Kinetronics Anti-static Microfiber Cloth, 10"x18" Tiger Cloth
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Manufacturer: KinetronicsModel: 700001
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Customer Review: Versatile and useful
Summary: 5 Stars
As a dedicated amateur photographer and photo restorer, I'm finding infinite uses for this cloth. It is anti-static and lint-free. If it was nothing else, these two attributes already make it worth its price.
It's safe to use in delicate electronic equipment in which static might cause damage (such as the inside of your camera or your computer).
It cleans whatever you want cleaned without scratching or leaving any lint or residue behind. This is perfect for cleaning your film slides or negatives as well as your photos prior to scanning, with or without the use of a photographic solution. It's thin enough that you don't lose the "feel" of what you're handling and thick enough to do the job. (When using photographic solutions, you still need to use gloves, so the easy-handling quality of the cloth is an added bonus). It's hard to describe the texture, but it's sort of silky but absorbent, it's lightweight and soft, and thinner than a microfiber cloth.
I've used it on my camera lenses, the live-view screen on my digital camera, and the viewfinder as well. If you have a glossy digital camera body, it's also perfect for that.
It is listed as being safe to clean: computer monitors, plasma tv screens, DVD's, copier glass, plastics, circuit boards, and other industrial, photographic, and electronic equipment. I haven't tried it on all of these, but on those products on which I have tried it (primarily photography-related uses) I have honestly found it to be the best material I've ever used for that purpose.
The 10" x 18" size might be a little more than you need for some uses. I've cut both of mine into two 10" x 9" pieces since the surfaces I need to clean are usually not too large and a smaller cloth gives me better control. The cloth can be hand-washed and machine dried on "warm" setting. It will, eventually, need replacement but it seems to last a reasonable amount of time. I've washed mine a few times already and don't notice any deterioration.
Combined with the Kinetronics Precision Cleaning Solution it does the best job possible cleaning your flat scanner's glass bed. Note that, if you buy the scanner cleaner "kit" you already get a cloth with it, so that might be your best option.
Personally, I think it has so many uses that you can't have too many. I like to keep the ones I've used with a solution separately from the ones I've used dry; the ones I use to clean the inside of the camera separately from the ones I've used to clean negatives; the ones I've used to clean moldy old photographs from the ones I've used to clean undamaged ones...you get the idea.
I'm happy to have found a product that does so many things so well and it will become a staple that I'll keep as a permanent tool in my work flow.
Description of Kinetronics Anti-static Microfiber Cloth, 10"x18" Tiger Cloth
The Kinetronics ASC-BP is an anti-static, microfiber cloth that has been specifically engineered for cleaning photographic films. The 10" x 18" (250mm x 450mm) orange cloth has stripes of effective conductive fibers knit every 1/8" or 4mm that dissipate or drain off static charges.The Kinetronics ASC-BP is not wet or "soggy" and exposure to air won't dry it out. The ultra soft cloth is so gentle you'll feel comfortable using it on sensitive negatives and transparencies. Hundreds of thousands of small pockets in the microfiber cloth aggressively capture the dust and dirt from the film. The Tiger Cloth comes packaged in a zip lock bag.Digital Cameras & Photo Categories
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