Nikon 7072 Lens Pen Cleaning System, Black

I purchased this along with some other things so that I could get free super-saver shipping. It effectively cost me ~$3! For that price or for the $8 it is absolutely worth every penny. This pen stays in my camera bag along with my D50 and does it all. It cleans my filters, my lenses, my viewfinder, and my LCD. Definitely a great purchase. Includes both a brush and a swab/sponge to take care of any foreign objects on your photographic equipment. I would definitely buy another! =) EDIT December 2007: I've now had this cleaner for almost 8 months and it's still holding strong! The brush has been very useful to rid my lenses, filters, and even my camera of dust and other things. And the swab/sponge does a FANTASTIC job of getting rid of finger prints, smudges, and just about everything else on your lens and filters. It also works great in a pinch to clean up your in camera LCD screen from those pesky nose-prints and smudges! The only complaints I have are the following: -The swab/sponge sometimes leaves little black pieces of itself on the lenses if you use it really hard to clean something off. BUT, these are a cinch to get rid of with the brush at the other end, so it's not really to big of an issue. -One problem in extreme conditions: Salty Sea Spray takes quite a bit to get off. It takes about three passes with the swab/sponge to get it all off; including breathing on my filter to get some moisture on it to help clean and also "refresh" the swab/sponge by "cleaning"/"recharging" it in it's own cap which has a little foam in it to clean the swab/sponge. Generally I'd DEFINITELY still recommend this product to ANYONE who needs to keep their equipment clean. Absolutely worth every penny; it keeps my pictures clean and spot free!

Does a great job as a lens pen. Takes off finger prints easy and oil marks on screens.

This thing is pretty awesome! You might think that you could just use a wipe and some cleaner to get the same results, but this is pretty effective and more convenient. You know how you get the little speckles that dry on your lens from rain, or the colored smudges from an accidental fingerprint? This removes them in a snap, with no cleaner needed (and no residue or wipe marks). The pad tip is small like a fingertip, so it can clean right to the edges of the lens glass no problem. The retractable brush is very handy for flicking off dust, hairs, fur, or whatever other junk inevitably ends up on your lenses. The pen shape makes it easy to store, and long enough to easily reach into lenses with a hood. One of the best things about this is that it is made by Nikon, so I don't have to worry about it damaging the optical coatings on my lenses, which is always something I worry about with liquid cleaners.

I've been using various cleaning cloths from Adorama and Etsumi. They all get quite dirty with a lot of outdoor use because I clean my lenses very regularly. I work outside in nearly all weather conditions shooting with four lenses - that's what I do 99% of the time. The Nikon Pen is pretty terrific in my view though i doubt it has a very long life on either of its working ends. Cleaning the back glass of my lenses is done under a very well lit architect's lamp that uses large magnifying glass just above four small florescent bulbs. I do my best to have a grease, dirt and dust free cloth to do that, The pen, in the short run, works even better, though I didn't use any cleaning fluid - I generally include that with the cleaning cloth efforts. I have a Nikon D7000 that needs to have the viewfinder and live-view screen cleaned as well. The pen isn't right for that,excepting the brush, though that has little value beyond light dust removal. I have no idea whether the main cleaning tip might leave light damage to the Live View screen or not. I think the screen is plastic - though frankly it shouldn't be. For those that have said they find a "ghost residue" I'm sure that's true. I'm glad they did because it caused me to use a 2"X2" cleaning tissue that one can buy in bulk for next to nothing. I wiped the business end of the round cleaning tip across the tissue, gently and evenly enough to dislodge an obvious amount of built up grease along with the residual "schmutz" from daily exposure to Manhattan's never-clean air. I couldn't believe how much "dark matter" showed up on the otherwise untouched tissue. I repeated the process on the now-clean lens and it left no dark marks on the next tissue. I.e., the pen was not shedding any of the rubber tip's compound onto the paper - only the dirt that was originally on the lens. This is very handy; being able to clean the cleaner is a nice touch. After de-greasing the cleaning tip of the Nikon Pen, it cleaned my other lenses as well as any cloth, and did so more rapidly and with less pressure. I never used any fluid either. That in itself is a pleasure. Cons - mine came only with instructions in Nipponese. Sorry, I lose it with the Greek alphabet, much less the complex Japanese symbols. However, Nikon drops the ball by having no cap on the brush end of the pen; the brush has a push pull/in out device on the side of the pen. With no top, if the pen is not firmly in place when being carried around, the brush may well come out some or all of the way. Since the opposite end's cleaning tip has a snap on cap, why not one for the brush end? No matter where you carry it (I put it in an inside pocket) with that end open the tip of the brush for now is going to accumulate its own dust and will then need some sort of "blow out" or a new pen! Bad idea. Pro beyond the review - it came with a free hand squeezed air blower. Though not as good as the my Buck Rogers look alike version its good enough to dislodge dust, if not larger particles, that the brush can't get to. Certainly a worthy alternative due to its compactness, good lens cleaner and its wonderfully cheap price.

I'm a hunter and go to the rifle range pretty frequently and this lens cleaner is perfect. In the field a rifle may stand around for a while in an atmosphere that isn't the cleanest. I keep this in my bag and can clean my scope in seconds no problem. It's way better than trying use a kleenex or rag when you're in the middle of nowhere. Definitely a thumbs up 👍

Works great to keep dust off lenses and filters, and the occasional finger print. It clips in my shirt pocket like a pen, very handy.

Cet accessoire ne paye pas de mine (désolé pour le jeu de mot) mais il est exceptionnel. Madame a nettoyé tous les objectif facilement sans aucun problème, et le résultat est parfait. Pour nous qui avions peur pour nos objectif et qui n'avions jamais acheté de filtre ou de verre protecteur, ce stylo a redonné un coup de jeunesse à nos 3 objectifs ! Simple, efficace, pratique, peu encombrant, pas cher, que dire de plus.

やっぱりNikon純正の安心感は値段に代え難い価値！

Der Nikon Lens Pen Reinigungsstift ist meiner Meinung nach ganz praktisch habe ihn jedoch auch noch nicht oft in gebrauch gehabt. Was ich jedoch sagen kann ist, dass er für den Preis die Linse eigentlich ganz gut reinigt. Weiss allerdings auch nicht ob es nicht noch bessere Produkte giebt da ich nur ein einfacher Hobby Fotograf bin.

Entrega puntual. Satisfecha con la compra. Buena calidad, buena marca y un precio inmejorable. Lo uso muy a menudo y me parece muy buena compra.

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