Sensor Cleaning (Page 2): See my response to Paul's post "An exercise in sensor cleaning" - it's easy. I bought my wet type cleaner on Lazada

rlv567 Loc: Baguio City, Philippines

KenProspero wrote:

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See my response to Paul's post "An exercise in sensor cleaning" - it's easy. I bought my wet type cleaner on Lazada - it's undoubtedly Chinese, but I don't recall the brand.

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City

nealbralley Loc: Kansas

Thomas902 wrote:

Giotto Rocket Blower is an industry standard... wo... (show quote)

One other hint: don’t change lenses while your camera is turned on. Hold the camera opening down while you swap lenses — let gravity help you keep the dust out of that cavern!

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

nealbralley wrote:

One other hint: don’t change lenses while your camera is turned on. Hold the camera opening down while you swap lenses — let gravity help you keep the dust out of that cavern!

Great point! Removing or installing a lens with the camera on can create electrical surges that damage the camera's processor. Leaving the camera on may also hold a static charge on the sensor assembly that attracts oppositely charged dust particles.

Don't remove or insert memory cards with the camera on, either! Same issue with power surges applies... You can damage the card or the camera's microprocessor.

Don.Y Loc: East Ballina,NSW.,Australia

Re sensor cleaning- I've cleaned a few ( with swabs ) with no problems. That is, until I tried to clean an Olympus with inbuilt stabilisation. The sensor kept moving as I was trying to clean it! I don't know how you can get around the problem.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Don.Y wrote:

Re sensor cleaning- I've cleaned a few ( with swabs ) with no problems. That is, until I tried to clean an Olympus with inbuilt stabilisation. The sensor kept moving as I was trying to clean it! I don't know how you can get around the problem.

Very gently, and very slowly.

Don.Y Loc: East Ballina,NSW.,Australia

Thanks Bill.

Boris77

KenProspero wrote:

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I expect that few people will take this seriously, but do not change lenses. I only changes lens inside under calm conditions, carefully, with a rocket blower (seldom used) at hand when home.
When I leave home every lens that I take has a body on it.
I do not have a dust problem.
Boris

rlv567 Loc: Baguio City, Philippines

Boris77 wrote:

I expect that few people will take this seriously, but do not change lenses. I only changes lens inside under calm conditions, carefully, with a rocket blower (seldom used) at hand when home.
When I leave home every lens that I take has a body on it.
I do not have a dust problem.
Boris

There are those who cannot afford multiple camera bodies!!! In addition, most zoom lenses are capable of inhaling dust.

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

rlv567 wrote:

There are those who cannot afford multiple camera bodies!!! In addition, most zoom lenses are capable of inhaling dust.

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City

Even prime lenses can inhale dust with the focusing movements.

Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

Boris77 wrote:

I expect that few people will take this seriously, but do not change lenses. I only changes lens inside under calm conditions, carefully, with a rocket blower (seldom used) at hand when home.
When I leave home every lens that I take has a body on it.
I do not have a dust problem.
Boris

I take the same precautions!
Best Wishes,
Jimmy T Sends

Aldente

You have to buy a special “Sensor Gel Stick” sold on Photography Life website.
I bought mine about 7 years ago for around $60.
Buy it there and no other place, as Chinese knock-offs sold on Amazon will ruin your camera, and this is only place to buy it in the U.S. as they are the dealers.
This one is made in Germany and they use it at Leica to clean their sensors.
It consists of a stick with a special blue veeeery sticky gel cube at one end.
You apply it to sensor and it removes/transfers ALL particles onto the gel cube.
Subsequently, you press gel cube on a set of special, also sticky, little papers supplied, to transfer all the particles and gunk to the papers, leaving the gel cube nice and clean and ready for the next cleaning.
And your sensor will be too - nice and clean -- and no wet cleaning required.
Try it, you won’t regret it…

Boris77

rlv567 wrote:

There are those who cannot afford multiple camera bodies!!! In addition, most zoom lenses are capable of inhaling dust.

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City

If you can not afford two, too bad. I always keep my old camera if I like it, and I have.
If I feel that I am inhaling dust I move on; I guess that is an advantage of asthma.
Boris

rlv567 Loc: Baguio City, Philippines

Aldente wrote:

You have to buy a special “Sensor Gel Stick” sold ... (show quote)

This is the sensor cleaning kit I used - which was very easy to use and did a great job. That price - with shipping - in dollars currently would be $9.72.

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City

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rlv567 Loc: Baguio City, Philippines

rlv567 wrote:

This is the sensor cleaning kit I used - which was very easy to use and did a great job. That price - with shipping - in dollars currently would be $9.72.

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City

Sorry for putting the picture in twice. I didn't think it had gone.

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City

Doyle Thomas Loc: Vancouver Washington ~ USA

here is a slick trick, go into ur bathroom and turn the shower on to full hot then leave and close the door. come back in a few min and the room should be steamed up, shut off the water and again leave. after about 30 min the steam will have condensated and fall to the floor carrying the room dust with it leaving a dust free enviorment to work in. NEVER USE CANNED AIR TO CLEAN A SENSOR OR A LENS, it cat spit and distroy them.