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I've been googling and so far there are many mixed opinions on how to clean the front lens element properly. Some suggest methyl alcohol, some suggest 70% isopropyl alcohol (some even suggest 99%), some suggests distilled-distilled water.
I know there's a protective coating on the front lens element and there are those who say using alcohol could damage that. (FYI, methyl alcohol is known to damage LCD screens.) So, you might just say using water is enough, but in my opinion, they don't remove fingerprints very well and they evaporate slowly.
What about a lens filter? I'm guessing it's different from the lens element but do you still use the same technique?
So my question is, what do you use?
I know there's a protective coating on the front lens element and there are those who say using alcohol could damage that. (FYI, methyl alcohol is known to damage LCD screens.) So, you might just say using water is enough, but in my opinion, they don't remove fingerprints very well and they evaporate slowly.
What about a lens filter? I'm guessing it's different from the lens element but do you still use the same technique?
So my question is, what do you use?