First, but the biggest, baddest blower you can find. I am using the Giotto rocket. See if you can blow everything out with that, or at least reduce it to an acceptable level.
Plan B are SensorSwabs from Photographic Solutions and the Eclipse E2 solution. Buy this solution rather than their older solution, as they are apparently a few sensor types that solution might damage. A couple of drops of solution on the wipe, one pass on te sensor, flip the wipe to the clean side, and do a second pass. Depending on how bad the sensor is, you might have to go through a number of wipes.
I have heard good things about the Arctic Butteryfly systems as an in-between step of the two above. I have never used that particular product, but I would investigate it.
Things not to do: Blow on the sensor with your mouth. You'll make things worse. Using compressed air. You run a huge risk of getting a frozen glob of propellant on the sensor, effectively ending its life. Scotch tape or similar style of product. Yep, I have seen this reccomended. A "clean" paintbrush you have lying around is not clean, at least with respect to dust. Lens papers/clothes (sorry, drawing a blank on the term there), due to dust, scratching the sensor, and getting the stuff in there in the first place. You'll mess something up, eventually. And finally, often the "approved" technician at the local camera store. They'll probably do right, but use one of the first steps I mentioned, such as the blower and sensor swabs, but charge you far more.
Try the Dust Aid product. I had not cleaned my sensor for close to a year......... Dust bunnies everywhere. This product is super simple, and it worked for me!
check out the post on the Rocky Mtn. Nature Photogs forum- http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/bbs.cgi?a=vm&mr=5576&b=se&st=0&la=9&ph=2&sid=24721&u=24721
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4 repliesThe sensor on my DSLR needs to be cleaned. I’m wondering how other folks clean theirs?
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Plan B are SensorSwabs from Photographic Solutions and the Eclipse E2 solution. Buy this solution rather than their older solution, as they are apparently a few sensor types that solution might damage. A couple of drops of solution on the wipe, one pass on te sensor, flip the wipe to the clean side, and do a second pass. Depending on how bad the sensor is, you might have to go through a number of wipes.
I have heard good things about the Arctic Butteryfly systems as an in-between step of the two above. I have never used that particular product, but I would investigate it.
Things not to do: Blow on the sensor with your mouth. You'll make things worse. Using compressed air. You run a huge risk of getting a frozen glob of propellant on the sensor, effectively ending its life. Scotch tape or similar style of product. Yep, I have seen this reccomended. A "clean" paintbrush you have lying around is not clean, at least with respect to dust. Lens papers/clothes (sorry, drawing a blank on the term there), due to dust, scratching the sensor, and getting the stuff in there in the first place. You'll mess something up, eventually. And finally, often the "approved" technician at the local camera store. They'll probably do right, but use one of the first steps I mentioned, such as the blower and sensor swabs, but charge you far more.
http://www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com/methods.html
David