Keeping Camera Lens Clean

[wellthisisold]

Sorry if this is a repost, but I checked the searchbar and Google.

I was just wondering how you keep your lens clean on the hill when its snowing? Not for just shooting stills, but for doing follow cams. Any advice would be great!

 

[zsturtevant]

A little cloth to clean/dry the lens if snow gets on it, A blower thing to get any dust or something off and a camera lens brush. Sorry I don't know all the fancy terms for that stuff but you can get all of that off of Ebay for like 10$ in a cleaning kit, that's what I did. Something like this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/281081586700?lpid=82

 

[Mitchell.]

honestly though for on hill cleaning just bring a camera cleaning cloth or two to wipe off the lens, everything else is basically maintenance and should be done at home when you clean your camera body too.

 

[eheath]

film, while its snowing?

 

[Lou.]

As eheath hinted to. I wouldnt reccomnend filming while itz snowing haha

 

[lIllI]

I always make fun of PC kids by saying that they're afraid of snow. Didn't realize how accurate I was...

#getonmylevel

 

[lIllI]

Nope nope nope. Those things are horrible for your glass. Never use those microfiber cloths for anything but spot detailing (getting a single particle off the lens). Use Kimwipes or suffer the consequences.

 

[zsturtevant]

Did not know this thank you

 

[NMMedia]

I also like to put a clear filter on my camera lens just to make sure nothing can scratch the actual lense...would you rather replace a $30 filter or a several hundred dollar lens? Also they are pretty easy to clean off

 

[Mids]

ski backwards, when your done put the cap on. If it's getting to messy, just dont film...

 

[Laurent.]

A 30$ filter will be detrimental to the image quality, furthermore front element replacements are quite often around 100 bucks. At least the two I had done.

Besides if it's a heavy drop your filter will snap regardless and the front element will still get damaged.