Dirty Sensor, what to do?

jbwolffiv

jbwolffiv

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While taking some shots last week prior to Illuminations I noticed some "spots" on the side of the frame. ; Thinking that the lens was dirty I cleaned that off. That did not do the trick. ; It was my second to last day at WDW and I was planning of the last day being camera free, I figured I would wait to get home to try to rememdy it. ; I have since looked at the sensor and can see "stuff" on it. ; My question is, can I clean this myself? ; Do many of you regularly clean your sensors? ; What do ; I use if I am to do it myself? ; Any help please?

Here is an example of what the "spots" look like, you will have little trouble finding them on the right side of the frame.


Sensor Dirt by jbwolffiv, on Flickr
 
buy a kit from visible dust, read a few articles, take a deep breath, do it the first time, realize it's scary but you really can do this, repeat as necessary
 
there are sensor swab kits that you can get that aren't too hard to use if you are patient and have a steady hand. ; absent that, a rocket blower can often be all it takes to clean loose particles off the sensor... ; do NOT use compressed air or a hair dryer!
 
A got a post for this.... Cleaning a dSLR Sensor

It references some very good articles about the process. ; It is not that hard to do. ; Remember, you are cleaning the protective glass over the sensor, not the sensor itself.
 
OK, started looking at cleaning kits and I am a little overwelmed. ; Is there a better kit? ; Are they all pretty much the same? ;
 
Re: Dirty Sensor, what to do? One cleaning did it!

Cleaning kit arrived today. ; Took a few minutes and simple process, and all "gunk" gone!
 
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