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I want to clean my 5D11 sensor. I'd buy Eclipse fluid ..from WEX..£12.99 but do I really have to pay £49.99 for just 12 sensor-cleaning pads ? Pec Pads are OK for the lens but not the sensor. I read a couple of articles that have given them a big 'No'. Seems nothing else will do though.

www.wexphotovideo.com

Photosol Sensor Swab Ultra for Full Frame - Type 3 (Pack of 12) | Wex Photo Video

www.wexphotovideo.com

I have a blower and I have the 18mm sensor plastic swipe tool. However, I can get it done professionally in Bristol..a 40 minute straightforward drive via M5 and an A road for £30 plus VAT...so £36. I'm thinking that this is probably the best option .I only use the 5D11 for holidays and skies (here)so not that often. The shop at Bristol is called 'Black on White' a long-established, highly regarded one-man business and he's excellent. I've been a few times over the years. It's a two hour wait f(booked time) for a sensor clean. https://www.bonwcameras.co.uk/services.html
 
Have a look on Amazon. Full cleaning kits are much cheaper than Wex.
 
£36 plus the travelling costs and wasted time .... then think how many cleans a packet of wipes will last you ....
 
droj said:
£36 plus the travelling costs and wasted time .... then think how many cleans a packet of wipes will last you ....
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Yes the fuel at £20-30, maybe parking too.
 
JohnC6 said:
I want to clean my 5D11 sensor. I'd buy Eclipse fluid ..from WEX..£12.99 but do I really have to pay £49.99 for just 12 sensor-cleaning pads ? Pec Pads are OK for the lens but not the sensor. I read a couple of articles that have given them a big 'No'. Seems nothing else will do though.

www.wexphotovideo.com

Photosol Sensor Swab Ultra for Full Frame - Type 3 (Pack of 12) | Wex Photo Video

www.wexphotovideo.com

I have a blower and I have the 18mm sensor plastic swipe tool. However, I can get it done professionally in Bristol..a 40 minute straightforward drive via M5 and an A road for £30 plus VAT...so £36. I'm thinking that this is probably the best option .I only use the 5D11 for holidays and skies (here)so not that often. The shop at Bristol is called 'Black on White' a long-established, highly regarded one-man business and he's excellent. I've been a few times over the years. It's a two hour wait f(booked time) for a sensor clean. https://www.bonwcameras.co.uk/services.html
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I like these ones used them many times with no issues.


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I use Pec Pads wrapped around a slice cut from an old credit card and a drop of Eclipse fluid.. I've used this method since I had my Canon DSLR's.
 
JohnC6 said:
I want to clean my 5D11 sensor. I'd buy Eclipse fluid ..from WEX..£12.99 but do I really have to pay £49.99 for just 12 sensor-cleaning pads ? Pec Pads are OK for the lens but not the sensor. I read a couple of articles that have given them a big 'No'. Seems nothing else will do though.

www.wexphotovideo.com

Photosol Sensor Swab Ultra for Full Frame - Type 3 (Pack of 12) | Wex Photo Video

www.wexphotovideo.com

I have a blower and I have the 18mm sensor plastic swipe tool. However, I can get it done professionally in Bristol..a 40 minute straightforward drive via M5 and an A road for £30 plus VAT...so £36. I'm thinking that this is probably the best option .I only use the 5D11 for holidays and skies (here)so not that often. The shop at Bristol is called 'Black on White' a long-established, highly regarded one-man business and he's excellent. I've been a few times over the years. It's a two hour wait f(booked time) for a sensor clean. https://www.bonwcameras.co.uk/services.html
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I thought I read on the local photography FB page that they were shutting down/scaling down business.....? Might be worth a quick call before you waste a journey. Just in case......
 
I use these - they work for me without issue.
They came from Amazon.
 

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Thanks for all the replies. It looks like I can do it myself at a reasonable price after all.

I've read that Pec Pads own Sensor Swabs and it was suggested that they would put out that Pec Pads weren't to be recommended because they'd rather sell a pack of sensor cleaners for £40 rather than Pec Pads for £14. On Amazon they sell "lint-free" Pec Pads,I see. That was supposed to be the problem with the regular ones..ie the lint.
 
This thread needs resurrected, i need help. Better to ask here instead of starting a new thread I suppose?
I bought a Sony a6000 and the sensor is dirty af.
I bought the camera with the kit lens for £300 which I believe is a good price?
So instead of returning I think I’ll ask the seller to refund some money for the cleaning kit if she refuses then I might consider returning it.
So what would you recommend? I need to know the price before I text her. I’ve already tried the blower but unfortunately the small dust particles don’t come off the sensor.

Thx
Marino
 
It's been reputed that press photographers of old, who tended to wear a tie because along with a press pass it was a passport to anywhere, used to use the broad ends of their ties to polish the front elements of their lenses. I suggest that, if indeed you have a tie, the technique can be translated into the digital era for sensors - but use the narrow end because it's a tight space to poke a finger into. If you don't have a tie, just use your finger. But whichever, spit on the tie or the finger first - that'll help to shift the muck.

Not that I have any truck with such antiquated methods myself - I use an old paintbrush & WD40. The results make attempts at ICM redundant, so that's two hits in one.

;-)
 
I’ve got a few bits of dust on my sensor and I only see them when I do a special exposure to see it I have them.
 
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