How do you clean your camera ?

[NayLoMo6C]

I have been cleaning my DSLR and lens for the past two years by the method of using a wet paper towel and just rubbing it all over the camera. But until most recently one of my friend's suggested using lysol wet wipes, which i suspect ain't good for the camera's exterior.

So what's your way of cleaning your kit?

(forgot to mention that I use paper towels on everything EXCEPT the lens optics and LCD screen)

 

[The_Traveler]

Don't use a paper towel on any glass surface.

 

[spacefuzz]

huh you make me realize I have not cleaned my camera for over a year. (aside from the glass)

 

[piggle5]

What do you use on the lens? I haven't had to clean mine yet.....do you use the cloth that you get with glasses? I dont want to try it until I find out if its ok.....

 

[Stryker]

I use a damp microfiber cloth dipped in dishwashing liquid to clean the body exterior. I also wipe silcone gel on the rubber parts do eliminate discoloration or whitening of the black rubber parts

 

[diipii]

Only clean cameras when they are dirty, not to a regular regime.
I clean lenses by breathing on them and rubbing very gently with my shirt tail. But only when they need it.
In 54 years of photography no damage yet.

 

[MissCream]

Baby wipes!

 

[NayLoMo6C]

Baby wipes!

Cleaner than a baby's bottom

 

[Light Guru]

Lens cleaning solution and lens tissue.

 

[lyonsroar]

Dishwasher.

I leave it on the low temp. NO steam dry! This is crucial!!! I've never lost a body this way.

 

[Derrel]

Tide Laundry Detergent Products and Accessories: Tide.com

Alcohol and a cotton t-shirt for the body. Q-tips for corners like the hot-shot and prism areas. Oral-B dental picks for cleaning out engravings and crud. Business cards for in-between the lens focusing ring and the lens barrel.Microfiber cloth for the eyepiece. Bulb blower inside the mirror chamber. Swabs and Eclipse for sensor cleaning.