Hey all!
I've been shooting with my Olympus kit pretty frequently the past two years, and it's all starting to get a little grubby. Not so much the glass of the lenses, that's easily taken care of with a cloth or a Lens Pen, or some lens cleaning fluid for worst case scenarios. It's more the barrels and rings of the lenses, and all the little nooks and crannies around the lenses and bodies, where fingerprint residue, dust and god knows what else is building up. I'm wondering if any of you have some tried and true suggestions for safely cleaning gear to have them looking new, without the risk of damaging anything.
My current kit includes an Olympus E-M5 and E-M1, and the two lenses in desperate need of a clean are the 12-40 f/2.8 and the Panasonic 35-100 f/2.8.
Of course, the best course of action is to clean your gear regularly. I use a extra soft bristle brush and microfiber cloths (rough textured ones) regularly and store my gear in drawers when not in use. Then repack the a bag with routine gear as necessary.
With really dirty stuff brush off with the softest brush you can get away with. Then use disposable dust lifting cloth. If necessary, a damp (not wet) cloth helps.
On mounts, I typically use a little lens cleaner on a clean cloth.
On lenses, I use a blower first, then use Eclipse fluid on a clean microfiber cloth.
With sensors, I use a blower, then a clean lens brush like the dustoff or sensor brush. When I get 'welded' on dust, I use a sensor swap and eclipse fluid.
Lens caps on at all times when not in use. Body caps too. Be smart swapping lenses.
