Sensor cleaning

[Brent]

Do you guys have your sensors cleaned by the service center or do you DIY?

What do you use if you DIY?

[samurai_rex]

this might help:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z11mBKz22Uw - canon


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPcvaJl-eS4 - nikon (hapon nga lang)

[Brent]

The reason I ask is because I'm planning to buy this non liquid cleaning product called Dust-Aid. It has a mild adhesive where the dust sticks to it.

I'll post nalang reviews after I buy it and use it tomorrow coz its cheaper than having the camera cleaned at Columbia for 2500 each.

[Neoshaft]

my cam needs cleaning too.. but haven't done this yet.

there are 2 types of cleaning.. meron dry and wet.

1 kind of wet cleaning:

may nabibili na sensor swab (expensive ito). there are 3 sizes.. so ask the store what size is to be used for your cam. 12pcs ata per box tapos nasa 2k-3.5k.. forgot na exact price.

tapos you'll need an Eclipse Solution. Php700-950

put little solution sa swab tapos run the swab to your sensor in one direction (left to right) and in one motion only. tapos use the side B naman of the swab to wipe again, this time from right to the left. tapos discard na yung sensor swab. (tip: you can replace the tip using PEC PADS for future use.. cheaper alternative)

[WorldRallyBlue]

brent
yan ba yung parang may static charge? pag pinasok lahat ng dust didikit dyan? cleaning w/out sensor contact?


DIY ako,
ok yung solution na sinabi ni neoshaft, abt the swab; iba iba sizes nito bale pumapatak 250.oo per piece yung ginagamit ko  (if ur gonna compute the cost per cleaning session), pag bukas  ng lens facing down yung opening, use a blower muna to get rid of dust. -> dont blow directly at the sensor, sa gilid lang ng sensor

(kahit maingat at parating closed yan magkakadust paren - madaming moving and grinding small parts ang camera kaya magkaka dust paren)

then yun nga, in regards to neoshaft ...put little solution sa swab then run it to the sensor L-R then another side R-L. wag kayo matakot na diinan yung pag swab, the sensor is not that delicate, may matigas na protective coating yan. itapon na swab - never recylce it. :nono:

mas mura nga DIY kaso if your camera is worth 70k-100k...let the professionals do it nalang I think its ok to spend 2.5K sensor cleaning for those babies, yung dslr ko entry level kaya malakas loob ko mag DIY.  :wave:

[Brent]

brent
yan ba yung parang may static charge? pag pinasok lahat ng dust didikit dyan? cleaning w/out sensor contact?


DIY ako,
ok yung solution na sinabi ni neoshaft, abt the swab; iba iba sizes nito bale pumapatak 250.oo per piece yung ginagamit ko  (if ur gonna compute the cost per cleaning session), pag bukas  ng lens facing down yung opening, use a blower muna to get rid of dust. -> dont blow directly at the sensor, sa gilid lang ng sensor

(kahit maingat at parating closed yan magkakadust paren - madaming moving and grinding small parts ang camera kaya magkaka dust paren)

then yun nga, in regards to neoshaft ...put little solution sa swab then run it to the sensor L-R then another side R-L. wag kayo matakot na diinan yung pag swab, the sensor is not that delicate, may matigas na protective coating yan. itapon na swab - never recylce it. :nono:

mas mura nga DIY kaso if your camera is worth 70k-100k...let the professionals do it nalang I think its ok to spend 2.5K sensor cleaning for those babies, yung dslr ko entry level kaya malakas loob ko mag DIY.  :wave:

Masakit din sa bulsa ang 2500 per cleaning. Its not a difficult process to do naman kasi.

The Sensor Aid is adhesive type. It uses a double-sided adhesive, with the mild adhesive side going to the sensor. Its not too thorough, maybe it takes a while to get used to.