Canon 5D, sensor dust

[roleg]

Hello everybody, I will very happy to clean my sensor, but I never did.What the best way to clean sensor for now. It's a pain with 5D. Thank you an advance.I have Giotto blow, .....does't help.
Roleg

[ssim]

Many swear by the copperhill cleaning method. It is somewhat more cost effective than others. I just buy the sensor swipes and eclipse solution at the local camera store. I've done it dozens of times for myself and friends. Never had a problem. It is a cakewalk.

It should be covered in the manual but in short, get your stuff ready, make sure you have a fully charged battery in your camera, in your menu system go to "clean sensor", it will flip up the mirror. You put a couple of drops of the eclipse solution onto the sensor swab and wipe once in each direction. Turn the camera off and it will release the mirror. That
s it.

[Choderboy]

Many swear by the copperhill cleaning method. It is somewhat more cost effective than others. I just buy the sensor swipes and eclipse solution at the local camera store. I've done it dozens of times for myself and friends. Never had a problem. It is a cakewalk.

It should be covered in the manual but in short, get your stuff ready, make sure you have a fully charged battery in your camera, in your menu system go to "clean sensor", it will flip up the mirror. You put a couple of drops of the eclipse solution onto the sensor swab and wipe once in each direction. Turn the camera off and it will release the mirror. That
s it.

You forgot :
Then repeat the process because you were too scared to use any pressure for the wipe across the sensor. :)

[ssim]

In actual fact you are not wiping the sensor but the glass filter that fits on top of the sensor.

Then repeat the process because you were too scared to use any pressure for the wipe across the sensor

It doesn't take much pressure. I've never had to repeat. I would also like to add to make sure that you give the rocket blower an honest try before doing this if you are hesitant at all.

[Tsmith]

It doesn't take much pressure. I've never had to repeat. I would also like to add to make sure that you give the rocket blower an honest try before doing this if you are hesitant at all.

I think what Choderboy means is: when its your first time attempting this you have a tendency to be a little nervous and the 1st attempt doesn't work. Start over with a fresh application with a slight bit more pressure and Viola.

[morehtml]

In actual fact you are not wiping the sensor but the glass filter that fits on top of the sensor.



It doesn't take much pressure. I've never had to repeat. I would also like to add to make sure that you give the rocket blower an honest try before doing this if you are hesitant at all.

Some way some how when I used the blower around my sensor it shot 20-30 tiny particles up behind the glass in the viewfinder. Not in a place that is user cleanable. So I am gun shy about using the blower again and will have to send the camera in to Canon.

[Choderboy]

I think what Choderboy means is: when its your first time attempting this you have a tendency to be a little nervous and the 1st attempt doesn't work. Start over with a fresh application with a slight bit more pressure and Viola.

That is exactly what I meant.
The copperhill instructions suggest that this is what most people do.
This is in fact what I did.

No need to get so pedantic over the sensor / or sensor filter terminology , it's not called "sensor filter clean" in the menu :lol:

[FlashZebra]

I think there are several "homebrew" cleaning methods that are inexpensive, effective, and are not likely to damage you image sensor.

This website is a very good reference for the various techniques for cleaning digital sensors.

http://www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com/

I personally like the “charged brush” method, but I have never had to remove anything that was stuck to the sensor, just particles sitting on the sensor.

I have a couple of special nylon brushes I use. One for the sensor only, the other for the mirror box. Having two allows me to keep the one for the sensor extra clean. The one for the mirror box might get dirty from the mechanical components in that area. So two distinct brushes, each with a particular duty is a very good idea.

I picked these brushes up on ebay as a set; they were less than $20.00 US.

I got them from this merchant:

http://cgi.ebay.com/CleanSkies-SENSOR-CLEANING-Brush-Kit-For-Nikon-D-SLRs_W0QQitemZ7613168972QQcategoryZ43456QQssPageNa meZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

They are easy to use, effective, and other than some canned air, there are no additional cost for consumables.

Also a link describing in grand detail how to clean your sensor with nylon brushes. It covers this cleaning method in minute detail. After I read this link entirely, I purchased my brushes and cleaned my sensor easily.

http://www.prime-junta.net/pont/How_...ur_Sensor.html

Enjoy! Lon