designed to wipe dirt, grease, and
fingerprints from delicate lenses
of all kinds—especially those on
bird watchers’ binoculars, spotting
scopes, cameras, or eyeglasses.
It’s also handy for cleaning other
sensitive surfaces, such as a computer monitor or the screen on
your cell phone or digital reader.
And it’s a great conversation
piece! It certainly more interesting than a plain, solid-color cloth
you’re just as likely to forget you
own as you are to keep it with
your optics.
I may be incurably ham-handed, but at least I can clean
my messes off my binocs and my
glasses with style. a
A lens cloth is the safest way to
remove dust and smudges from
sensitive lenses, such as those on
binoculars.
Jim Cirigliano is BWD’s managing editor. He lives in Parkersburg,
West Virginia, and shares his backyard with the occasional pileated
woodpecker.
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