Sensor cleaning - must it be done immediately?

My 350D has a few bits of dust etc on the sensor, which do not seem to be affecting photos. Is it a problem if I don't get it cleaned for a while? It's damn expensive, and 'DYI' kits arent easy to get here.

Get a rocket blower and blow the dust off, if that does not work, you can either swab it yourself or send it in for cleaning

The copperhill method works for me. I regularly clean the sensor, no need to send it in unless something gets stuck to it.

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As the others said, the first thing is using a hand blower (not a can of air).

This will probably not get rid of everything tho.

Correct me if I'm wrong here guys, but I think that the longer you leave stuff on the sensor plate the harder it is to get off!?!?!?

From my experience when I cleaned the sensor the first time (soon after getting the camera) it was very easy to get it spotless but I just recently did another clean after about 3 months and it took 3 attempts (changing pecpad each time) to get it clean.

Does the sensor get warm when being used? Seems to me that maybe dirt gets baked on with time....?

Cheers,

I think as long as there is no finger print on the sensor, a hand blower would be able to get rid of all dust and makes sensor clean. When you do it, be very careful not to touch the sensor!

Sorry if this is off topic,
but is the 350D more vanurable to collecting dust on its sensor?
I see many people suffer from this problem in this particular model, including myself.

All dslr's are succeptable to dust. Its just as common as having to wash bugs off the front of your vehicle in the summer As others have said, Rocket-Blow your sensor several times holding the camera upside down above your head. If you still have dust in your photos, use the CopperHill Method. The consensus here seems to be, "Don't pay Canon to clean it."

It is unlikely that "dust" will get baked on by the sensor. If the sensor gets that hot it is probably not a good sensor any more.

I had one spot on my 1DsMkII (in a usually not noticeable area) that would not go away using a blower or a brush, but then I had to clean it again recently due to some other spots that had cropped up and it went away with the rest.

I should also mention that my D60 has never had any noticeable dust to date. Don't use it much, but I loan it out and still no dust - can't figure why that one gets so lucky. For awhile the 1DsMkII was collecting dust spots left and right, but then lately doesn't seem to be picking up many.

Like Longwatcher said the sensor won't generate enough heat to melt or fuse the dust to your sensor. So it's not a problem if you chose not clean it off immediately.

For whatever reason if the dust does stick and a rocket blower isn't enough you can use the Copperhill method to get rid of anything stubborn.

Judging by your avatar your in Oz. If yes you can try these guys for your sensor cleaning needs:

http://www.qualitycame​ra.com.au …cPath=33&produc​ts_id=1359

It won't be a problem until you need f/11 or f/16, at which time you'll wish you had cleaned it.

Thanks for the help guys.

I used an infant nasal aspirator to clean dust off mine. Just a couple of gentle puffs, and I made absolutely certain it (the aspirator) was dry and clean first (puffed it onto a mirror). Trust me, I'm paranoid Anyway, it did the trick - I had a little (1 mm?) piece of hair on the sensor that blew right off.