How to clean my Sensor

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Permalink Reply by Shippey on November 3, 2009 at 10:34pm

Hi,
It looks like dust on your censor. It is so easy to get dust on the censor a bit too easy but something we have to live and deal with when we change lenses. If you are a bit afraid that you will hurt your censor by cleaning it yourself then maybe its better to take it to a Canon dealer that can clean it for you. I have done both myself and not all the canon centers can clean it properly I had mine done in Dubai and they never managed to get it all away. So they are not all good places i am afraid. Now I do it myself with Dust Aid and it woks well.
If you can when you change your lenses try not wait a bit, between when you have turned your camera off and before you start changing the lens. It might help to prevent getting dust on the censor. It has something to do with the static charges when the camera has when it has just been turned off. Also the metal around the lens and the camera try not to rub that together too much when you change your lens that also adds to more static that can draw dust in to the censor.

Permalink Reply by M.Patrick Michael John on November 4, 2009 at 8:33am

Hi Shippey,

Good evening thanks for your advice, i will try to find a good place hear if i dont get one i will take it to my place, any way thanks again Shippey,

Pats

Permalink Reply by Deborah Marie Butcher on November 3, 2009 at 10:40pm

The spot can be taken out in Photoshop easily on the photos. Fix the sensor or whatever service is needed when you return.

Permalink Reply by M.Patrick Michael John on November 4, 2009 at 8:35am

Hi Good Evening Miss.Deborah, thanks for your advice, yes that is also a good idea i can fix that with Photoshop, yes i will service it when i go home , any way thanks Miss.Deborah,

Pats

Permalink Reply by Amy Latka on November 4, 2009 at 4:27am

I also use DustAid which gets rid of most of my dust. But I think sending your camera in to a Canon dealer is your best bet for really getting it clean. If you've been in a very dusty environment like the middle east, its probably best to send it in and really have Canon give it a thorough going over. Its definitely worth the price as far as I'm concerned.

Permalink Reply by M.Patrick Michael John on November 4, 2009 at 8:38am

Hi MY Good Evening, thanks for your advice, i will take it to a Canon dealer and fix it, thank you again.

Pats

Permalink Reply by M.Patrick Michael John on November 4, 2009 at 8:40am

Hi Mr.Dodge, thanks for your advice, i will try to service it in a authorised dealer thank you very much,


Pats

Permalink Reply by Paulo Rigon on November 5, 2009 at 4:52am

Cleaning your camera sensor is like changing your car oil. It can be very intimidating the first time, but after that, it will become "second nature" to you.
If you really want to be a "serious"photographer, you MUST learn how to clean your own sensor.
Just do a search on google "how to clean a 40D camera sensor". I'm a wedding photographer, and I have to clean my camera sensor every week or so. Can you imagine if I have to send the camera to the shop to be cleaned every time? I'm not just talking about money, but about the time that it takes.
You will NOT damage your sensor doing yourself and like someone else mentioned here, It doesn't "discount" your camera.

Permalink Reply by Marcia C on November 5, 2009 at 5:10am

I have cleaned my 20 D many times

It is not hard, you just have to follow the instructions. I do not have any around here that cleans sensors and I could not send it in the Canon which is several hundred miles away every time it needed to be cleaned.

This is the one I use and it gives some really easy and good instructions on how to do it yourself. You have to make sure the area you are doing it on is completely clean, no windows open etc.

www.copperhillimages.com

I also spent the extra to get the LED light magnifier. It lets you see the dust spot easier, at least it does for me

I have not had a need to clean my 40D or my 5D II

Permalink Reply by M.Patrick Michael John on November 9, 2009 at 10:19pm

thanks for your comment, i will try my best, i think what you said will work,

pats

Permalink Reply by Randall Sherman on November 4, 2009 at 7:44am

Don't clean it yourself! I was in our local camera store when another customer asked about trading in his camera and the first question the salesman asked was "Have you cleaned your sensor?" He would either have not accepted or deeply discounted if the customer had so you can lose money if you clean it yourself. One thing to add to the replies is the "sensor cleaning" function on newer models has gone a long way to eliminate this problem. My 5DII is very good -- no spots in over a year but I don't change lenses often. My 7D is just a month old but again, no problem.

Permalink Reply by John Daly on November 4, 2009 at 8:17am

I take my camera in once a year for cleaning. It is too much to try to do it yourself and eventually not satisfactory. And taking them out in Photoshop become tiresome.

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