How do I clean my Canon SLR camera and lenses?

Question by jleigh: How do I clean my Canon SLR camera and lenses?
I have a XSi camera and two lenses.

Best answer:

Answer by Michael
I assume your talking about the actual optics rather than the casing.

Remember if you left your camera in a cupboard until this time next year and took a photo, the quality would be exactly the same as if you took one now. You don’t need to clean it for the hell of it. Really the only time it needs to be cleaned is if you have been swapping lenses in many locations or just using or leaving it in bad conditions. Rain, snow, beaches etc…

That said you can buy real cleaning kits with instructions and all the necessary guidance. These kits will include things like Residual Oil Remover, MicroFiber Cloths, Air-Cans and all sorts of fancy stuff.

Here’s a link to a couple:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/quality-professional-cleaning-Cannon-Nikon/dp/B0043RH8U6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1286818035&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/LensPEN-Smart-Shop-UK-Cleaning/dp/B000W72IQU/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1286818065&sr=1-3

Hope this helps

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