Lens cleaning kit

Purpose

Remove dust, spray, and fingerprints without grinding them into lens coatings.

Used in kits

• Portable Astrophotography Kit

  Hobby & Making

• Drone Field Operations Kit

  Hobby & Making

• Photography Location Kit

  Hobby & Making

Alternatives

• Lens pen— Pocketable carbon-tip cleaner for field touch-ups.
• Shirt corner— The scratch delivery system. Don’t.

Maintenance notes

• Wash microfiber cloths regularly and keep them in a sealed bag — a gritty cloth is sandpaper.

Buying considerations

• Blower first, brush second, wet-clean last — most "cleaning" scratches come from skipping the blower.
• Sensor cleaning is its own kit and its own tutorial; don’t improvise it.