The Wet Method of Cleaning a Digital SLR Sensor

[Laqoqos]

very well explanied, what would you recommend for sensor cleaning? Paint brush, swab or other method? Thank you

[rorrt]

This is a great tutorial on cleaning, i personally only have had to use the hama puffer, which is great!

Though i personally shoot lots of film, which is GREAT! because a new roll is always clean! And i wouldnt bother spotting for dust.

[tisoylove]

what # of swab for canon 550D?  thanks

[CyberWolf23]

LOL my screen was dirty, and after the swabs, i thought it was still dirty as all hell, but then realised it was my screen, i LOLed

[thejoyofsax]

Wonderfully comprehensive video - thank you very much for your expertise!

[yukonedmoore]

Thank you'' I followed your directions to the letter'', results were perfect''.......thanks Again

[markedwardsbahons]

As a Professional Photographer I have used 'sensor swab' since 2003 . This product is the 'best on the market' - period!. I am using the sensor-clean-kit on all my D3's - I have 3 Nkon D3 bodies and all are immaculately-clean thanks to sensor- clean. The Giotto rocket blower which has a built in micro-filter. Compressed-air-in-cans' which will totally mess up your sensor with more dust . Always use a fully charged battery" before cleaning your senso Good Video - well presented and accurate !

[dudek53]

Wow! I can now swab my sensor while riding a bike.

[BeastHouse]

this guy is so exciting

[usmail77]

Greetings Sir;

My Nikon D80 takes very clean pictures, but i see some dust when i look to take pictures. I used a blower but the spot is in the camera, but not in the pictures. What can i do?

[AbrahamCollins]

@usmail77 Clean your mirror and focusing screen.

[usmail77]

@AbrahamCollins

Thank you!

[AbrahamCollins]

@usmail77 I'm glad I could help.

[usmail77]

@AbrahamCollins

I sent the camera to Nikon and they cleaned the dust. Thank you again.

[nikonrick]

Hello:

I used this method on my D700 and noticed it left a residue that shows up on my pics. How do I get rid of the residue????? Please respond asap.

[DaiBach99]

"Catering: Taco Bell" Love it!

Great video, and great web site.

[00sven00sven00]

That was ridiculously informative and helpful, he didnt uum and aah about stuff, well scripted and good stiff acting! Thanks!

[sirNemanjapro]

I CAN RIDE A BIKE!

[jmdelacruz06]

what size should i use for a nikon d7000

[aznm2b]

good instructon.

[richardhaw]

thank you mr

[asheltonphoto]

Thanks for the tutorial. I generally stay below f/11, so I never see how dirty my sensor really is. The other day I had to use f/29 for a shot and I cringed when I imported the photo. It literally looked like someone took my lens off and sneezed on the filter! As I only have one body, I can't afford the downtime to send it in. This video took the fear factor out of doing it myself. Thank you so much!

[Maxfli82]

Best wet method video on youtube. You have a wonderful and easy-to-understand way of explaining things. Is this the method known as copperhill?

[faryapirbazari]

The best sensor cleaning tutorial video

[petertaylor49]

From my self-learning experience this video is spot on. Follow it and be confident. Cleaning a sensor takes time, perhaps more time and more effort than imagined. But it works!

[b1gFo0tNorcio]

too cool man

[jokuvaan321]

Your hands are glued on the table?

[jokuvaan321]

way too long intro

[cookiepwnsU]

what size should i use for a canon 1000d?

[DustFreePhotography]

@cookiepwnsU

Your camera is a 1.6x crop factor so "Type 2" is the correct swab size for you.

[renroth]

tool 8 freaking minutes to get to the wet cleaning procedure.

My god man - get an actor

[ZLew02]

FYI, they no longer make E2, and on their website they say that regular Eclipse is just as safe for all sensors as E2.

[candle1011]

Thanks for the video! now i feel more confident!!

Greetings

[sirioo81]

ehi man relax your self this is not an exam..spread your hands...

good review

[py1hy]

good video!

[mattdj313]

Thanks! After watching this I feel a little more comfortable in cleaning my sensor instead of sending it in to Nikon for a clean.

By the way- I got some other brand air blower, and it got some of the dust off but not all. Should I try the Giottos Rocket air blower? The one I have is similar in design, but I'm wondering if the Giottos has something special about it. I see a lot of people choosing that particular brand... Thanks!

[StitchySimon]

I've came back from some landscape shots and I've seen some big, ugly, blah smudge and I was like... lenses, I've changed it and still there was that smudge :@ My 20D had dirty sensor!! Noo :| I'm almost have wet pants when I thought about cleaning it but I've bring my self up, went to some shop and bought some blower and I blew, and blew and made a picture and smudge has gone :D Stupid have always luck xD Don't need to wet cleaning! And thanks for that vid coz I'll never do it without it! :)

[chai714]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. The instructions and illustrations are very clear. 5 stars if I could rate it!!

[SidmouthSnapper]

Many thanks Curt for the informative video clip, hopefully my sanity will be restored!

[PANOTONE]

Very good video. I was about to use a can of dust remover untill I watched this. It cost me $150.00 for the equipment to do the service but it's worth evey cent.

[Xyb3rTeCh]

hi there, how bout a tutorial on cleaning the focusing screen. i've got my focusing screen filled with dust, plus, fingerprints all around it. it would be nice if there's a solution for that. thanks!

[bigandy25]

Thanks for this tutorial. Have been rather reluctant to try cleaning my sensor but now feel much more comfortable about doing it. Will have a go tomorrow.

[jonmikal]

excellent tutorial! thank you for sharing :)

[vichiousfishes]

So what size for Olympus, 4/3 ratio, 2X?

[DustFreePhotography]

You use a Type 2 swab on your camera.

[ziyiyeap]

Basically similar to cleaning the fiber optics cable...

[rich762]

ahahah thanks it work on my  cam nice one, just use the rock blow blow .. hehehe nice and clean .. thank all the best Rich

[forresttrenaman]

Thanks a lot, I have seen other people clean there sensors with there camera upside down without even looking at them, but this video made it rely easy to understand.

Thanks.

[chumacprachu]

thank you

[juradoc001]

Thanks for sharing! :)

[N2TheOcean]

This video makes it all easier to understand.

I just did my first cleaning with a breeze. After the fact, on the swab itself that I used I could see specs of the dust it removed!

[janiemiranda]

Very, very helpful. Thank you so much.

[DustFreePhotography]

Use the pressure as demonstrated in the illustration for best results.

[SpeedFreakNO]

The preasure used to clean in this video was much more than shown as too hard on the pictures where preasure was illustrated :P

Other than that, a bit nervous, and breathing helps =) Good information though, I've always only used air.

[whichiephoo]

This is Great! It really is that easy to clean.

More Video's Please!

[DustFreePhotography]

Thank You. I am working on about 10 more videos right now.

[rocknica]

Thnks for that video!

[michelin996]

im a newbie and i thought that paint brush is good to clean the sensor and resulted are smears and streaks on the ito coating, my question is, is this method will remove the smears cause by the paint brush?

[MogensReidl]

You should be able to remove the mess you made with your brush, but you will probably need more than one swab.

When I had a similar problem I needed 3 swabs to have a clean sensor.

Good luck with you cleaning

[goldenboi24k]

FAIL !!!!!!!

[DustFreePhotography]

Yes provided you didn't damage it.