Best Sensor Cleaning Device

motorsportpictures

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24 Aug 2009 - 2:44 PM

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Hello all,

Right, I have about nearlly 20 dust spots on my sensor in the Camera, and most of them I can see when I shoot at a shutter speed lower than 1/200th

I have a old sensor Cleaning blower which my dad had, when he was using film years ago, but it doesnt get all my spots away at all.

So can I ask you guys which sensor cleaning devices you would recomend me to get please?

Thanks.

Scott

tepot

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24 Aug 2009 - 3:15 PM

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take it to a garage and use the air line, if you just squeeze the trigger lightly you can control the air flow.

Terry.

tepot

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24 Aug 2009 - 3:35 PM

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Quote: If that fails send it through the car wash

make sure the power is switched off and don't select the wax finish ;- )

franken (e2 Member)

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24 Aug 2009 - 4:51 PM

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Arctic burtterfly works for me also.

Ken

NeilS (e2 Member)

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24 Aug 2009 - 4:58 PM

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Check this out, advice on all systems

I tend to use blower followed by artic butterfly, and because I have a greasy canon, this is always followed by an eclipse and pecpad wet clean

montechoro

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24 Aug 2009 - 5:07 PM

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Quote: 'Jif' used to work really well. I find that 'Cif' is less good - perhaps they change the formula when they changed the name!!!!



Artic butterfly and Eclipse

I've always found Cif and Jif a bit "iffy". The sensor smells of lemons but is useless for taking images - still it smells nice as a paperweight.

Eclipse and Artic Butterfly for me as well.

motorsportpictures

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24 Aug 2009 - 5:20 PM

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Thanks everyone, I have been looking at the 2 main manufacturers that you have been saying but the Arctic butterfly seems a little to expensive, so I have been looking at link

NeilS (e2 Member)

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24 Aug 2009 - 5:54 PM

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Link is more expensive than the correct size swabs with a separate bottle of cleaning fluid, which in turn are more expensive than pecpads and eclipse fluid.

My experience is if you have grease on your sensor, it can take more that 5 attempts at a wet clean.