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Originally Posted by Kev Lewis  The only time my sensor was cleaned professionally was when the camera electronics failed and I had to have it repaired by a very well known Canon service centre. The sensor looked like it had been put in front of a hoover set to blow! it was appalling and took me 3 attempts to remove the debris that had been left behind after a professional cleaning. |
Canons (un)clean room strikes again - i once had a new camera from canon that had so much grot inside i sent it back for a replacement - what they do to them is anybodies guess - I have had mine done three times at fixation in vauxhall it costs only 25 notes , they do it while you wait and the camera is returned spotless - you can also chat up their extremly cute sales staff while you wait which is an added bonus
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Originally Posted by kev lewis If you plan on cleaning your sensor without following instructions or using a homemade brillo pad then I would agree, get it done professionally. Otherwise get someone to show you how to do it once if someone is available and then just treat it as just another simple cleaning routine on the camera. |
it only takes one bit of grit - which isnt that unlikely if youve been using the camera in a coastal environment - I clean mine with a blower and sometimes with a minivacum but i never touch the sensor
still its very much a matter of personal choice and all approaches are valid (except for the guy andy rouse mentions in his book who got
marmalade on his sensor while cleaning it
)
I think we can all agree that the best approach is not to get cack on your sensor in the first place if you can avoid it - ie change lenses in a sheleter environment with the camera turned off , and clean the rear element of yor lens before fitting it