cleaning kits

[qqmeng]

guys...

just want to check with you guys on the cleaning liquid/form .

do you use it?
which brand you use?
effective? ;)

[leslie]

i had no balls nor guts to clean my sensor yet, so have to resort asking father to do it...cause he does it on the other deegeetal cam.

i use Pec Pads and the liquid stuff i forgot bought in Singapore, oh yea i went to the other forums cleaning class held by venerable mr DA.

[KenaTembak]

for sensor cleaning, i use Eclipse and Pec*Pad. both get from Sg.
for lens, i got the Kodak lens cleaning solution... again is from Sg.

leslie, i can understand ur feeling... first time cleaning, the feeling is like hell and heaven... it makes me shiver, heart beating fast, body temperature up... imagine my first time, i use satay stick, cardboard, lens tissue and cheapo lens liquid.... but not so much now with more proper stuff... :P

[ShaolinTiger]

Yah I also using Pecpads and Eclipse solution from Cathay Photo in Singapore, best you can get IMHO.

[mac]

for camera body i use kiwi shoe polish............. :P :P :P

[mamakap]

I use cotton and satay stick roll it together with some liquid stuff and clean the filter, lenses and sensor.

[eddyjnv]

newbie in DSLR, would like to know how often we need to clean the sensor and lens?

[ShaolinTiger]

newbie in DSLR, would like to know how often we need to clean the sensor and lens?

The lens is not so important, but can try and keep it clean by always capping the rear element and using Skylight or UV filters for front element.

You should clean your sensor whenever you notice dust, mostly you'll only see it using small aperture (f/11 above).

When you start to see dust in your pictures its time to clean your sensor!

[noruazumi]

i got giottos cleaning kits. any DIY tips on cleaning the sensor? :?

[blur]

I recently just got the Eclipse solution and the SensorSwabs (a dozen in a box) from shashinki for a total of RM250. The sensorswabs are the killers, but I'm not really so much a DIY gal :( I'm thinking of reusing those swabs with PecPads later on.

[clickNsnap]

I've some questions:

Anyone sent camera to Nikon Malaysia for sensor cleaning? BTW, how to check... my camera's sensor need to be serviced? Thanks.

[clemong888]

i use this

http://www.dd-pro.jp/

simple..pretty effective but sucks batt like water

[ShaolinTiger]

Yah Nikon will usually clean your sensor within 15 mins for free!

If you want to send in for service usually can (clean up any dust in viewfinder etc).

[kerjaluar]

i use this

http://www.dd-pro.jp/

simple..pretty effective but sucks batt like water

care to translate? and... can order for us here and send it to Malaysia ? :D

Thank you.

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[clemong888]

here's a semi translated page

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dd-pro.jp&langpair=ja%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools

costs about rm300 per unit(batteries sold separately) :)

[The Dark]

I use cheap 'Chap Ayam' blower blub to get rid of dust from body and lens together with unused Body Shop makeup brush that belonged to my wife:wink_smile:

[jayhan]

Here's a picture of my dirty sensor before im gonna clean it.
Im gonna be using this thing I bought from Eng Tong called SensorKlear which was made by Lenspen. This is gonna be a dry and contacting method. Keeping my fingers crossed cuz I've never done it before - but what needs to be done must be done!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/203/504411496_3d1ea1c5bf_o.jpg

Will post some results and also a short review on it when I'm finally done cleaning :P