Dust Aid
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:35 am(Have a spare momemt, so thought I'd post this).
Well, I finally got the sh!ts with having the worlds dirtiest sensors and decided to do something about it.
I searched about a fair bit, and after being quoted outrageous prices for what is a five minute job, decided that I would do the task myself. Looking at what was available, I settle on the 'Dust Aid' product.
Why? It's essentially a dry clean, so no introducing liquids into the camera, no forced air, so no moving dirt about or further into the camera, and it looked easy enough.
The dirt aid product comes in a nifty tin, like an old band-aid box. You get 12 sensor cleaners and a white plastic applicator and some instructions.
The sensor cleaning pads are double sided, one side is for the applicator, the other for your sensor. You can't confuse the two unless you ignored the directions, warnings and common sense (in which case you shouldn't be cleaning your own sensors).
I first of all took a couple of F29 'blue sky' sample shots , which showed my sensors to be as bad I thought they were. I then cleaned each sensor as shown in the instructions (and the handy utube video). It took literally 2 minutes for each sensor. Afterwards, I took more sample shots which showed my sensors to be spotless.
Cleaning is simple. The sensor pads are rectangular and designed to clean sensor in just four presses onto the sensor. When you apply the pad, it overlaps, ensuring the sensor in cleaned well and truly.
Some people ware worried by the dustaid product, saying they wouldn't place a sticky pad on their sensors. The product is guaranteed not to leave any residue, and has been tested many times. It's interesting that often the people who would worry about using this product, will wet clean their own sensors anyway.
I recommend this product for those who want to clean their sensor themselves, but have reservations about wet cleaning. It's easy to use, reasonably priced ($65 for 12 cleans) and quick.
Well, I finally got the sh!ts with having the worlds dirtiest sensors and decided to do something about it.
I searched about a fair bit, and after being quoted outrageous prices for what is a five minute job, decided that I would do the task myself. Looking at what was available, I settle on the 'Dust Aid' product.
Why? It's essentially a dry clean, so no introducing liquids into the camera, no forced air, so no moving dirt about or further into the camera, and it looked easy enough.
The dirt aid product comes in a nifty tin, like an old band-aid box. You get 12 sensor cleaners and a white plastic applicator and some instructions.
The sensor cleaning pads are double sided, one side is for the applicator, the other for your sensor. You can't confuse the two unless you ignored the directions, warnings and common sense (in which case you shouldn't be cleaning your own sensors).
I first of all took a couple of F29 'blue sky' sample shots , which showed my sensors to be as bad I thought they were. I then cleaned each sensor as shown in the instructions (and the handy utube video). It took literally 2 minutes for each sensor. Afterwards, I took more sample shots which showed my sensors to be spotless.
Cleaning is simple. The sensor pads are rectangular and designed to clean sensor in just four presses onto the sensor. When you apply the pad, it overlaps, ensuring the sensor in cleaned well and truly.
Some people ware worried by the dustaid product, saying they wouldn't place a sticky pad on their sensors. The product is guaranteed not to leave any residue, and has been tested many times. It's interesting that often the people who would worry about using this product, will wet clean their own sensors anyway.
I recommend this product for those who want to clean their sensor themselves, but have reservations about wet cleaning. It's easy to use, reasonably priced ($65 for 12 cleans) and quick.
