Sensor Cleaning Kit

Would anyone use this cleaning kit with confidence? I'm considering

using it on my EOS 1Ds Mark II, lots of dust spots on the sensor.

 

http://www.copperhillimages.com/shopping/start.php?browse=1

You can get the same results from the little bulb thingy...a buck or so vesus $23.95 for that thing. Don't use the canned air, they usually contain an alcohol based propellant that you don't want on your sensor. If you change lenses at all, you are bound to get some dust on the sensor once in a while...fact of life. Blow it out on a regular basis with the bulb.

I've had good success with it. Practice with it as they suggest and pick a time when you are relaxed and not rushed.

Here are some sensor cleaning methods you should avoid at all costs.

 

http://www.keysan.com/ksubr40.htm

 

http://www.weilercorp.com/pg119.htm

Actually, since the Canon claims my 1DmkII is weather sealed, I make sure there's a full charge on the battery, lock the shutter open and run it through a quick cycle in this:<p>

 

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Seriously, I use the Visable Dust brushes when dust becomes objectionable and I use the Copperhill method (I made my own tool) for stubborn dust.

I have heard good things about the giottos rocket blower:

 

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=318545&is=REG&addedTroughType=search

 

high pressure air w/out any moisture or contact with the sensor - heaven.

 

I believe that the intake is filtered so that you don't shoot dust onto your sensor again.

 

I'm going to order one.

Technology sounds about right on rocket blower. I just wish they didn't design it so literally.

I first use the Giotto's Rocket (actually, I like its rocket look) and if not sufficient, I use the Sensor Brush system from http://www.visibledust.com

 

Pierre

Not a lot of reassuring responses.

 

Canon's website "Pro Tips" says to turn your camera upside down and blow it out with an air rocket. Nice video, wrong physics. Magnetic attraction and adhesive physics makes that exercise a blow into the wind.

 

Has anyone here actually scraped their sensor with these special pads and cleaning solutions? Are these sensor brushes safe? Where are the physicists/photographers comments?

 

Do I pay some Canon service center to do this to my sensor with less care than I would give?

 

I don't care about the money issues, I could give a damn about the individual companies involved. I just want my sensor cleaned safely.

Buy a makup brush with a synthetic handle for $1. Blow air through the bristles to create a charge and you won't even need to touch the glass covering the sensor.

 

Works like a charm.

A Rocket (or similar) blower and Lens Pens, but check out the instructions from birdsasart.com on using a lens pen to clean a sensor before you do it. The main point being to tamp out/rub off any trace of graphite from the lens pen tip first. It is a very easy and inexpensive solution.

my sensors were starting to get gunky recently (after 9 months of use or so), and I was having trouble shooting above f11 without seeing dust spots.

 

<BR><BR> I just used the giottos rocket blower - <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=318545&is=REG&addedTroughType=search">link here</a> to clean my sensor. all but just a bit of dust came off, and now I can shoot no problem at f22.

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and no having to touch the sensor made my risk averse personality very happy. <BR><BR>Hopefully there won't be a huge amount of dust back on the sensor in a few hours due to the 'residual static charge'...