Tiffen Lens Cleaning Tissue - Pack of 50 Sheets

by Tiffen

Product Details

• Item Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0000AQJ5Z
• Item model number: EK1546027T-1
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

Designed for use with delicate lenses and sensitive surfaces. Ideal for coated optics and laser cleaning applications.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars not as advertised-- but highly recommended, May 2, 2008

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Boletus Bruce (Taos, NM) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tiffen Lens Cleaning Tissue - Pack of 50 Sheets (Electronics)

First thing there is no "kit"-- it simply is a package of lens cleaning tissues. Secondly, this is not a Kodak product-- nowhere on the packaging does the trade name "Kodak" appear. The image that appears in the Amazon product description is not representative of the delivered product. The outer package is light gray and exhibits the Tiffen product name. In a side by side comparison with the Kodak product that I have, the copy that appears on the front and back of the outer package is exactly the same, word for word. The quality and texture of the tissue itself is the same as well as the quantity of tissues per pack (50 sheets). All this leads me to believe that the products are identical, except for the packaging.

Now a note on lens cleaning: Who came up with the idea of using microfiber cloths for cleaning lenses? First thing, there is a tremendous difference in the quality and materials used in microfiber cloths. They are not all the same. Are you going to risk using a cloth that attracts dirt like a magnet to clean an expensive Leica or Zeiss lens? Are you really going to wash it after each use? And what effect do the detergent and water deposits left behind have on the lens and optical coatings? Microfiber cloths may be useful for cleaning inexpensive lenses, but I certainly wouldn't risk potential damage to a $3,000 lens. These cloths are good for cleaning all lens and camera surfaces except the lens glass.

To use this product: Always blow any foreign material from the lens surface with a high quality blower like the Giottos Rocket blower or similar product. Then using a high quality, clean retractable lens cleaning brush, lightly sweep the lens surface. Blow off the lens brush with the blower after sweeping and before storing. Take one sheet of the lens tissue and fold it in half two times. Apply one or two drops of a high quality lens cleaning solution like Zeiss or a similar product to the lens tissue. (Kodak used to make a quality solution which I have been unable to find recently, so if you know of a source, please leave a comment.) Starting in the center of the lens, clean in a circular motion until you reach the outer edge. Repeat if necessary, then buff lightly with another clean, folded tissue.

With all that said, and despite the inaccuracies of the product description and image, this is a superior lens cleaning product that will not compromise or degrade the quality of any lens made.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kodak - Lens Cleaning Kit, June 3, 2008

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S. Sadler - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tiffen Lens Cleaning Tissue - Pack of 50 Sheets (Electronics)

Tiffen is the company that made the Kodak Lens Tissue in the yellow slip cover that we all knew and loved. Evidently Tiffen no longer has the license to sell this product under the Kodak name - hence the reason you see the Tiffen brand on the box.

It is true, there is no other way to clean a lens correctly than with lens tissue. The new microfiber cloths that all of the chain photo stores are now carrying can create a false sense of security and lead to acratching of your lenses.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth $2, September 11, 2008

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G. Davis - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tiffen Lens Cleaning Tissue - Pack of 50 Sheets (Electronics)

These tissues work very well for cleaning coated lenses. They are not re-usable, one lens and then throw it away.

Other people who have purchased this have complained about the packaging. Tiffen has always made the tissues for Kodak, as well as Kodak's Wratten glass and gelatin filters. Kodak discontinued this product but Tiffen continued to make them under their own name. It is the same tissue as before, and it works very well.