Sensor Cleaning

[Viper]

I might get laughed out for this, but ill ask anyway :shrug:

My sensor is a mess. I cba to go to jessops to get a blower.

Now.. i have a bottle of compressed air i use to blow dust out of my PC case, would this be ok to use on my sensor?

[arclight]

Possibly too powerfull.

Start with a blower, but if it really is a mess you'll need more than a blower.

[awp]

Don't use compressed air! If a blower doesn't fix it I'd get it cleaned professionally.

[grumpybadger]

No, you run the risk of splattering the propellant all over the sensor.

If you cba to go to Jessops then live with a mucky sensor

[santana007]

Hi

i have 2 canon 5d's ... i live in north wales close to chester and last year drove all the way to a place in stoke that was canon recommended by canon ...... cost was around £60 .. as i shoot weddings and both needed cleaning this year i thought bl**dy hell .. £120 + petrol . i have a sensor cleaning kit .. but thought what if i ruin a sensor ..

ok i'll do one and i will still have a working camera for the weddings .. so i went on you tube and read different posts on here and took the plunge and cleaned it myself . having done one i then did the other .... it really isn't as bad as you might think ... just read up and take your time ..

if all fails throw it out the window and contact your insurance

Rog :thumbs:

this is also from another thread ....

[Chaz Photos]

There is more scaremongering about this then necessary
You do not clean the sensor it’s a low pass filter so clean it with care like you clean your lens.
I use a blower and a lens pen it works fine

[Viper]

Ok, ill leave the compressed air for the PC :D

Thanx for the advice

and i like the idea of the window!

[grumpybadger]

Oh, completely agree. Had my 1DsII cleaned professionally once when I messed it up and got oil on the sensor but otherwise I do it myself. But, if you are going to do it yourself, use the correct tools and computer air can cleaner!

[grumpybadger]

There is more scaremongering about this then necessary
You do not clean the sensor it’s a low pass filter so clean it with care like you clean your lens.
I use a blower and a lens pen it works fine

No - not scaremongering. Answering the question. The use of a propellant based aerosol runs a real risk of contaminating the sensor. That was the question that was asked.

Use the right stuff and it is fine.

And although it is a low pass filter, on some cameras it is not separate from the sensor so if it is damaged it is a whole new sensor needed.

[Chaz Photos]

No - not scaremongering. Answering the question. The use of a propellant based aerosol runs a real risk of contaminating the sensor. That was the question that was asked.

Use the right stuff and it is fine.

And although it is a low pass filter, on some cameras it is not separate from the sensor so if it is damaged it is a whole new sensor needed.

If you read what I said I said More then necessary
I did not say no need to take care
I belive there is a big drive to sell you things you do not need that is all.

[Viper]

Ill aim for this method then :D

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=9766

would i be able to get the stuff from jessops, obviously not the spatulas :D

[dcash29]

Buy a sensor swab kit £15-25 from Wilkinsons cameras

[adsayer]

how mucked up is it tom? I've yet to come across any offending objects on my sensor that can't be removed with a jolly good blowing off for a minute or so.

[RobertP]

Ill aim for this method then :D

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=9766

would i be able to get the stuff from jessops, obviously not the spatulas :D


Probably. I ordered from warehouse express online. I'm still using the stock I bought back when I wrote that tutorial. Cleanliness when you work and you'll be fine.Oh and 'barely damp' rather than 'wet method' might be a better description. Too little eclipse is better than too much.

[Viper]

Cheers Robert!

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[Paddysnapper]

How in hell did you get it in such a mess?

I would think a pro. clean would be a smart move.

[Viper]

i know its appalling isnt it :( pretty ashamed of it tbh.

Although if it is just dust i dont see why Robert's guide shouldnt shift it :)

[adsayer]

Cheers Robert!

Ads, have a look for yourself :shake:

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H O L Y
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looks fine to me...

[mr bizzare]

I use swabs to clean my low pass filter it's quite easy, although had botty twitch the first time.

[fastworldimages]

tom have you been changing lenses in a farmyard?

Thats a mess!

And dont go blasting a camera ever with a compressed can of air

[jockwav]

I would think you would get moisture coming out of a compressed air can.:nono: