lenspen on them.

Your finger has oils and does not have a smooth surface. Same as why chalk doesn't work on smooth glass but does work on wood or concrete.

Thank you! :)

What in the fuck

I used to do that, but I found I started buying very tasty tuna so I started licking it off myself. . . . cat left home, but lenses nice and clean.

@@DustyDingoPhotos I hear people do similar things with their pets by putting peanut butter over their privates xD

I'd need to get my hands on one first, but if I can - definitely will do!

Hah, nice catch, sir! :) I did indeed have that "problem" for a short while, however it goes away AND the cleaning tip cleans off any grease very reliably anyway. Regardless of this, I find the retractable brush quite vulnerable to particles and spills and what have you anyway because the way the LensPen clips onto pockets and such - the exposed brush hole is always at the top. Again, not a big problem, the main factor is the carbon tip, the brush is just for wiping off abrasive particles so you don't damage the glass when rubbing the carbon tip over the lens.

Willfull Misconduct as a fun fact, I still use the same LensPen I've used in this demo to this day!

I too am a LensPen fan and I guess I've had my latest one maybe 5 years, but I don't use it that often. I carry alcohol lens tissues and a natural bristle, soft fine arts brush for quick cleanings. I can't say that I've had issues like the one in your demonstration very often, if at all, and I would only use the pen on the stubborn ones. I guess I"m a bit OCD about my lenses after spending a lot (to me) of money on them. Anyway, I'm glad you've found success with your LensPen. Even as little as I've used mine, I find it an invaluable tool.

Willfull Misconduct oh yes, like you I only use it every now and then because I tend to keep my lenses away from dirt when I can anyway, it's definitely not an everyday use product for me. But when I do use it - the results are excellent! It even scrubbed out spots off my 24-105 f/4L that I though were coating damage :D

Maybe an air blaster would be better at removing particles if the lens is greasy as to not ruin the brush. Then after the air blaster, finishing up with the carbon pad. If you have lots of grease AND particles, you might be better off trying to figure out another way -- at least to remove the bulk -- or use the brush very carefully and then either clean the brush under hot water or throw it away and get a new pen.

kpadmirer Haha :D Just be sure to buy the original product, my friend got a cheap fake once and it was horrible. Also - I don't recommend trying the chicken grease test yourself :)

Yeah, mine peeled off too after some use, but a drop of glue and the problem is no more! :)

The ones I have don't seem to stain, but then I don't really touch the tip.

Indeed! Anything optical - it'll work great :)

It does! Anything that's glass. Including eyeglasses!

Glad it helped! :)

Glad you're enjoying yours! They're much better than a cloth, aren't they? :)

Yes, it is. ;-)

Karthik Rao First off - make sure you're in a dust-free environment. Pick a room that has the least dust in it - you don't want more dust accidentally landing on the newly-cleaned elements (that includes stupid things like dandruff or dust/hair particles on your clothes too!). Take the lens apart. First I would blow the dust and particles off the elements with a blower (don't blow on it with your mouth - you may introduce spit), then brush it with the lenspen's brush tip and blow it off again. This will ensure that you've got bits blown off, then you've wiggled the pesky stuck bits with the brush and blown them off again. Then use the carbon tip for a final clean if you wish (I doubt your inner elements are greasy or smudged). I've noticed that the lenspen carbon tip, especially after a few uses, start leaving very tiny carbon particles on the glass along the sides of the cleaning carbon felt, so in case you do clean the elements with the carbon tip - I advise you to use the blower once more after the clean to blow those off. This would be the way I would do it personally and I'm pretty sure it's more or less fool-proof. Hope this helps and thanks for watching! Greetings from the UK!

PIXELFLUX hmmm the environment, i was planning to use my room (After cleaning it up for dust ) since i've seen the canon service station and they do not have a specific room for cleaning the lens. Its just an AC room with technicians. Hence i thought i'd probably do it. Your suggestions are valuable, will surely keep them in my mind. Sometimes i feel a blower pushes dirt into other places. Maybe thinking of a vacuum cleaner, kept at distance and use gravity to suck all the dust off.Then do all that you've said. Thanks a lot for helping out.

Do it in the bathroom, I once read that it is the best place to clean gear as it's more humid and therefore has less dust particles on the air

CC photoloscabos Makes sense. Generally it's also best not to clean delicate stuff like that on/near the tables, beds and other flat surfaces, as a gust of air can lift the dust up off the flat surfaces nearby.

You can clean that too, it's not really different.

+Alex Stavrovich Hi, Alex! First of all - thanks for watching! It's a good question. Depends on how often you use it and what you clean, but the short answer would be NO - you are likely to replace the whole thing before needing more charcoal... See, I look after my lenses and usually they don't need cleaning before a shoot unless I've been down by the seaside or in rain or something where it's damp/dusty/dirty, so I don't clean them all that often. But This particular lenspen from the video HAS lasted me well over a year before I decided to replace it with a newer Lenspen kit. And that's not because it wasn't cleaning or anything, more because from all the cleaning the top felt tip started falling apart into pieces at the edges and wasn't as soft as when I bought it (like I said, it was still possible to clean with it, tho'!) :D As for refills...well, you could charcoal up a plate above a candle flame (there was a video around here made by a russian guy about a DIY lenspen (which I thought was a bit pointless since they're so cheap!) if you need a reference. Hope this helps! Feel free to ask away if you have any more questions! :)

+PIXELFLUX wow! Thanks for the detailed answer. I think I've got the point: nothing is gonna love long enough in our world of consumption. I've already seen this video you are talking about, it may come in handy someday)

Alex Stavrovich No problem! I think I may make a video about the new lenspen kit I've got, which I think is pretty damn good for the price.

oh, I never order online and all the shops over here only have this brand.

Well, try ordering online :) The tip on mine also fell off once (after months of use, mind you), but you can easily stick it back with some super glue. Worked fine on mine, never fell off again! I guess they just use shit glue in the factory.

+kenmtb Chemically carbon apparently dissolves the fat, so that's kind of the basic science behind this thing. Otherwise, if it's a ton of pure oil like this - it's not necessarily that clean anymore and will take a while to disappear, although I have to say I had been using this very lenspen for over a year after this video was made and only recently did I buy a new one :)

PIXELFLUX Thanks for the info. I need something to clean my camcorder lens. Hope this will do the trick. For now I have to consider lens cleaner and kimwipes.

***** I'm waay past wipes after buying this! Wipes just smudge everything around and MAYBE pick something up if you're lucky. If you're extra lucky - they can pick up an abrasive particle and scratch your lens.

PIXELFLUX sounds like the pen is the best solution!

***** I would honestly think so. Yet to see something better! (I'm not affiliated with the company or anything, lol!)

+All mobile Well, I wouldn't suggest doing the same, but I did it so you don't have to :D

It's all good :)

I wouldn't advise using this particular one, but LensPen do have a "SensorKlear" line with sensor cleaning kits. I bought one recently, but haven't tried it yet. But I was told it's the one my local camera shop uses to clean the sensors, plus another liquid solution.

mrsteven Can you drop me the time where exactly you see anything? Maybe you're seeing the multi-reflection of the daylight lamp? The lens was definitely pristine after the cleaning :)

PIXELFLUX at 6:44 you can clearly see a little thin streak going in the same direction as the lights you have. However, i can tell its a streak and not the lights because as you move the lens, the streak stays in the same place on the lens. cheers

mrsteven I think I see what you mean, but it's an internal reflection. It moves, altough slightly. 100% not lens damage/dirt :)

I doubt anyone would be cleaning off chicken grease with an accessory like the lenspen, but the carbon did take care of it and I've used the same pen for about a year after that. It's not the end of the world.

Hi! I would assume so, yeah. I use it on my glasses, at least :D

Lenspen have a special sensor cleaning pen (SensorKlear). I wouldn't use the one meant for lenses on a delicate sensor.

There are different sizes and shapes of Lenspen products to fit filters, viewfinders, lenses, etc 👍

@@TheUltimateBlooper is there available for evf?

Thanks! Glad you found it useful!

Me too :-)

Thanks!

Yes, you can! The only thing to consider is that the cleaning head is a bit big on this one so may not suit certain compact camera models as they tend to have very small lenses, but Lenspen make different models of the pen with shapes and sizes of the cleaning tip to suit various optics. The cleaning tip is all the same carbon felt aside from the shape and size though.

is it sold separately?or the tip selections come with the pen?thankyou!!!

Take a look at the product range on the left: www.lenspen.com/?cPath=8&products_id=NDSLRK-1&tpid=323 One pen offers one size and shape of the tip. To get more - you buy more pens. They also sell them in kits, I have the "DSLR Pro Kit" which comes with 3 different pens so I can clean the big lenses as well as hard-to-reach optics, like the viewfinder :) Hope this helps!

Hi! Under normal circumstances, depending on how heavily you use the thing, of course, it should easily last you a year. They are rated at about 500-1000 cleans and there's a carbon deposit inside the cap (which is why you need to twist the cap a few times to get a better cleaning). Eventually I bought another set of these, about a month ago, which means the one in the video lasted me well over a year (and mind you - I did ruin it badly with the chicken test to begin with) :) But to put things in perspective - a cloth won't last you nowhere even near as long as they tend to get dirty and dusty really quick!

Thank you very much! Bought one from China for under a Buck. Hopefully it works as good as yours!

InselAdler well, personally I would not recommend that. For one, there are fakes around there, which is bad. Secondly, my friend had a fake one and it was bad - it had a black sponge where the rubbery tip with coal felt should have been. I really do hope you don't get a lemon, but I still recommend genuine products in the future for your own sake (less frustration) and your lens' longevity.

More cowbell.

Good warning! I usually use either the lens pen or...a cotton shirt (if in a hurry) xD

PAPER??

The original design did not, only the subsequent revisions do. #research

@@TheUltimateBlooper I just received one as a Christmas Gift. On the package it is called The Original LensPen it has a retractable brush with a cover and the cleaning tip end cap screws on. This is what I was referring to. www.lenspenusa.com/lenspen/original.html

It should be there, regardless of whether the product is legit or not. If missing - you should probably return it or request a refund. That sponge/felt contains carbon required to refresh the pen.

+ganistio Well, mine do and they're fine. But monitor the surface of the lens, the cheap crap could be abrasive :)

Carbon*

ganistio

+Gray Anderson You're barking up a tree here mate :) It's a demo and an extreme one at that. It shows the procedure as lenspen manufacturers recommend it is done. The brush was contaminated, yes, but that lenspen served me another year after that with no problems and I've got myself a lenspen pro kit now (a genuine kit, cost me around 20 quid). The whole point of that carbon pad is that carbon dissolves grease pretty darn well, so there is no need to worry. The proof was in the usage :)

My apologies, Sire, this mistake was noted and shan't happen henceforth.

+Ashwani Sharma I know...people's attention span these days is almost zero...

Ashwani Sharma no

I've been compared to quite a few celebrities, so this doesn't surprise me anymore 😂

A lovely lens! :)

Messy, but gets the point across. Some here complained about it, but I still have and use that Helios lens and I used that same Lenspen for 2 more years after that terrible test :D

Sorry, should have put a trigger warning for those of you with weak colons :)

Me either..sticking with the blower and cloth

Well, I use 'em and my glass seems fine. Cleans so much better than a cloth. Then again, I don't baby my kit - I use it for work :)

This is an old model. They started with these and later introduced models with different shapes and expanded branding. I know it looks fake, but it wasn't.

Depends. I had a similar problem with saltwater spray marks from the seaside on my lenses and this worked just fine for me. All in all it's not a case of "I'll use ONLY XYZ", but rather using the right tool for the job. A microfiber clot is a pile of trash when it comes to removing oily smudges and fingerprints, for example. Carpenters use a variety of different tools and so should we.

Welcome to the internet. I hope you enjoy your stay here.

@@TheUltimateBlooper : 👍👍👍👍

I really don't care. Just sayin.

This is what the original lenspen models looked like. Further revisions look different. Do some research, Sergey.

@@TheUltimateBlooper, it's fake.The official website LENSPEN has a list of manufacturers of fake products Lenspen.This list contains SCHMIDTMARKETING!

Indeed you can! They even have a product specifically for that in their range 👍

@@TheUltimateBlooper SO any lenspen work?

@@monstersuxxio95 I haven't checked whether their VR/AR version is different from the regular one, but you can take a look at their website - they list all the products and what they do.

@@TheUltimateBlooper WHAT website??????

@@monstersuxxio95 letmegooglethat.com/?q=lenspen+VR You are wasting more time asking when you could just google it in 10s... I don't understand why you'd do that...