Thanks to Edwin for helping me to get an original LensPen from ShaShinKi through bulk order, at RM35 each. He submitted the order on last Thursday night, and received it on Saturday; a rather quick 2-day turnaround time.

LensPen Standard is about the size of Artline 500 marker pen, and it has 2 ends – one end with a retractable brush, and another end with a carbon tip for lens cleansing.

I’ve seen a few friends (one of them is John) using LensPen, and I must agree that this is the most effective and yet economically-affordable lens cleaning tool that I’ve seen, which caught my immediate attention at the first sight. Unlike cleaning fluid, LensPen’s carbon tip doesn’t rely on any liquid, never dry-up and thus there’s nothing to refill. All it takes to clean an optical lens is simply to thoroughly stroke the tip on the lens surface, and you done.

Not just about efficient fast cleaning, it’s superbly effective too. I stroked the LensPen against my camera lens and filters for one cycle, and immediately I noticed a well-polished lens without having any small bit of visible mark or print. The lens surface looks like a brand-new production from the manufacturing plant. I’m completely satisfied.

I use the LensPen Standard to clean the camera lens of my SE P1i too :p

Please note that, though LensPen replaces the lens cleaning fluid, but it will never replace the blower. You will still need a rubber blower (not a plastic one please) to blow away the dust.

Now I’m wondering how long my LensPen lasts before it worn-out, especially the tip.