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Message: <blockquote data-quote="480sparky" data-source="post: 544371" data-attributes="member: 15805">I generally use a microfiber lens cloth on the lens.  Sometimes a drop of lens fluid for sticky fingerprints when needed.But a caution about using clothes: They must be clean to start with.  Don't just stuff one in your pocket and use it.  It will pick up the lint and dirt in your pocket, and that will damage the lens coatings much faster than anything.  And.......... don't think that just because your lens is now clean that the offending goop has now disappeared like a sock in your laundry.  It still exists......... on the cloth.  So, you must clean your cleaning clothes.  I just use hot tap water (NO soap or detergent) in the kitchen sink, constantly soaking and squeezing the cloth 15-20 times, then lay out to air dry.</blockquote>