Hair on my Sensor

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Hi all,


Wondering if anyone can offer some advice. We appear to have a hair on one of our camera's sensor (E-510) The lens has been thoroughly cleaned and it's visible on the sensor when the mirror is locked up.

Can anyone advise on the best way of cleaning this or if it's better to have it done professionally?

The camera's only 6 months old, would this be covered by warranty?

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I've had some advice on how to remove this using a rocket blower however there is so many about, can any one please point in the right direction?

Cheers
Garrie
 
Hiya,

thanks for the reply, its on the sensor.
 
It's slightly oof, so typical of dust on the glass filter which covers the actual sensor, which isn't quite in focus. It certainly wont be a warranty issue, as dust on sensors, and in cameras generally, is a fact of life. Cleaning your sensor is something you need to come to terms with from time to time, and this will just be a loose hair which will be easily shifted, or you could just settle for dealing with it in processing for a while, as loose hairs like this tend to move around and it could shift off the sensor.

In short - it's a little annoying, but nothing to really worry about. I'll post you a link to the different sensor cleaning methods.

Here you go - written by a pro camera technician - his views on the different methods...

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Thanks CT - I owe you a beer :)
 
Hello.
If you have not cleaned the sensor before you might be better off letting a shop clean it ( around here the shops charge from £10 to £30 ).
If you think you can do it...and its not hard to do, you can use eclipse E2 fluid and the correct swabs for the camera.
Like this fluid here
OR you can use a good quality air "puffer" Like this one here on Ebay and try and blow it off.
( It is best to have something so you can see every little speck in there and these Visible Dust Sensor Loupe This is them here
The only thing with blowing inside the camera is that you can make matters worse by disturbing minute dust from the inner camera walls and this might settle on the sensor.
I find the fluid and swabs the best and a bottle of fluid lasts ages as you only use a couple of drops each time you clean.

Note that the cleaning swabs are sold as type ! so you need the ones that correspond with your camera sensor Like this example here

Steve
 
Garrie said:
Thanks CT - I owe you a beer :)
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Careful - I'll drink it. ;)

I'm not keen on blowing air into the camera personally, as Steve says, it just distributes it elsewhere. I opted for the Arctic Butterfly method, but it's a matter of personal choice.
 
Hi Steve,

Thanks for the reply, I'm up in glasgow and can't find a shop that will clean a sensor whilst i wait, crazy eh.

Just noticed your location, I used to live in chopwell a few years back, Rowlands Gill is nice unlike chopwell lol
 
Garrie said:
Hi Steve,

Thanks for the reply, I'm up in glasgow and can't find a shop that will clean a sensor whilst i wait, crazy eh.

Just noticed your location, I used to live in chopwell a few years back, Rowlands Gill is nice unlike chopwell lol
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LOL...Yea the Gill is Ok ..I live down the bottom end behind the library ( I back onto the wood ).
Chopwell !!!!! well what can I say apart from its a nice looking place and it is getting better. BUT the fools that congregate there on a weekend and drink in the pubs are rather Neanderthal LOL
I have to pick lots of them up as well having a local taxi company.

Back to the sensor...Be careful like CT says it's a matter of personal choice as to how you clean it.
If you do decide to blow it and I am not saying do this..
Once the lens is removed point the camera sensor toward the ground and blow it.

Live with the hair for now mate ! and edit it out on pickys in PS.
Until you get it done somewhere or get some fluid and swabs or you can use the Arctic Butterfly method like CT says.
 
Garrie

Try Calumet in Glasgow. The Manchester branch have a sensor cleaning clinic every Friday, don't know about the Glasgow branch

John C
 
Compressed air with moisture filter. I bought mine from Walmart (live in Canada) but Asda should have something similar. Pop the mirror up and blast away.
 
just dont lift the mirror and blow into it like i did ,, gob everywhere ,
 
get a giottos rocket blower. Safe way to blow air onto the sensor and dislodge that bit of fluff.

Olympus cameras have a built in cleaning system. Assuming you have activated it and that it is not moving this it might be because the dust was sticky (like pollen) and will need a wet type clean with fluid and swabs. Do try the rocket blower first as it will probably be enough and is safe and easy.
 
You could try this guy:



Or give this a try:



SORRY - couldn't resist it!
(NB: Do NOT run your camera under the tap. This is a joke, and I will not be held responsible for damage caused by this method :lol: )
 
andy_fozzy said:
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The funny thing is, with that being an Olympus E-1 the weather sealing on both the body and lens probably withstood the tap test. The Olympus promo video for the E-3 shows it being drenched by a wave off the side of a canoe during a shoot.

But as mentioned, as you are using an E-510 with no weather sealing I wouldn't recommend running it under a tap, definitely not to clean the sensor anyway,...! It would top Janice and her sensor scratching service though.
 
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