Clean Your Sensor
If you’re a digital shooter, you’ve got sensor dust! The question is, what are you going to do about it? This quick video shows one method of cleaning sensors. The tools and instructions used in this video can be found at Micro Tools.
Enjoy!
on March 6th, 2007 at 7:40 pm
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on March 7th, 2007 at 2:31 am
Kevin is an idiot. Canons have CMOS, Nikons have CCDs. Don’t listen to a word he says!
on March 8th, 2007 at 6:17 am
Great post. I agree with Kevin that Canon’s sensor cleaning service takes too long to be practical. My local pro camera repair shop charges too much. Finding a good D.I.Y. cleaning system is your best bet. I’ve successfully used the system from VisibleDust and get great results. Getting past the fear of cleaning your sensor yourself is half the battle. Now all of the shooters in Indy will be dropping by Kevin’s place for a sensor cleaning party!
on March 8th, 2007 at 7:29 pm
May I suggest a few things? Ok, first don’t let the cat near your camera while you’re cleaning it. Second, the PecPads you need to open at one end, not in the middle and NEVER touch the center of the pad where it’s going to be anywhere near the CCD.
I personally run the cold water in the shower in my bathroom to get rid of any dust particles in the air, strip nekked before cleaning the sensors of my cameras.
As a result of what I call the “nekky camera rain dance” I only have to clean the sensors once to get them perfectly spiffy clean.
The one time I cleaned the sensors over the dog kennels, I did have to do them repeatedly to get rid of the residual fur.
on March 9th, 2007 at 11:50 am
I agree with Sam, the dry VisibleDust system rocks! Highly recommended! Awesome video and funny too. Rebel Fish should be nice and not call Kevin an Idiot!
on March 15th, 2007 at 8:29 am
Thanks for sharing this. I am still working up the nerve to go in after dust when it pops up.
on March 16th, 2007 at 11:36 am
I use a tool similar to visible dust but from Copper Mountain. I used to clean the sensor covers with the tools Kevin shows, but the brush works much better. I was totally skeptical at first, but the images don’t lie.
on March 17th, 2007 at 10:09 am
If you are a Canon Professional Canon offers a free censor cleaning and will overnight it back to you. You are only without for 2 days.
on April 5th, 2007 at 11:58 pm
Rebel Fish hopes Leanne has very clean sensors…
on October 24th, 2007 at 1:06 am
Really perfect!l
on January 25th, 2008 at 5:23 am
I’ve given up on swabs. I’ve found it’s better to take a man-made artists paint brush.. and a can of air. Run the air through the brush for 30 seconds, it creates a charge.. and sucks all the dust to the brush. Repeat as needed. Much easier than using the fluid.
on July 18th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Buy rohypnol….
Buy rohypnol….