How to Clean Your Binoculars

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Wild Latitudes

Wild Latitudes

Күн бұрын

**Watch the video above or read the steps in my blog post: wildlatitudes.com/how-to-clea...
Having trouble seeing birds through all the dust and grime on your trusty binoculars? It might be time to sit down and give them a proper cleaning. Here's how!
As a birder or wildlife watcher, you likely spend a lot of time outside using your binoculars to get better looks at the feathered, furry, and scaly creatures around you.
Your binoculars are often your most important tool out there in the field. For them to deliver the best image quality they need to be clean. But it’s so easy for dust, dirt, rain, and other stuff to cloud up your lenses.
There are right ways and very wrong ways to clean your binoculars. In several easy steps, I’ll show you the way I clean my ‘bins’ when I’m at home. This method can also be used to clean binoculars in the field, if you remembered to bring your cleaning kit.

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@stevevanderhorst5234
@stevevanderhorst5234 Жыл бұрын
As an avid outdoorsman I've carried the same are Bushnell-Falcon 7 x 35 binoculars for 33 years now. When, or if they ever need to be replaced, I plan to buy an updated version of the same. theseare Bushnell-Falco binoculars. have served me well.
@LeandroCasasBandLeader
@LeandroCasasBandLeader 2 ай бұрын
So great to find you here Ivan! I was looking for the safest ways to clean my binos and I recognize you in the video preview. Thanks for the tips!
@keithgunn-glanville7829
@keithgunn-glanville7829 3 жыл бұрын
I like this guy. His dry nerdy sense of humor is my jam. Keep em coming. Oh hey if I actually read this - I have recently come upon my grandfathers ww2 binocs. They seem to work very well still but there’s a tiny screw or something inside that has come loose. It rattles and can’t possibly be good for them. Can I take them apart? Mechanically I’m good with stuff like this but I have no idea if that’s a bad idea to open them
@kempo4359
@kempo4359 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading this.
@ntube7
@ntube7 4 жыл бұрын
Very helpful thanks. The videos I found prior to this focused on cleaning the eye piece end, with nothing on the objective lenses!
@Mixedpuppy
@Mixedpuppy 3 жыл бұрын
That was helpful thank you!!!
@shimmy2425
@shimmy2425 2 жыл бұрын
I just bought some vortex diamondbacks a couple weeks ago. saw some oil and dust. I definitely used my t-shirt, and also pushed pretty hard with the micro-fiber cloth they sent. dang, I wish they included some warnings. did I possibly wipe of some of the coating or scratch it already?
@CB-kn1ox
@CB-kn1ox 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Great info!
@soundaryavallimadhugiri8811
@soundaryavallimadhugiri8811 2 жыл бұрын
Very useful. Thanks for sharing
@dineshskhedkar4242
@dineshskhedkar4242 2 жыл бұрын
Nice information. How do we clean fungus on lens?
@MrTimjm009
@MrTimjm009 8 ай бұрын
So lens cleaner like what you would buy for cleaning spectacles is the stuff to get ?
@Sir-Kay
@Sir-Kay Жыл бұрын
Can I clean Nikon Action Ex binocular ocular & objective lenses? I have Isopropyl Alcohol 99.9% concentration. The steps are blowing the dirt off with a bulb air blower, then using penbrush to get excess grit/sand/debris off, soak some lens specific microfiber towel in isopropyl alcohol to get rid of fingerprints and grease then finally wipe of with dry microfiber towel after breathing on the lenses. What do you think?
@aurellio33
@aurellio33 Ай бұрын
Great. Thank you!
@paulhadfield7909
@paulhadfield7909 4 жыл бұрын
good video very helpful
@greenpro-greenproconsultin7420
@greenpro-greenproconsultin7420 10 ай бұрын
Everyone focus on cleaning the lenses and ignores the fact that dust gets into hinges. How do you clean that out?
@SunilSharma-wl5op
@SunilSharma-wl5op 3 жыл бұрын
Nice information
@pyro226
@pyro226 2 жыл бұрын
So uhh, I have binoculars with mold growing on the inside of the big lens. Wondering what's best to get down inside the big ends and clean the lenses.
@ballisticlt7452
@ballisticlt7452 Жыл бұрын
Send them to the manufacturer. A reputable manufacturer will likely take care of you.
@chasemobilechasemobile8449
@chasemobilechasemobile8449 Жыл бұрын
Mine got fog inside/#need CLEANED INSIDE
@ricardocalderon1721
@ricardocalderon1721 11 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@jala6083
@jala6083 3 жыл бұрын
I was looking at my neighbors and there was big smudges on them
@takeitlikeawoman
@takeitlikeawoman Жыл бұрын
Go to their house and clean them with a microfibre cloth. Very few neighbours have anti-reflective costing, so no need to blow them first with the puffer or use the pen.
@annepancella1163
@annepancella1163 2 жыл бұрын
I was hoping you would also discuss the best way to clean the non-glass outside of the binoculars, too. Just soap and water I am guessing.
@Burps___
@Burps___ 5 жыл бұрын
When do you use the end of the lens pen opposite the brush end? That was not covered in your video. I use it only to remove oil from eyelashes or fingerprints, and only in the field when a quick dry clean method is my only immediate option. Is that correct? Thx
@wildlatitudes1005
@wildlatitudes1005 5 жыл бұрын
Yes, that end of the pen is handy for quick removal of smudges, etc. It's good in the field when you aren't able to do much more. One thing to remember, though, is that with coated lenses any rubbing/contact with the surface can mess it up over time. Thanks for the comment!
@Burps___
@Burps___ 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you, @@wildlatitudes1005 . :-)) Appreciate your insight. I agree about not frequently cleaning lenses. In fact, some would argue that a lens almost never needs to be cleaned as any debris on it is so close as to be insignificant. I always remember this when I see those honeycomb filters on the objectives of hunting and surveillance scopes to prevent lens "flash". If they can see through those, I suppose a little dust won't hurt my views. LOL Thanks again.
@unique7391
@unique7391 4 жыл бұрын
@@wildlatitudes1005 u r handsome
@becky5603
@becky5603 7 ай бұрын
Is eyeglass cleaner the same as what should be used on binoculars? Thanks
@DavidCentaura
@DavidCentaura 2 ай бұрын
Just like cleaning expensive camera lens, same tools apply. Thanks.
@zachtorres7210
@zachtorres7210 5 жыл бұрын
What happens if you take the lens inside of it what do you do
@RONALD511
@RONALD511 4 жыл бұрын
BUY a new pair
@ARCSTREAMS
@ARCSTREAMS 11 ай бұрын
i cleaned my old pair of yashika japanese binos inside out , they are all metal body you don't find anymore with these plastic and rubber jobs now a days , removed all 4 prisms and done a thorough cloth and solution wipe and made sure there were no streaks or lint, dust specs etc and cleaned the housing where they sit on from more grime and sand etc its difficult job and cleaned the object lenses inside out as well also hard and had to use new pair of rubber gloves to hold them in order to put them back in the housing without putting more skin oil or streaks on them, as for the ocular lenses from the inside side of the lens i seen they were crystal clean still so i did not bother touching them specially because they are recessed in the body and hard to get to for proper cleaning anyways , still have double vision when looking at stars so i will have to re collimate them by adjusting one of the objective lens by turning and changing its concentric position till i no longer have double vision, could not do it through the prism screw as there were only two of them but could not see there face properly to know what kind of special screw i need
@sabirpalakkad507
@sabirpalakkad507 3 жыл бұрын
Good
@scientificbhaiya9336
@scientificbhaiya9336 4 жыл бұрын
hey you look like doctor strange....... :-)
@reedwarbler
@reedwarbler 2 жыл бұрын
He is Better than Dr Strange
@randomguyonthenet
@randomguyonthenet 2 жыл бұрын
He sure does
@bobgteen6496
@bobgteen6496 Жыл бұрын
I use the tears of angels 😊
@ranger1959ful
@ranger1959ful 3 жыл бұрын
Is it best to spray the cloth rather than spray the lens?
@JavelinArrow
@JavelinArrow Ай бұрын
Yes, spray on cloth
@BorisPoludo
@BorisPoludo 3 жыл бұрын
you said not use glass cleaner buy you didn't explain why?
@ajaykaushik2272
@ajaykaushik2272 3 жыл бұрын
There is one fingerprint on my binoculars. How to get that off? It's really clean otherwise
@scorpion4351
@scorpion4351 3 жыл бұрын
Keep it on a low flame above the gas stove for 2 seconds
@ajaykaushik2272
@ajaykaushik2272 3 жыл бұрын
@@scorpion4351 😨 are you sure that wont wreck the binoculars?
@ajaykaushik2272
@ajaykaushik2272 3 жыл бұрын
@@scorpion4351 or are you making a sarcastic statement ? 🤔
@themintaddict2090
@themintaddict2090 2 жыл бұрын
@@ajaykaushik2272 yea he's messing with you 😂
@ajaykaushik2272
@ajaykaushik2272 2 жыл бұрын
@@themintaddict2090 😅😅 yeah i didn't try that and wreck it 😂 But that fingerprint is still there 😭😭
@Antares1982
@Antares1982 3 жыл бұрын
1. Blow off with the Airblower L! 2. If there is eyelash oil on the lens, please carefully clean the lens with ethanol or washing-up liquid and Q-Tips. If necessary, rinse with water beforehand 3. If there are still streaks, breathe on the optics and gently rub dry with the Q-Tips 4. Never rub with a cloth! Unless you want to buy a new glass without hesitation!
@raveendranandipet8033
@raveendranandipet8033 2 жыл бұрын
You can use the cloth that comes with spectacles if I'm not wrong
@josephgrn2818
@josephgrn2818 Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure about the Q-Tip...all the videos and instructions I've watched were to use a microfiber cloth.
@Antares1982
@Antares1982 Жыл бұрын
@@josephgrn2818 after any Years you need a new optic
@ARCSTREAMS
@ARCSTREAMS 11 ай бұрын
i avoid those unless it's absolutely necessary to get in the nooks and crony and sides of the lens face because they leave lot of lint even when wet with the cleaning solution
@avubderai7888
@avubderai7888 4 жыл бұрын
once i used glass cleaner on my binocular lens. i got a horrible result, the vision became blur.
@turkishman4202
@turkishman4202 3 жыл бұрын
are you still able to use them??
@tarfih8103
@tarfih8103 2 жыл бұрын
is alcohol and cloth good for clean ?
@ShubhamBhushanCC
@ShubhamBhushanCC Жыл бұрын
Dan Stevens?
@rickmoss7040
@rickmoss7040 3 жыл бұрын
I just run my Swarovski’s under the faucet, or use a bottle of water, then use a Hurricane puffer bottle, then use a nice, quality micro fiber cloth. I will almost never use chemicals unless absolutely necessary...even ‘optics cleaning’ chemicals....any mid to high end optics will be water/fog proof...and after over 25 years of bow hunting...this has been the most effective and least harsh way to clean my lenses. The water gets off all the crap without rubbing anything that will scratch, into your lenses...the air blower bottle will get the majority of water out/off of the lenses, and the micro fiber gets any water spots off...simple as.
@426superbee4
@426superbee4 3 жыл бұрын
I just take em and joy soap in the sink with hot water and scribe brush the hell out of them. Then take a hair dryer and blow dry them. then take windex spray them down good, with a dry cloth clean the lens
@josephgrn2818
@josephgrn2818 Жыл бұрын
windex will destroy lens coatings 😐
@426superbee4
@426superbee4 Жыл бұрын
@@josephgrn2818 No coating on mine
@TR-oj7pr
@TR-oj7pr 4 жыл бұрын
Carry them upside down and you’ll have better lock with the eye pieces getting dirty :-)
@thomasaitken639
@thomasaitken639 2 жыл бұрын
Talk talk talk no new info.
@takeitlikeawoman
@takeitlikeawoman Жыл бұрын
Well, that depends on what you knew beforehand. I didn't know all this, so for me, there was new information. That's why I watched it. It was imparted by him 'talking', which was useful. More efficient than (for example) the medium of dance. Not sure why you made this comment.
@Penguinchubb0
@Penguinchubb0 3 жыл бұрын
This was a terrible visual demo. Doesn't talk about inside cleaning either.
@viktoriagrafinvonherzenste1107
@viktoriagrafinvonherzenste1107 4 жыл бұрын
Dude don't be lame and try to call them "bins!" Otherwise a very helpful and great video. People need to get out of this habit of trying to be "hip" or whatever. It reminds me of when you hear politicians try to use words which are obviously not part of their generational vocabulary; I heard Joe Biden say "fly" once and almost gagged.
@unique7391
@unique7391 4 жыл бұрын
But he is handsome tho
@williamsanders2348
@williamsanders2348 3 жыл бұрын
Ok boomer
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