My grandmother always told me to wear clean underpants everyday in case I got hit by a car—and to keep my camera lens clean in case I needed to take a good photo. Granted, I made that last part up, ...

The inside of interchangeable lens cameras are prone to collect dust and dirt each time you change a lens, which can potentially end up not only on the mirror (in case of a DSLR) but also on the ...

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Taking pictures is very attractive for camera enthusiasts, but cleaning and maintenance are essential to stay with your favorite camera for a long time. However, if you touch the lens while shooting ...

Confession time: I’m a bit of a clean freak. I’m not full-on obsessive, but close enough that my wife bought me the object of my desire for my 40 th birthday: a Dyson vacuum cleaner (never call it a ...

When our camera lenses get dusty, we naturally want to blow on them to get rid of the dust. This method is not only ineffective, but actually bad for the lens because your breath contains acidic ...

If you regularly change lenses on your camera, dust or debris will eventually end up on your sensor. There are things you can do to mitigate that, but any time you expose your camera's interior to the ...