The cleaning pen has multiple uses. There’s a retractable soft bristle brush on one end and a carbon head on the other end. The reverse side of the carbon head has a hole for inserting either the APS-C swabs, the sponge or the culler.

For cleaning my lenses, I always start by removing dust and particles with the soft brush. I then use the carbon head to erase all marks on the lens. The carbon head is on the small side which makes it easier to apply pressure but longer to clean bigger lenses.

There are 6 APS-C cleaning swabs, each individually wrapped so they can stay immaculate till you need them. For those not familiar, APS-C size refers to the smaller of the two DSLR sensor sizes – the other being full frame. You will also see APS-C referred to as DX sometimes. You could use an APS-C size cleaning swab to clean a full frame (FX) size sensor too but it wouldn’t be optimal since you would need two passes to cover the sensor and you could end up leaving a streak on the sensor. If you’re going to clean a sensor with the swabs, I recommend you investigate a good rocket blower too. You may also want to check out “wet cleaning” and specialized cleaning fluids.

This all-in-one lens cleaning kit works well but for simply cleaning lenses, there are cheaper options.