which sensor cleaning stuff do I need?

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Noticed that my sensor has some 'dust spots' showing in the photos so am going to clean it. Have read some good stuff about the visible dust kits but... which do I need? The green or the orange? I have tried the rocket blower and it has made no difference what so ever, so... could it be oil? Can't afford to get a loupe atm so it will have to be the good old fashioned white paper photo to check if it has worked and whether I need to redo it.

The camera is a D7000.

All help appreciated.
David.
 
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Cheers mate. I'll need the 1.5/1.6 version rather than the 1.0 version though won't I?

Also been advised of the vktech jelly thingymejobs.

The blower won't shift any of it so I'm wondering if it is oil? :(
 
Yeah that might be the best way. I think the 1.0 are FF sensor size as oppose to the 1.5/1.6 which are for aps-c sensors.

Tbh, I just want a cheap (but good) kit for this time to see if I can do it.
 
The Arctic Butterfly sensor cleaning brush is what I use, not keen on the sensor swabs. Am sure others will advise also.
 
Checked my one it is the visible dust green 1.6 ones.
 
Order one to try it out. If it works okay keep the swab sticks and order the pec pads and eclipse fluid, use the pec pads with the swab stick.
 
I use a LensPen SensorKlear to do any sensor cleans that a hurricane blower can't shift. At this time of year, pollen can be a problem and that's slightly sticky, hence the blower not shifting it. If oil is suspected, avoid the Arctic Butterfly brush, it can just spread the oil all over the sensor!
 
Let me know how you get on David, my d7000 has picked up more dust in 3 months than my d3100 did in 3 years
 
I use a lenspen sensorKlear and it works a treat and have recommended one plenty of times...

Especially useful if you don't fancy doing a wet clean...
 
Glad it's not just me Damian. I'm pretty suprised tbh. Never had anything on my Sony in a year... and I'm more careful with this camera.

Will have to look into the sensor pen thing... is it an easy way of doing it? The wet clean doesn't bother me.
 
I had issues with the pen as it left residue marks on the sensor.
 
Have a look at this site www.cameraclean.co.uk

A company called Just Ltd. I use them although they're not that cheap however, my belief is that you get what you pay for and they are very approachable for free advice. I use quite a few bits to clean mine, in particular sensor swabs which are easy to use and the job is simple to carry out PROVIDING YOU FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS. The same applies if you use speck grabbers and the like. Hope this helps and the site is worth a visit.
 
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minnnt said:
Will have to look into the sensor pen thing... is it an easy way of doing it? The wet clean doesn't bother me.
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Yes, very simple to use - make sure you get the sensorKlear pen, not the lens pen, if you do go down this route...
 
Nod said:
I use a LensPen SensorKlear to do any sensor cleans that a hurricane blo and have had no issues with it whatsoeverwer can't shift. At this time of year, pollen can be a problem and that's slightly sticky, hence the blower not shifting it. If oil is suspected, avoid the Arctic Butterfly brush, it can just spread the oil all over the sensor!
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andyred said:
I use a lenspen sensorKlear and it works a treat and have recommended one plenty of times...

Especially useful if you don't fancy doing a wet clean...
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Thanks to Andy, I use the LensPen too and have no issues with it whatsoever. My 40d is pretty efficient at auto clean though I must say!
 
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