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FREE Guide To Cleaning Digital SLR Sensors


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Digital Camera Sensor Cleaning Kits

We now have over 60 different kits to choose from. To make it clearer and easier to choose a kit we have made up the following spread sheet.

Choosing The Right Sensor Cleaning Tools For You:

You must first understand that there are 2 different cleaning methods, the Dry Method and the Wet Method.  There is also Chamber Swabbing which is a wet preventative measure.

The Dry Method

The dry method consists of using tools like blowers, brushes, SpecGrabbers and lens pens. The dry method will NOT work on all types of dust; it will not remove dust that is held on by moisture or pollen.  There are multiple advantages to the dry method over the wet method with the 2 biggest being less expensive and faster.

The Wet Method

The wet method consists of putting a liquid onto an applicator and swabbing the sensor.  This method is more involved but will remove all types of dust.  This is the method that the manufacturers use to clean sensors.

Chamber Cleaning

This is not a sensor cleaning function but a preventative measure.  You place a cleaner like Eclipse™ on a Foam swab and wipe down the walls of the mirror cage/chamber.

The Wet Method

  1. Choose an applicator.  There are multiple options here including making your own. The only applicator that has a guarantee to not damage your sensor is also the only one endorsed by any manufacturer and that is the Sensor Swab™
    1. ImageSensor Swab™: sold in a box of 12, you will need to select the appropriate size for your camera.
    2. ImageSensorWand™: or make your own, you wrap a Pec*Pad™ around this device and it is a big cost savings over the 2 options above. You will need to select the appropriate size for your camera. 
    3. Low Lint Cotton Tipped Applicators: Used for spot or corner cleaning
  2. Choose a Chemical. By far the most popular chemical out there is the Eclipse™ and Eclipse E2™. These are also the only ones endorsed by any manufacturer. These 2 are both flammable so travel by air is somewhat limited.  There are multiple non-flammable sensor cleaning chemicals out there but I have yet to see any that do as good of a job as Eclipse™.
    1. Eclipse™: The most popular, cleanest and most streak free chemical available – flammable
    2. Eclipse E2™: A new version of the Eclipse as formulated by Sony and recommended for the sensors that have an anti-static coating like the Canon XTi, Sony Alpha & Olympus E Series. Flammabl
    3. Sensor Clean™: Much more expensive than Eclipse™ but more travel friendly, non-flammable. Known to leave streaks so you also need this companies 2 other chemicals, Smear Away™ and VDust Formula™ making this a much more expensive option.
    4. Smear Away™: Needed with Sensor Clean™

The Dry Method

  1. Selecting a Blower:  A hand or foot blower is essential even if you are only going to be doing the wet method.
    1. Giotto’s Rocket Blower: probably the most common hand blower used in Sensor Cleaning
  2. Selecting a Brush: A brush is a time saver, and great for use in-between wet method cleanings.
    1. Sensor Brush™: the most expensive of the brushes. Use static to attract the dust.
    2. D-SLR Brush™: a competitor to the Sensor Brush™ at about 25% the cost.  This brush also comes with a money back satisfaction guarantee. This brush too uses static to attract the dust from the Sensor
    3. BrushOFF™: This brush comes to you from Photographic Solutions Inc., the manufacturer of the Sensor Swab™ and Eclipse™.  This brush is different than the 2 above as it works on an antistatic principle.
    4. StaticWISK: works on the same principal as the BrushOFF™ but is much smaller.
  3. Selecting a Polishing Off Tool:
    1. SensorKlear™: A specially shaped Lens pen good for polishing off a sensor after a wet or dry cleaning.
    2. Polyester Tipped Applicators: Similar to the cotton tipped applicators but lower in lint. Great for polishing off the Sensor

Chamber Swabbing

  1. Select A Chemical: If you chose Eclipse™ or Eclipse E2™ you only need an applicator.  If you chose Visible Dust’s chemical, you will need another one Chamber Clean™
    1. Eclipse™ or Eclipse E2™: same as what you use to clean your sensor
    2. Chamber Clean™: Non-Flammable and comes with 12 foam swabs.
  2. Select The Applicator: DO NOT use a cotton tipped applicator for this task.
    1. Chamber Swab™: A package of 10 foam swabs with instruction.  Designed for use with either Eclipse™ or Chamber Clean™.

Miscellaneous Accessories

  1. The first accessory I would recommend is the Optivisor with light.  This makes it so much easier to see the dust while you are cleaning.  This will save you a lot of time by not having to shoot as many test shots as you can visually see if their is still dust on the sensor or not.
  2. Second being a short handled paint brush for dusting off the outside of the camera.
  3. Third being a PanaVise Multi-Purpose Work Center to hold the camera while cleaning it.
  4. Last but not least is anti static gloves to help keep the dust down while cleaning.

FREE Guide To Cleaning Digital SLR Sensors

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