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Post by zou on Feb 24, 2023 15:05:55 GMT
My Sony's sensor is mucky, beyond the ability of the rocket blower to clear. Any recommendations for DIY sensor cleaning kits?
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Post by squeamishossifrage on Feb 24, 2023 15:53:20 GMT
My Sony's sensor is mucky, beyond the ability of the rocket blower to clear. Any recommendations for DIY sensor cleaning kits? I use VisibleDust Sensor Cleaning Swabs which I bulk bought a few year ago. They are used with 'VDust Plus', 'Sensor Clean' or 'Smear Away' cleaning fluids, but any sensor cleaning fluid will do that is designed to work on a swab. The nice thing about these swabs is that they are built to a high standard of accuracy to fit precisely the short side of the sensor they were designed to clean, often enabling a single swipe clean. I have rarely had to use the second side, though I usually do because it's going to get thrown away afterwards anyway. |
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Post by Fenris on Feb 24, 2023 16:04:36 GMT
Another vote for VisibleDust. I use their VDust Plus. Just make sure you get the right sized swab for the sensor you are cleaning. Can be a little bit stressful if it's your first time, just watch a few youtube 'How to' videos and you'll be okay  |
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Post by kate on Feb 24, 2023 17:02:08 GMT
I always used eclipse sensor cleaning kit. Worked well.
The thing is to be prepared before you start.
I found having the camera on a tripod suitably set up helped free both hands and kept the camera steady.
You are unlikely to do any damage so don't worry too much.
Once you are used to it, it takes 5 minutes and it is done.
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Post by zx9 on Feb 24, 2023 17:12:35 GMT
Echoing the above I have a Visible Dust sensor cleaning kit I got after my new EOS 5D (mk1) showed itself to be a Dust Bunny magnet, strangely as time went on it was required less and less. I don't recall ever cleaning either the EOS M or M6 mk11 but it is of use with the M240 Leica which has no shaky shaky self clean.
Best advise is to make sure the camera battery is fully charged and be prepared to have two or three goes at cleaning the sensor if it is really bad.
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Post by kate on Feb 24, 2023 17:24:59 GMT
In my very early days of having a dirty sensor, don't do as I did and think I could blow the dust away with a quick puff from my mouth. Talk about raindrops on a window pane. I learned very quickly after that and succeeded in sorting it out with Eclipse.
As Keith says, make sure the battery is charged up though you shouldn't take that long!
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Post by zou on Feb 24, 2023 17:34:33 GMT
Thanks all. Is full battery relevant for mirrorless, as there's no need to keep a shutter open? Appreciate the tip to use a tripod to allow both hands free, clever!
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