sensor cleaning

[lbcyalater]

ok I NEED to clean my sensor...badly, but I am scared of doing it. Also I have no idea how to do it. Can anyone tell me what I have to do cuz I really feel like Im just gonna screw up my cam. oh and if it matters Im using a canon rebel XT... thanks for all your help POTN

[René Damkot]

http://www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com/

[poloman]

This company has good, reliable products....
http://www.copperhillimages.com/index.php?pr=Tutorials

[lbcyalater]

thanks guys...dunno if I should do it myself now lol. how much does it cost to get it done?

[iamaelephant]

Stop being a sissy and just do it. Worst case scenario is you damage the UV coating over the sensor which is relatively cheap to fix. I can't even imagine how you could damage it though, as long as you're careful it's a very straight forward job.

[lbcyalater]

Stop being a sissy and just do it. Worst case scenario is you damage the UV coating over the sensor which is relatively cheap to fix. I can't even imagine how you could damage it though, as long as you're careful it's a very straight forward job.
lol but I thought that was one of the most sensitive parts of the cam and its cost alot of money to fix it

[Cody21]

I feel your pain. After returning from a 2 week trip to Australia and discovering "crud" on any shot with Sky in it, I was sooo nervous. The local Canon repair places charge anything from $60 to ka-ching ... depending on how honest they are. The CopperHill Kit that other members suggested was the cost of 1 visit to Canon repair. So I figured that I could do what *they* do to clean it.. So I jumped in and bought the kit.

basically, the sensor is nowhere near as sensitive as Canon would have us believe. Just use common sense and don't use heavy equipment on it. Start with the "rocket blower", then go to the "static brush", and finally the "wet pad" - don't use more than 1 or 2 drops per pad!!... It took me like 15 pads to finally get my sensor clean (to my satisfaction) the first attempt. 8 pads the 2nd time. (edit: I haven't read of anyone able to clean this with a wet pad in like 2-3 pads ... most take 10 pads or so ... but they're CHEAP.)

if you can read instructions and take your time, you CAN do this !!! Go CopperHill method.

[lbcyalater]

thank you very much, I really appriciate the help

[Cody21]

You're welcome... Please post your results...