Customer Reviews

Tiffen Lens Cleaning Tissue - Pack of 50 Sheets

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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.

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.

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.

Do not look at the pic, It is completely missleading. You only get a tiny little booklet of paper, worth maybe $.50. This order cost me $8.53 total and what a waste of money. I could buy local for way less. I thought I'd be getting a a kit a described in title "Kodak-Lens Cleaning Kit." I say, DO NOT BUY!

These sheets are good for more than just cameras. I used them on my binoculars and I can see much better through them. Small package fits in bag.

I expected to receive a "Kit" of Kodak lens cleaning cloths per the clearly posted picture on the item ordering page. I only received one lens cleaning package.

I paid $1.99 for the product and $6.94 for shipping. I expect this amount of shipping is required for a full case as shown in your product discription, which is why I am sure you made a mistake by only sending one sleeve of lens cleaning wipes. Based on how thin the wipes are, I would expect a whloe case of them to cast you as the distributor less than the $1.99 I paid for the entire case.

Outrageous, frivolous, and downright THIEVERY!!!

Tiffen lens tissue is the best available for the average consumer. As other reviewers have said, this IS the tissue that used to have the Kodak label. Tiffen was the supplier, and now they sell it under their own name. Even the package has the same product description verbatim as on the Kodak package: "A soft, lintless paper specially prepared for cleaning lenses, filters, and other highly polished glass surfaces. Safe for coated lenses too."

You will not go wrong if you buy Tiffen lens cleaning paper to clean your camera lenses or your glasses. It will not make scratches. I also use it as an absorbent material for my clarinet playing to wick away moisture from the clarinet pads (it works great and is a lot quieter than regular tissue paper).

If you're looking for an alternative product, try the company ThorLabs and do a product search for cleaning tissue. ThorLabs manufactures optical components for research and industry. They also sell their own lens cleaning paper, and the price is comparable to Tiffen: less than 2 bucks for 25 sheets. Who knows, maybe Tiffen is their supplier, too :) The lens paper by ThorLabs is intended for use in research-grade optical work with delicate microscope objectives, expensive focusing lenses, specialized filters, and other components. The Tiffen paper is probably just as good, too, if it's not actually the same product.

I was expecting a entire box of these things picture is very miss leading i paid for 2 of these things and it is such a rip off .If you do buy this you get one of the things in the box in the picture...UPDATE... I am very glad tiffin updated their picture after i posted my own. now people will not be confused. i changed my rating to 4 stars now

The use of expendable tissues is the only way to clean highly polished lenses being sure it won't be harmed. I just can't trust any kind of wiping cloth to be absolutely clean at the moment it touches my cameras' lenses. And these specific ones work greatly with cleaning fluid, not melting at all when soaked up. No lint, no fibbers, no marks on the cleaned surface.

Tiffen used to make the great Kodak tissues, those well known trusty ones that everybody loved. These are exactly the same ones, same size, same material, same quality, on a white envelope with Tiffen's name on it.

Only drawback is the slight difficulty to draw one single unit from the envelope at a time. Frequently two of them come out together, sometimes a few o them get disarranged inside the package and the thing becomes a bit disorganized. Not a big deal, it's just a pity to sees this fine material loose it's good look. I wish it worked like the regular paper tissue boxes, pick up a tissue and another one sticks out. That would be the perfect usability matching the perfect material.
Highly recommended.

I have used many different brands of lens tissue over the years. This is the ONLY tissue that works as fast as it does & does not leave a residue. U pay a little more but it is worth it. Because of its cost u won't find it just anywhere so stock up!