Dry-cleaning my DSLR sensors for the first time (Lenspen SensorKlear Loupe Kit)
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- I've been wet-cleaning my DSLR sensors for the past 18 years. Finally, I had a go at dry cleaning one with the Lenspen SensorKlear Loupe Kit. I was surprised at just how well it went.
The Govanhill Baths restoration project looks like it might finally be starting up in a couple of months, so I needed to test some hardware for long-term timelapse. That's when I noticed how dirty the sensors were in my old D7000 bodies. Lenspen sent me a kit to check out, so I figured this would really put it to the test.
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How do you clean your sensor? Or do you just take it into a shop and have them do it for you?
Good video, I recently had the 'dirty sensor' problem.
I ended up doing a wet clean after an unsuccessful dry clean.
One thing that looks really handy is the gizmo they give you to have a good look at the sensor 👌
Yeah, the Loupe is very handy. Definitely worth grabbing one, even if just to check you've done a good job on a wet clean. :)
That was interesting, thanks. A good review of how to actually use this and what it's like to use in practice!
The only thing that I'm still wondering about, is how well the loupe will fit on various sizes of lens-mounts!
How well would it fit on a Fuji X-mount camera? Or a Nikon Z-mount camera?
It should be just fine on Fuji X. It's 44mm diameter, same as Nikon F. Nikon Z is relatively huge at 55mm diameter, so I'm not sure. I think this product was first released before Nikon Z existed and I don't have any Nikon Z bodies to test it. I would expect it should fit, but without seeing it first hand, I really don't know for sure.
@@JohnAldred Thanks for your answer!
Thanks for the reminder on the rocket blower, I recently noticed a big dust spot that required some Photoshop work!
Now I used my rocket blower which should do the job!
I have tried a liquid solution in the past but it was too expensive and the small bottle of fluid dried out on me after some time!
Keep up the good work!
They are super handy. I've got several a similar size to the LensPen one, so I keep one in each of my camera bags, that way I've always got one handy no matter which I grab. Most of the time, for me at least, they do the job just fine without having to physically touch the sensor - except when a camera's been sitting on the shelf doing nothing but (literally) gather dust for three years. :)
I use a sensor gel stick - works pretty well.
I've heard mixed reports on the gel sticks - particularly from Sony shooters. Glad to hear it's working well for you, though. :)
John Aldred looks like the sensor of Sony cameras is very delicate - they made even a special version for Sony sensors. As far as I know this is the standard tool for Leica service
Yeah, apparently it was the special version for Sony that was causing problems, haha. Leaving residue on the sensor. Not sure if they fixed it yet. :)
John Aldred hahaha 😂- I didn’t know that
That seems to be a lot of faff. If the sensor is dirty then why not give it a blow and then use the wet sensor cleaner swab? One thing to beware of. I have a couple of Nikons with mirrors. The first time that I cleaned my Nikon sensor the swab made contact with the mirror hinge - and the grease that is necessarily on the hinge, which I then smeared all over the sensor. Please learn from my mistake.
Wet cleaning is definitely quicker, that's for sure - assuming you don't screw it up and use too much fluid and have to do it again, haha. You're not the first I've heard say they accidentally clipped the mirror. All my Nikons have mirrors and I've been wet cleaning them for 18 years. Making sure the mirror stayed up was the main reason I bought the AC adapter way back with the Nikon D100. No lock up mode for cleaning on that, though. Had to use a cable release (oh yes, a mechanical one that screwed into the shutter) and lock that to keep it open. :)
You have to admit, it's nice of them to tell you that if the sensor is already clean you should stop.
It was very thoughtful :)