Sensor cleaners

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Ok time has come to give it a clean,its filthy! Curious as to what equipment you all use and what you rate as the most effective..i.e pads and fluid,arctic butterfly etc..
 
:suspect: mmm only one person here that cleans their own sensor?? Cheers for the reply mate appreciated..quite like the look of the butterfly though..bit pricey but if it works will be worth it..
 
Me too .. Arctic butterfly.
If its too grubby then 100% alcohol (leaves no smears) and pads.
 
Plenty here clean their own sensors.

Rocket blower is the recommended way but does not shift the stubborn stuff like pollen.

Static charged brushes can be a bit pricey but seem pretty safe and those that use them say they work.

Sensor pen suggested above i'm surprised to see as two previous posters condemned them as useless :)

The reliable but possibly scarier way is the wet method with pec pads and eclipse fluid either as ready made swabs or in my case home made ones as detailed here

There are probably more methods I've forgotten too!
 
Arctic Butterfly as a first resort for me too, resorting to Sensor Swabs/Eclipse for those stubborn specs of pollen if necessary.

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Arctic Butterfly as a first resort for me too, resorting to Sensor Swabs/Eclipse for those stubborn specs of pollen if necessary.
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Exactly the same here :)
 
;) Cheers all..yeah it does seem pricey(The butterfly) but does seem to get rave reviews..they also do another head for more stubborn dust spots...I do have a rocket blower but its not shifting all of it and certainly not sending it to nikon again as it came back with remaining dust last time.
 
Delkin Sensor Cleaning Kit, £70 delivered from www.fotosense.co.uk It includes the Sensor Scope which retails for around £40 on it's own to examine the sensor to see those stubborn spots. It's a wet system with loads of solution and swabs, I find the vacuum cleaner it it no use but the kit as a whole is a bargain.
 
Hi all

OK, I seriously think this sensor cleaning thing is overhyped anyway here's my suggestion and it really does work:

First try a blower! if that doesn't do the trick?

Use Scotch 3M Magic tape and gently touch the contaminated area :eek:

It really does work and doesn't leave any residue whatsoever and remember it's not actually the sensor it's a glass filter that's got the dust bunnies.

Try it on a lens first if you don't have faith, but it does the job perfectly :clap:

Trust me
 
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