Zaax
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Finally got a spot on my Pro2 sensor that I can't remove by just using a sensor brush so I need to get a wet cleaning tool. Can the group suggest the tools that worked best for them and also the ones to avoid?
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Which wet sensor cleaner to get?
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I have been using VisibleDust on my cameras with good results.
If you do use a swab of this type, watch the YouTube videos on it, and the amount of liquid you use on the swab should be very, very little.
I do not drop liquid directly on the brush. I use the stick attached to the cap to spread a very small amount on the tip of the brush so it's barely moist.
If you do use a swab of this type, watch the YouTube videos on it, and the amount of liquid you use on the swab should be very, very little.
I do not drop liquid directly on the brush. I use the stick attached to the cap to spread a very small amount on the tip of the brush so it's barely moist.
Same here.
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Hmm, did you really really do this, because compressed air is a disaster waiting to happen. It is damn cold when it comes out and it has dodgy chemicals in it.
This is absolutely NOT advised by any manufacturer.
If you're going to use air to try to displace dust, use a relatively new rocket blower or a silicone one. Dust from inside the blower is no good, and an old one might have crumbly rubber which comes out.
The sensor cleaning swabs that look like squeegees and can maybe clean the sensor in one pass sound the best to me.
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Zaax
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mrgs1
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Did it smear when you used a brush? A magnifying Loupe might help diagnose what it is. Maybe try visible dust plus on a swab, will probably shift it. As others have said YouTube for a tutorial.
I have always used Eclipse solution and Pec Pads on my Fuji S2.
By the way, I don't clean my sensor when imperfections appear on the chip, I only clean it when they appear in my photos
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For some years I have used Green Clean, wet and dry swabs and uses a vacuum to REMOVE crap, rather than a blower to push the crap about.
Easiest thing in the world to use, put camera on tripod, mirror up and do the job.
I also to test images before and after to check.
Easiest thing in the world to use, put camera on tripod, mirror up and do the job.
I also to test images before and after to check.
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I've tried a bunch of things in the end I just use Eclipse solution and a Q-tip. Q-tips are considered a no-no because it can leave fibers behind. But it's been the best for me I just put 1-2 drops on one side of the Q-tip and gently go over the sensor then use the dry side to polish off any oils. I use a flashlight at an angle to see the spots on the sensor. Never ever use canned air! It can freeze and break things or push dirt further in the camera or leave behind chemicals. I don't use a rocket blower or brush anymore just Eclipse and Q-tips. I don't clean it often maybe before a trip or important shoot or if I know I'll be shooting stopped down like landscape and macro. For everything else the sensor can be filthy and you won't even notice. I shoot outdoors and change lenses often my sensor gets seriously dirty and I don't see it unless I'm over F4.
A photographer I know uses Eclipse solution (as do I) and he buys the material which comes with Pec Pads which he wraps round cut up credit cards. He cuts the old credit card to the width of his chip and then swipes just once each side which for him, because he does it fairly often, is usually enough.
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Thanks I might give that a try. I've tried all sorts of sizes, shapes and materials of different swabs for medical and electronic cleaning and always end up back to Q-tips as doing the best job. I put some Eclipse in a small eye dropper and carry a few Q-tips in a pill bottle in my backpack I clean my lenses and sensor with it. I clean to much to buy those sensor sized swabs so that sounds perfect thanks.
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Might be something to do with the design of the chip and whether it has an anti-aliasing filter on it. On my Fuji S2 I am not actually cleaning the imaging chip, rather I am taking blemishes off the anti-aliasing filter above it.
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I used a Dust-Aid Dust Wand. That came very highly by the sales person. I used it on my D700 and I guess I used it with too much fluid on it cause now there are water spots that I can't take out. So, I'm not sure if I would recommend that brand or not since it was probably user error.
I've had my D810 for a while now and I don't bring any wet cleaning method anywhere close to the sensor for fear it'll suffer the same fate as my D700. I just use a Rocket Blower and that's it.
I've had my D810 for a while now and I don't bring any wet cleaning method anywhere close to the sensor for fear it'll suffer the same fate as my D700. I just use a Rocket Blower and that's it.
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I used the cheap ones and they definitely did not work and initially they were messy as well.The trick was to move them slowly across the sensor so that the alcohol dries up .They could not still remove some tiny spots- many tiny spots.
When I used the eclipse solution and their proper 3 (24mm) swab(Sensor swab ultra from Photosol Inc.) - the alcohol solution was leaving no wet marks to wait for and it disappeared as you move on, even the hardest to remove spots at the edges were also gone.
See the two screen shots of the first attempt and second with eclipse cleaning solution and appropriate size swab.
after the generic swabs
With eclipse cleaning solution and their 24mm swab
HTH
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Zaax
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Thanks for the reply! Good info here.I used the cheap ones and they definitely did not work and initially they were messy as well.The trick was to move them slowly across the sensor so that the alcohol dries up .They could not still remove some tiny spots- many tiny spots.
When I used the eclipse solution and their proper 3 (24mm) swab(Sensor swab ultra from Photosol Inc.) - the alcohol solution was leaving no wet marks to wait for and it disappeared as you move on, even the hardest to remove spots at the edges were also gone.
See the two screen shots of the first attempt and second with eclipse cleaning solution and appropriate size swab.
after the generic swabs
With eclipse cleaning solution and their 24mm swab
HTH
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PankajDubey
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Just for some added clarification of my method:
use single pass from one side of swab then change the side of swab and swipe in the same direction.A dust check in Lightroom after each swipe.
It took me about 3 swipes to clean and when I was using up and down swiping motion the dust just moved around.
use single pass from one side of swab then change the side of swab and swipe in the same direction.A dust check in Lightroom after each swipe.
It took me about 3 swipes to clean and when I was using up and down swiping motion the dust just moved around.
Philnw2
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Visible Dust liquid was the best for me - their swabs and other products.
I bought their original loupe and it made a big difference. Speeds up the cleaning time when you don't have to take a picture and then examine it closely for dust. A loupe shows you real time where the dust is at without processing an image. Wonderful. Visible Dust, a Canadian mfr also now makes a smaller loupe that would be more portable and i wonder if it wouldn't be a better solution. But some sort of loupe is the trick. And they need a light so you can see the particles on the sensor.
don't use any compressed air -
I bought their original loupe and it made a big difference. Speeds up the cleaning time when you don't have to take a picture and then examine it closely for dust. A loupe shows you real time where the dust is at without processing an image. Wonderful. Visible Dust, a Canadian mfr also now makes a smaller loupe that would be more portable and i wonder if it wouldn't be a better solution. But some sort of loupe is the trick. And they need a light so you can see the particles on the sensor.
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