DSLR Sensor cleaning
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aardvark101
Audio Bully
Get a blower, Rocket ones are good (about £8 on flea bay) READ THE MANUAL to see about mirror lock up function and give it a good puff out, if its still spotty you can buy cleaning fluid & swabs and have a go if your feeling confident, the alternative is to get it cleaned professionaly but that will cost.
cheers paul
cheers paul
Rico
Bloody Colonials
I've a rocket blower, it gets some of the stuff out. when you use it, invert the camera above the blower, using the MIRROR LOCKUP function (read the manual). If you use the time exposure function the sensor is still charged and attracts the crap you're blowing around.
I also use an Arctic Butterfly, which helps with the more stubborn stuff.
For anything that's still stuck there, it's wet swabs (the specialist camera cleaning stuff).
I also use an Arctic Butterfly, which helps with the more stubborn stuff.
For anything that's still stuck there, it's wet swabs (the specialist camera cleaning stuff).
johnfromnorwich
even my wife noticed the dif..
I took a DSLR into the Australian outback for 2 weeks and was changing lenses in the back of a van. Unsurprisingly, I ended up with fairly severe spotting > f/11. When the blower and a camera shop clean failed, I used a pec-pad wrapped and taped round a tongue depressor and wet with isopropanol. Ensure mirror lock-up and a full battery! It worked, but I did sweat a bit. I think there's a how-to link on Ken Rockwell's site.
Rico
Bloody Colonials
rbrown
I think therefore I think I am
Thanks all. Found a good link from Ken Rockwell's in case anyone else is interested:
[http://www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com/[/HTML]
I'll nip in to jessops tomorrow and try a blower first. Ken seems a bit wary of any other method.
Cheers,
Rich
[http://www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com/[/HTML]
I'll nip in to jessops tomorrow and try a blower first. Ken seems a bit wary of any other method.
Cheers,
Rich
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
I've been using swabs for about five years, no problems at all. A pro friend has even used earbuds and lighter fluid, again no problems.
Tony
Tony
cliffpatte
Speed camera anarchist
Guys, Ken is just plain wrong. A Rocket blower is a good way to inject more crap into the sensor bay. OK it will blow away big bits of dust but it will also blow in more dust from the room. The best combination is:
Sensor Swabs
Eclipse Fluid
and the Visible Dust Blower with the inlet filter
Don't pussy foot around when cleaning with the swabs, Sensors all have some kind of glass cover which is pretty robust - just imaging you are polishing some find lead crystal and use a similar amount of cleaning vigour.
Sensor Swabs
Eclipse Fluid
and the Visible Dust Blower with the inlet filter
Don't pussy foot around when cleaning with the swabs, Sensors all have some kind of glass cover which is pretty robust - just imaging you are polishing some find lead crystal and use a similar amount of cleaning vigour.
Agreed Cliff - i've cleaned my sensors with swaps and cleaning fluid and never had problems. I've managed to swift some really bad stuff as well, sort of like tar that got smeared on one corner of a sensor without problems.
One other technique which is quite fun and easy is to use a brush - you have to clean and get it staticy first. I use a small synthetic paint brush - a clean one ;-) This is the best thing to carry in your camera bag for emergencies.
Cesare
One other technique which is quite fun and easy is to use a brush - you have to clean and get it staticy first. I use a small synthetic paint brush - a clean one ;-) This is the best thing to carry in your camera bag for emergencies.
Cesare