Cleaning Lens Rear Element at Henry Elson blog

Cleaning Lens Rear Element. Ignoring the rear element of lenses and the viewfinder. Inspect the rear element and clean it the same way you cleaned the front of the lens. Most lenses fortunately don't have rubber around the rear lens element. While the camera body, sensor and front element of a lens often receive the most cleaning attention, areas such as the rear lens element and viewfinder also require regular maintenance. Exercise the same caution and you'll be. I'm looking for tips to clean tiny specs of dust (only visible in direct bright light) from a rear lens element. I already tried cleaning the rear lens element with zeiss lens wipes but they always leave a bit of residue and sometimes even tiny pieces of lint. Put the lens back on and take a test shot of a wall or the sky. Some rear elements are easy to clean, while others recess into the lens body. If the dust spots are gone, you don’t need to. Usually they have rubber around the mount if they are considered weather sealed. You can absolutely clean a rear element on a lens, much as you'd clean the front element.

I'm looking for tips to clean tiny specs of dust (only visible in direct bright light) from a rear lens element. Most lenses fortunately don't have rubber around the rear lens element. Inspect the rear element and clean it the same way you cleaned the front of the lens. Ignoring the rear element of lenses and the viewfinder. I already tried cleaning the rear lens element with zeiss lens wipes but they always leave a bit of residue and sometimes even tiny pieces of lint. Exercise the same caution and you'll be. While the camera body, sensor and front element of a lens often receive the most cleaning attention, areas such as the rear lens element and viewfinder also require regular maintenance. Put the lens back on and take a test shot of a wall or the sky. Some rear elements are easy to clean, while others recess into the lens body. If the dust spots are gone, you don’t need to.

Small mark on rear element of lens. Any idea what could have caused it

Cleaning Lens Rear Element Ignoring the rear element of lenses and the viewfinder. Ignoring the rear element of lenses and the viewfinder. If the dust spots are gone, you don’t need to. I'm looking for tips to clean tiny specs of dust (only visible in direct bright light) from a rear lens element. I already tried cleaning the rear lens element with zeiss lens wipes but they always leave a bit of residue and sometimes even tiny pieces of lint. You can absolutely clean a rear element on a lens, much as you'd clean the front element. Put the lens back on and take a test shot of a wall or the sky. Some rear elements are easy to clean, while others recess into the lens body. Inspect the rear element and clean it the same way you cleaned the front of the lens. Exercise the same caution and you'll be. Usually they have rubber around the mount if they are considered weather sealed. Most lenses fortunately don't have rubber around the rear lens element. While the camera body, sensor and front element of a lens often receive the most cleaning attention, areas such as the rear lens element and viewfinder also require regular maintenance.