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Noticed this morning my 40d sensor has a few dust specs on it, whats the best and easiest way to clean it.....:thumbs:
 
You have a few choices.
Firstly I would use a rocket blower.
If any dust particles remain you can do a wet clean with swabs and fluid, or use a lenspen sensorclear.
Personally I use a rocket blower and a lenspen sensorclear.
So far I've had know need to do a wet clean.
Don't be fooled into thinking the lenspen sensorclear is cheap rubbish, they work really well.
If you want to spent lots of money you can have the sensor proffesionally cleaned.
Some people shy away from cleaning the sensor themselves but providing you take care, it's easy enough to do.
 
...and a wet clean can sometimes cause more problems than when you started with!

I can vouch the rocket blower and sensorclear lens pen works a treat, thats all I've ever had to use on my 3 year old 400D, clean as a whistle after every clean!
 
Andy77 said:
Noticed this morning my 40d sensor has a few dust specs on it, whats the best and easiest way to clean it.....:thumbs:
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use the in camera cleaning a few times to see if that does the trick if not then using a set of sensor brushes is the way to go. I never had a problem with my 40D and dust, think I cleaned it once. having the camera clean everytime it switches on/off helps alot
 
take of the lens, go into mirror lock up (in my case I use 30 sec exposure), and turn on the vac! Works for me great...though our vac is v old and not too powerful...those with Henrys might loose the sensor! :lol:
 
Why waste a wet swab if you dont need to ?
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Granted a Blower is the easiest way...although may not be the quickest. Friends of mine have acquired dust else where in the body through blowers.

I guess its a personal choice, I'm not keen in merely moving it around only for it to reappear.

and a wet clean can sometimes cause more problems than when you started with!
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Ive not experienced any.

In fact a film photographer Ive helped over to digital. Used DIGIPADS for the first time recently. He was worried with all the stories he'd heard, after using he commented.... its childs play.
 
well looks like the lenspen gets all the votes on this one lol, think i may have to purchase rather shortly :thumbs:
 
scottthehat said:
my advice would be to set a VisibleDust Arctic Butterfly here
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/335/VisibleDust-Arctic-Butterfly-SL700-Sensor-Cleaning-Brush.html

http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/18...utterfly-724-Brite-Sensor-Cleaning-Brush.html
well worth the money, and i would not use a rocket blower its to easy to blow dust everywhere else ie(focus screen and eye piece) and also scratch the sensor filter
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Artic butterfly is very good for smearing grease from shutter chamber all over your sensor and is not as efficient as the sensorKlear , after using a sensorklear for the first time i sold mine. If you hold the camera upside down with the lens mount facing the floor while using a blower it helps get the dust out and the focusing screen will be covered by your mirror.
 
POAH said:
only if your an idiot and eithet can't work the brush or buys a brush to big
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And how do you work that out ...it goes where it wants to there's plenty of referances to it happening in the real world.


from another member of this forum

Just to throw a spanner in the works, I hate the arctic butterfly I managed to get OIL on my D3 sensor by I presume touching a part of the chamber on the way in...

I now use sensor swabs on cleaning fluid, my sensor is spotless in about 45 seconds. Large Rocket blower provides backup

and the visibledust website
 
Andy

Jessops have a great offer on the Lenspen Pro kit at moment, half price at £17. They sell the pen on it's own for £15.:thumbs:

In the kit you get a blower, cloth, bag, lenspen and an additional 3 tips :thumbs:

Cheers
 
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