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Apr 27, 2011 18:29 |  #1

What do you guys have in your bags for cleaning kit?

I'm thinking just the blower and a brush should be enough, right?


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Apr 27, 2011 18:32 |  #2

Cleaning like in sensor cleaning or just general dust off the camera body type cleaning?


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Apr 27, 2011 18:33 |  #3

A blower, lens paper and grain based vodka. Sensors I let the local camera shop handle.


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Apr 27, 2011 18:45 |  #4

Just the lens. Anything involving the body, I will send to Canon to take it to a local camera shop. I don't want to mess with that stuff unless I have a good tutorial on what to do and what not to do.


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Apr 27, 2011 19:09 |  #5

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Just the lens....

For the lenses I first use a blower to remove all the loose particles, then a pass with a microfiber cloth wet with lens cleaning solution and then a pass with a dry microfiber cloth.


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Apr 27, 2011 19:11 |  #6

I don't normally take anything other than a brush and microfiber cloth with me.

Cleaning wise I have Eclipse,pec strips, sensorswipe, Lens cloths, lens solution, brush, Blower(don't use on sensor), sensorKlear, and a 7x Visible dust sensor loupe.


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Apr 27, 2011 20:01 |  #7

What is good to use to clean the angled glass inside the body? Or should that just be left alone.


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Apr 27, 2011 20:17 |  #8

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What is good to use to clean the angled glass inside the body? Or should that just be left alone.

To clean the mirror, I just use the blower to get the dust off. I have cleaned the mirror before using the same wet cleaning technique as cleaning a sensor, but try to avoid it if at all possible.


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Apr 27, 2011 20:33 |  #9

I don't plan on doing much in there but just in-case it needs to be done. Good to know.


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Apr 27, 2011 21:34 as a reply to  @ RHChan84's post |  #10

Rocket Blower : http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …10_Rocket_Air_B​lower.html (external link)

Zeiss Cleaning Fluid: http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …_Liquid_Lens_Cl​eaner.html (external link)

Zeiss Microfiber Clothes and Premoistened Wipes: http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …ns_Cleaning_Clo​ths_2.html (external link)

I use the Rocket Blower first, then the cleaning fluid and microfiber clothes if needed. For travel (including being able to go on airlines), I take the premoistened wipes instead of the cleaning fluid.


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Apr 27, 2011 22:14 |  #11

I'll be picking up that rocket blower. I've seen blowers but no where neat that big. I've seen them in person and I like them, just didn't pick it up knowing that I would need it. I would get the premoistened wipes. I travel a lot and I get asked about for my laptop screen cleaner even thought it's under the 3oz.


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