Cleaning Camera?

[kent marshman]

Originally Posted by Brian Phipps

Here is a email I sent to someone recently about cleaning sensors.............

As for cleaning the sensor, I went to London a few years back when I had my 10D camera to photograph some deer and went to a huge canon dealer called Fixation Fixation - D I G I T A L - S A L E S so they could clean my sensor for £30, ( they are probably the best camera repair shop in Britain).

I watched the chap do it, and after they said they would sell me the gear to do it myself and it looked very easy indeed, and they still use the same stuff and Canon service department still use this stuff today, I used the same method on my 10D, 20D and now my 1DmkII and 40D if it ever needs it. I clean my sensor once a month usually or more if it requires it.

I`ve only ever used this method and got superb results, so I`ve not used anything else.

Here it is.

You buy the appropriate Digi pads either from Warehouse Digipads CCD Cleaning Products - warehouseexpress.com or direct Digipad - Professional Digital Image Sensor Cleaning
and the eclipse fluid and a hurricane blower brush.

I set my camera to sensor cleaning and switch it on, usually shine a small torch on the sensor and have a look!, turn the camera body upside down and blow the hurricane blower brush loads of times and I mean loads, into the camera careful not to touch the sensor. I always turn the camera back over and get the torch out again and have another look.

Now this is the part where you`ve got to be brave, undo the digi pad which is the size of your sensor, drip 3 drops of fluid onto the end and drag the pad across your sensor from left to right, then turn the pad over and do it again left to right with the other side, and that's it, I`ve had to use 2 occasionally to clean stubborn marks and used the blower again but that's it, I`ve never not shifted anything yet, sometimes just the blower brush doest the trick.

But If you send it away it might cost you £30, but if they scratch your sensor they pay for it, I just always take my time and don`t hurry it.

You`ll always see bits through the eye piece, that just bits on the mirror and focusing screen, annoying they may be ,but they will not effect the picture, its nice to try and get rid of them as they could drop on to he sensor.

Cheers
Brian

thanks brian thats very helpfull

[enthusiast jules]

Has anyone had problems with contamination of Compact camera sensors?
My sister has used a Fuji F10 since it was introduced, and the sensor now appears very grubby.I bought her a Fuji F31fd as a replacement, which had been extremely well looked after.On close inspection this to has a number of slight but annoying "Dust Bunnies". I contacted fuji and a service is £70.
Has anyone successfully cleaned a compact sensor at home?
Many Bridge camera fans say a big advantage is they are immune to sensor contamination, from my experience this seems unlikely.Have any superzoom fans had similar problems?