Comments on: Clean Your Sensor http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme Empowering the Modern Wedding Photographer Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:33:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: New School of Photography » Blog Archive » Sensor Cleaning Dosen’t Have to Hurt http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/clean-your-sensor/#comment-66 New School of Photography » Blog Archive » Sensor Cleaning Dosen’t Have to Hurt Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:40:11 +0000 http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/clean-your-sensor/#comment-66 [...] Clean Your Sensor [...] […] Clean Your Sensor […]

]]> By: Rebel Fish http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/clean-your-sensor/#comment-68 Rebel Fish Wed, 07 Mar 2007 07:31:38 +0000 http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/clean-your-sensor/#comment-68 Kevin is an idiot. Canons have CMOS, Nikons have CCDs. Don't listen to a word he says! :) Kevin is an idiot. Canons have CMOS, Nikons have CCDs. Don’t listen to a word he says! :)

]]> By: Sam Carrington http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/clean-your-sensor/#comment-71 Sam Carrington Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:17:52 +0000 http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/clean-your-sensor/#comment-71 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! 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!

]]> By: Leann http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/clean-your-sensor/#comment-72 Leann Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:29:26 +0000 http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/clean-your-sensor/#comment-72 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. 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.

]]> By: Jim Cook http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/clean-your-sensor/#comment-73 Jim Cook Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:50:30 +0000 http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/clean-your-sensor/#comment-73 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! :-) 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! :-)

]]> By: Alison Bynum http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/clean-your-sensor/#comment-136 Alison Bynum Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:29:25 +0000 http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/clean-your-sensor/#comment-136 Thanks for sharing this. I am still working up the nerve to go in after dust when it pops up. Thanks for sharing this. I am still working up the nerve to go in after dust when it pops up.

]]> By: Adam Squier http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/clean-your-sensor/#comment-143 Adam Squier Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:36:42 +0000 http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/clean-your-sensor/#comment-143 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. 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.

]]> By: Caroline Johnson http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/clean-your-sensor/#comment-145 Caroline Johnson Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:09:07 +0000 http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/clean-your-sensor/#comment-145 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. 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.

]]> By: Rebel Fish http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/clean-your-sensor/#comment-278 Rebel Fish Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:58:34 +0000 http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/clean-your-sensor/#comment-278 Rebel Fish hopes Leanne has very clean sensors... Rebel Fish hopes Leanne has very clean sensors…

]]> By: mcvnv http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/clean-your-sensor/#comment-2229 mcvnv Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:06:40 +0000 http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/clean-your-sensor/#comment-2229 Really perfect!l Really perfect!l

]]> By: Jim http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/clean-your-sensor/#comment-3611 Jim Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:23:22 +0000 http://www.newschoolphoto.com/blogme/clean-your-sensor/#comment-3611 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. 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.

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