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by BrianS on Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:15 pm

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Something that came as a total surprise was the amount of dust turned up at Bosque when cars would pass you.
Now that I am home and getting my equipment unpacked I can see the coating everywhere -- any recommendations for removing the dust from say your 500 or 600mm lens? Are generic wipes safe for the lens (not the glass of course)?

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by Heather Forcier on Tue Dec 02, 2003 1:43 pm

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Well, you'll be glad to know they "watered" and graded the road Monday after the big weekend. It does help a little, but my gear is still coated with dust, too.

For the exterior, non-glass surfaces I use a soft paintbrush (a trick I learned from Richard Hogg). This usually does the trick. I also try to clean off my gear before I put it in my Lowepro because once the dust/sand gets in there it can get back onto cleaned equipment.

For the lens glass, I use a bulb blower first then the Eclipse cleaning fluid and a clean microfiber cloth.

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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Dec 02, 2003 2:33 pm

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I just use a slightly moist towel on the surfaces of the lens. On the lens element itself I use a blower brush first followed by a microfiber cloth that is moistened with a quality lens cleaner.

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by Chas on Tue Dec 02, 2003 10:03 pm

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I use the vacum with a soft brush to clean the exterior of all equipment.

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by Dan Barthel on Mon Dec 08, 2003 4:35 pm

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Second the paint brush. Turner River Road has the same problem, as does crawling around in the sand on the beach.

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