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06/19/2015 11:47:40 AM · #1 |
I had neglected my sensor for a long time and I knew I had to do something. Part of my workflow was actually taking 5 min to clone out sensor dust. So I did some Googling and found this article at Adorama and decided to give it a go.
I bought this blower, this cleaning kit and this scope. Like many people I was somewhat apprehensive but figured if I just went slowly and carefully, everything would be fine. It worked great! So well in fact that I really don't even have an "after" for the picture below. I took another shot of a white piece of paper like I did for the first one and I couldn't do anything with the levels to change it. At first I thought the cleaning solution was a mistake because looking through the scope I saw tiny streaks, but then discovered that it was because I need to apply just a little more pressure with the pad then I initially felt comfortable with. All in all I would highly reccomend this as opposed to taking or sending it somewhere. The whole kit I bought was less than $100.
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06/19/2015 12:22:08 PM · #2 |
| im afraid to shoot very closed down in fear of sensor dust, so far its hasn't been noticeable at f11 or wider... |
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06/19/2015 12:25:27 PM · #3 |
| Sensorium Dusaphobia is a condition of the mind & you should throw away your fear, man up, and get ya swab out.. |
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06/19/2015 02:20:38 PM · #4 |
19$ on Ebay, I brought a kit! Thanks for saving me $$
For the blower, can those nose blower suckers that you use for kids cleaning snot out work? (forgot the name haha) Looks like the same to me kinda :-))
Message edited by author 2015-06-19 14:21:25. |
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06/19/2015 02:39:29 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by MAK:
...man up, and get ya swab out.. |
Oh my, don't do that in public, LOL!
My old trusty 5D "classic" was a dust-magnet, and needed regular cleaning. The 6D is much less so, but eventually all sensors need a good wet cleaning. I'm a proponent of the Copperhill Method, and I use tools that I made and a commercially-available solution (lab-grade methanol with <5ppm residue on evaporation).
Message edited by author 2015-06-19 14:39:42.
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06/19/2015 02:39:52 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by jgirl57:
19$ on Ebay, I brought a kit! Thanks for saving me $$
For the blower, can those nose blower suckers that you use for kids cleaning snot out work? (forgot the name haha) Looks like the same to me kinda :-)) |
hmmmmmm, maybe if its unsused |
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06/19/2015 02:41:19 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by smardaz:
Originally posted by jgirl57:
19$ on Ebay, I brought a kit! Thanks for saving me $$
For the blower, can those nose blower suckers that you use for kids cleaning snot out work? (forgot the name haha) Looks like the same to me kinda :-)) |
hmmmmmm, maybe if its unsused |
Indeed! We want to get the boogers *off* the sensor, not *on*!
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06/19/2015 03:48:53 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
I'm a proponent of the Copperhill Method, and I use tools that I made... |
I want those tools! How much?
Love, R |
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06/19/2015 04:08:59 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by kirbic:
I'm a proponent of the Copperhill Method, and I use tools that I made... |
I want those tools! How much?
Love, R |
I made mine out of a kitchen spatula, cut down in width and "sharpened." I wrap it with a Pec Pad.
I'd be very happy to make you one, just say the word!
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06/19/2015 04:11:41 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by jgirl57:
For the blower, can those nose blower suckers that you use for kids cleaning snot out work? (forgot the name haha) |
Bulb syringe (at the drugstore). Camera stores should also have a version with a fine brush on the end (mainly for lenses). |
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06/19/2015 05:24:41 PM · #11 |
Ditto on the cut down spatula and Pec Pad, one for each size sensor set me back about $2.
I ponied up for a real Rocket blower when realized that the reason I had to clean my sensor so often was that my cheap old blower was degrading and spitting gooey little bits of sticky gunk onto my sensor each time I blew it "clean". |
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06/19/2015 05:30:18 PM · #12 |
| Once I got my D800, I was so nervous about having an expensive camera that I paid a camera store to clean my sensor for me. I finally got a sensor cleaning kit with the swabs, and after doing it a few times, I'm super-comfortable with it. I probably clean my sensor every month or so, especially after desert shoots. |
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