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07/17/2006 08:24:24 AM · #1 |
| I have a streak on my sensor that shows up on some pictures, is there a good and safe way to see if it can be cleaned off (assuming its not a scratch in the surface of the sensor) or do I need to send it to Canon for cleaning as the manual suggests? |
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07/17/2006 08:28:39 AM · #2 |
This should get added to MK's FAQ.
The Copperhill Method has the biggest following, where you buy the sensor swabs and cleaning fluid and go at it that way. I think B&H sells the kits, so do other places online.
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07/17/2006 08:35:06 AM · #3 |
Open it up, get a high pressure hose and squirt inside for a good 10 minutes. Place the camera face up towards the sun and allow to dry (usually takes a couple of days). Then get some steel wool and scrape away any remaining residue. There you have it...spick and span!
(Just kidding of course...don't try this at home)
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07/17/2006 08:42:59 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by hotpasta:
Open it up, get a high pressure hose and squirt inside for a good 10 minutes. Place the camera face up towards the sun and allow to dry (usually takes a couple of days). Then get some steel wool and scrape away any remaining residue. There you have it...spick and span!
(Just kidding of course...don't try this at home) |
Hey awesome, that works for me too.
Alternatively, I usually unscrew the lens, put the body down face up and give a it a couple of good squirts with lighter fluid and wait a while.
Then, light it with a match and voila! All the dirt and dust... gone!
:p |
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07/17/2006 08:45:59 AM · #5 |
Hmmm, a bit less drastic, but someone around here likes using Scotch tape. Slap it on, rip it off, dust-be-gone. I imagine that Duct Tape would work even better.
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07/17/2006 08:49:20 AM · #6 |
Krige I have tried that method, but I find that the toxic smell of the smoke as the camera body melts is a bit irritating. One of my friends said that he tried soaking the whole camera in a bath of metholated spirits, so I will try that next. He said, first set the mood for the camera by lighting little tea lights and playing some soft music, then put the lights down soft and low and take off the lens. Slowly lower the camera into the bath and let it take in the ambiance. A few hours later, take it out THEN light the match and voila, no smell.
This method is actually used and approved by Nikon, but they haven't made it public. It's just something they do in their service department.
Some service technicians are even known to get in the bath with the cameras as well...
OK...now we're having illegal amounts of fun with this... ;-)
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07/17/2006 08:56:24 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by hotpasta:
Krige I have tried that method, but I find that the toxic smell of the smoke as the camera body melts is a bit irritating. One of my friends said that he tried soaking the whole camera in a bath of metholated spirits, so I will try that next. He said, first set the mood for the camera by lighting little tea lights and playing some soft music, then put the lights down soft and low and take off the lens. Slowly lower the camera into the bath and let it take in the ambiance. A few hours later, take it out THEN light the match and voila, no smell.
This method is actually used and approved by Nikon, but they haven't made it public. It's just something they do in their service department.
Some service technicians are even known to get in the bath with the cameras as well...
OK...now we're having illegal amounts of fun with this... ;-) |
Trust Nikon not to disclose valuable information like that!
There's an underground Canon site where some ex-Canon scientists revealed a cost-effective way to clean the sensor...
Can't remember the whole thing, but it entails two tablespoons of honey, directly onto the ccd, with a pinch of... something... cant remember.
Basiclally, what you do then, is heat it the body in an 850 watt microwave oven for 3.32 seconds.
When the honey becomes hot, it reacts with some of the microscopic fibers on the CCD, and basically acts as a cleaning agent.
Once it's out, you can just tilt the camera so the excess runs out and your sorted.
Heard it compliments a nice cup of tea as well. |
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07/17/2006 08:58:41 AM · #8 |
Hey man, we're gonna get in trouble for this...someone is going to read these, take them seriously and put them into practise then come looking for us! Hide your identity quickly...
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07/17/2006 09:49:20 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by OdysseyF22:
This should get added to MK's FAQ.
The Copperhill Method has the biggest following, where you buy the sensor swabs and cleaning fluid and go at it that way. I think B&H sells the kits, so do other places online. |
Any good links? Im a novice when it comes to cleaning digital SLR's |
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07/17/2006 09:52:21 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by hotpasta:
Hey man, we're gonna get in trouble for this...someone is going to read these, take them seriously and put them into practise then come looking for us! Hide your identity quickly... |
Haha, a person would actually have to be retarded to try anything like that. If I had a dSLR, I would prolly get into a vaccum sealed room just to change lenses ;-) Hmm if I was a millionaire, I would seriously try something like tape or fluids just to see if they actually work. |
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07/17/2006 09:54:48 AM · #11 |
| Here's the link to the Copperhill method, which I've used successfully for years. |
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07/17/2006 10:21:04 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
Here's the link to the Copperhill method, which I've used successfully for years. |
This is the only safe and good way. Do NOT use scotch tape of post-em note paper. I replaced a sensor on my 20D because I followed some advise to use the tape method. Either spend $75 and take it to a GOOD camera repair shot of by the wet / dry kit from Copperhill for less than $50.
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