How to clean Lenses & Cameras – a beginners guide to looking after your photography gear.
How to clean Lenses & Cameras – a beginners guide to looking after your photography gear.
Tips for looking after, storing & cleaning your camera & lenses.
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Looking after your camera gear is very important, so in this video Paul from Photo Genius talks about storing photography gear, cleaning cameras and lenses and shares some cool bonus tips. #photography #cameras
There are several of these videos on YouTube – I thought yours was explicit and sensible. It is amazing how many people clean lenses then place a dirty cap over the lens object glass.
Genius’ teaching beginners. That is what YouTube has become?
I see white sunscreen is on the grip.
What’s the best UV filter for my Nikon D3100? Their so many to choose from and I can get the wrong size
Thank you so much for answering questions I was unsure of!
G’day from Sydney, thank you for this video, it’s time to give my XT4 a little love. New sub here too
Very nice pencil holder
Very useful practical tips.thanks
what is the liquid did you spray on the cloth?
Thank you, nobody talks about proper storage of camera gear. I’m glad I’ve been doing it right.
My new Nikon at 70 to300 mm was new refurbished I noticed that few days after I got it I saw couple of specks. Of dust they is still the I haven’t been able to clean them I don’t think it has bothered the pictures. What should I do.
Nice1 m8.
I have bought last month Canon Eos R8 and i am keeping camera in Bag only and i use camera weekly two times is this ok please suggest me
Hi Paul ,thanks for this informative video, what are your thoughts on dry cabinets for storing camera and lens gear.
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Putting a $10 piece of polarizer in front of a $2000 camera lens is simply dumb.
If you are doing that, stop. You can’t scratch glass, unless you try to, very, very hard… and every polarizer effect can easily be 100% created in post.
Im an expert in lens cleaning , i will give you advice that will save you time , save you money , save you camera bag space , and save you from scratching you lens with dirty cloth , because even if you think its clean , cloth if used and stored has sand in it , and its a soft sand paper . Now to the advice .
Do you know what is the most expensive optics made by man ?
Its a telescope mirror , it sometimes goes to space !
Do you know how they test this Millions of dollars worth of lens ? They use a sticky tape , normal kind . It is happy to stick anything to it , and does not leave residue . You are not brushing it across your lens so you wont scratch anything even if you have sand on your glass . And it cleans human fingerprints and oil , basically things you cant blow off , like a boss . Just try it .
Take a piece of sticky tape , stick it to your lens , real good … Then peal off .. yes clean like it came from the factory . If not , well you have a lot of sticky tape left right ?
So have at it . You wont damage your lens with it , not possible . Even if you have dirty hands with sand on them .
Your welcome .
good video 🙂
Subscribed and started watching. Lots of great videos and great tips.
One thing I would like to know – filters. I assume they are specific to the lens?
Thank you for the vids…excellent stuff and I was taking photos of the moon tonight after watching your video on it.
Good, solid advice. Thank you.
could the dehumidifier tub or whatever that is just be pulling in a large portion of what you’re sending out with that diffuser on top of the shelf?
Should I use compressed gas duster to remove dust and lint remover from camera?
I have a Lumix G1 which has been in storage for some years. I recently pulled it out of its case to find tht the body of the camera is covered in a gluey substance which will come off it gently eased with a thumbnail nd is like little balls of glue or chewing gum in texture. I can’t get it off completely and wonder if you can suggest how I can clean it. Rubbing alchohol? Don’t want to cause further damage.🙄
Thanks Paul, more great tips, I have learned so much from you. You provide a wealth of information to us hobby photographers.
Awesome tips
Thank you
I have ordered a canon 2000d and im currently waiting trying to gather as much knowledge as possivle so i know how to use the camera when it arrives and id say im pretty well on the way. Thanks for making your videos clear and easy to understand.
I have been looking for this type of information since I started taking photos. Thank you. Lots of good information.
how do you clean the camera body. My hands get sweaty and next to the beach salt water particul fly around. Do you use water a wet clothe or is there a special solution for it. Thanks
After I rub off the dust from the camera body and lens (not the glass), I rub them with silicon gun cloth.
I knew you’d have the answers I was looking for! Thanks, Paul for this excellent video.
You asked “When was the last time I cleaned my camera bag?- Probably never.”😂😂😂😂
I’m offended bc you didn’t give us a chance to say!😂😂😂
Great vid.
I get spots on my photos like you mentioned. You didn’t elaborate any further. How do I get rid of these spots? Thanks. Love your videos.
Thanks Paul, very informative
This is a masterclass
One of the most useful videos I’ve ever seen Paul, Thanks very much. The "marigolds" tip has just saved me from a stuck circular polariser filter ( as you’ll know the front part is meant to rotate, so it was quite difficult to get a grip … as it is in life more generally! )
Very useful and creative ways of caring lens and camera gears.
Thank you for your tips. Very useful, as the rest of your videos
I actually use a compressor with a nozzle to clean my gear and to clean the sensor as well. The high pressure air should be enough to remove any dust and dirt.
Great advice!
How do you clean a camera body itself after going to the beach and you have salt spray on it?
1:35 You said here that dust is usually falling downwards due to gravity, but this is not true because of "Brownian Motion". Dust (and particles of smaller sizes) are very light weight and therefore these normally get tossed around due to air molecules hitting them, so I don’t think keeping your camera facing up or down makes any difference (unless there are heavy particles in your environment which haven’t already fallen (which I personally don’t think would be the case)).
"Dust falls downwards due to gravity." I honestly had forgotten about gravity. Thanks for that.
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So awesome to see DampRid! We use a few of those here in Tennessee. And stood also has a dehumidifier. Great overview and tips! Sub’d. God bless.
This was very informative and helpful, thank you! ☺️
Good morning Paul thanks you one thing I noticed tha this new lenses get dust inside very easily . What to do about it
Hi. Could you make a movie how to replace the focusing screen in the Canon 2000D camera? or how can I clean it?
Very very useful!! Thanks a lot
When you clean your camera bag periodically you should wipe it down Is with a wet cloth to neutralize the dust
Thanks 👍