Sensor Cleaning
Dec 15, 2011 13:41:15 #
Do you clean your own sensor? If so, what method / material do you use and do you recommend it? Thanks.
Dec 15, 2011 13:45:15 #
mdorn wrote:
Do you clean your own sensor? If so, what method / material do you use and do you recommend it? Thanks.
I had a dirty sensor a year after getting my Canon. I looked in the manual.....take it to an Authorized camera shop ! People in other forums told me the same thing ! I was told I would ruin the camera ! Now my opinion....about $20.00 and 15 minutes ! Can't be easier ! I just did mine again last week ! Here's what I use.....
http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Survival-KIT-Sensor-Eclipse/dp/B000PNGM18/ref=sr_1_1?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1323974536&sr=1-1
Dec 15, 2011 13:46:21 #
Dec 15, 2011 14:03:07 #
I had mine cleaned back in the summer, but I also had another problem that needed to be fixed. I use a rocket blower (rubber bulb, shaped like a rocket) every so often. That seems to get most of it out.
Dec 15, 2011 14:34:48 #
mdorn wrote:
Do you clean your own sensor? If so, what method / material do you use and do you recommend it? Thanks.
Do you think your sensor needs cleaning?
Dec 15, 2011 14:35:55 #
I follow Bryan Peterson's method in his Understanding Digital Photography. He advises air cleaning and checks the result by taking an image of a white piece of paper before and after and viewing at 100% zoom.
Dec 15, 2011 14:39:39 #
I do mostly landscape....if I look at a blue sky and see spots I know weren't there....it's time for me to clean my sensor !
Dec 15, 2011 14:59:47 #
nyweb2001 wrote:
I do mostly landscape....if I look at a blue sky and see spots I know weren't there....it's time for me to clean my sensor !
That works :thumbup:
Dec 15, 2011 18:47:33 #
larrycumba wrote:
Do you think your sensor needs cleaning?
mdorn wrote:
Do you clean your own sensor? If so, what method / material do you use and do you recommend it? Thanks.
Do you think your sensor needs cleaning?
Yes.
Dec 15, 2011 19:06:00 #
I have a Canon Rebel XSi and each time it is powered off it says "Cleaning Sensor" Is this a process that is actually doing anything?
Dec 15, 2011 19:08:43 #
ioptfm wrote:
I have a Canon Rebel XSi and each time it is powered off it says "Cleaning Sensor" Is this a process that is actually doing anything?
Canon and other manufacturers have that. The sensor actually vibrates a little to shake off any dust.
Dec 15, 2011 19:13:04 #
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Dec 16, 2011 05:59:23 #
I recently had a small grey blob show up in the lower right hand corner of my pictures. I blew out the camera with my rocket blower, still there. I cleaned the lens, still there. Finally put the mirror in lockup mode and blew the sensor with my rocket blower. Grey blob is gone. Pictures clean again. I think the best bet is to use a blower, ( NEVER CANNED AIR ), and leave the sensor cleaning only as a last resort. It really is delicate and easily scratched. Each to his own but personally I would have my sensor professionally cleaned if it needed it. They break it, they bought it.
I use the Nikon D80
IMHO
I use the Nikon D80
IMHO
Dec 16, 2011 06:44:53 #
authorizeduser wrote:
I recently had a small grey blob show up in the lo... (show quote)
There's no way I'm going to try to clean my sensor. There are too many things I could do wrong. I've even read that blowing air inside the camera is not a good idea, since it can blow dust around.
I use the auto-clean feature, and I change lenses as little as possible - in a clean environment, with the camera pointed down a bit.
I'm waiting to get my D70 back from an IR conversion by LifePixel. On their site they say that they work in "clean rooms," but there is still a possibility of a spec of dust getting onto the sensor.
Somone posted a link to a video of a Canon 500mm lens being assembled. That's a big lens with lots of elements. It must be tough keeping dust out of it.
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