What to buy to clean dust from sensor ?

photoleet · 10-27-2011, 01:53 PM

What should I buy to clean dust from the sensor on my K-x ? Preferably not expensive

**boriscleto** · 10-27-2011, 01:55 PM

**Ex Finn.** · 10-27-2011, 03:25 PM

And if that does not get it done, then Delkin Devices Sensor-Scope.www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/592634-REG/Delkin_Devices_DDSS_SCOPE2_SensorScope_2_Cleaning_Kit.html

Wheatfield · 10-27-2011, 03:25 PM

I use Dust Off brand canned gas, but it makes people go mental when I say it.

photoleet · 10-27-2011, 03:27 PM

Originally posted by Wheatfield

I use Dust Off brand canned gas, but it makes people go mental when I say it.

isn't that too much pressure ?

**Ex Finn.** · 10-27-2011, 03:47 PM

Just don`t get the liquid from the can on the AA filter.

RickyFromVegas · 10-27-2011, 03:47 PM

Hell, I use the rocket blower plus the brush tip from LensPen.

photoleet · 10-27-2011, 03:55 PM

Originally posted by Ex Finn.

Just don`t get the liquid from the can on the AA filter.

How do I avoid that ? doesn't the liquid come out automatically ?

mrclark321 · 10-27-2011, 04:07 PM

A proper sensor cleaning kit is expensive but they work, Rocket blowers can actually blow dust onto the sensor. If you have grease on the sensor you will need to swab it. Lots of Youtube videos on how to clean but be careful, you ruin your sensor and the cost to replace it would be expensive.

Primes4ever · 10-27-2011, 04:15 PM

I would recommend the Arctic Butterfly. It works very well removing dust from the sensor. More stubborn spots require proper sensor swabs and proper (pure) sensor cleaning fluid.

The Arctic Butterfly uses an electrostatic charge to pick up dust. Check it out on photography sites. I would be very careful and use proper sensor cleaners rather than going cheap.

**Ex Finn.** · 10-27-2011, 05:22 PM

Originally posted by StDevious

How do I avoid that ? doesn't the liquid come out automatically ?

Maybe Wheatfield could step in with advice on how to do it safely.

My way of doing it would be to turn can upside down, squeeze the trigger, dump 30 % of the contents, warm my fingers,so I could feel the can again.
Set the can on a table, place camera in front of it and squeeze away. Not moving the can, just moving the camera.

RioRico · 10-27-2011, 06:53 PM

Only the Official Pentax Sensor-Cleaning Kit O-ICK1, which isn't expensive, isn't difficult, and works.

Wheatfield · 10-27-2011, 07:07 PM

Originally posted by Ex Finn.

Maybe Wheatfield could step in with advice on how to do it safely.

I'll post a video tomorrow.

**GregK8** · 10-27-2011, 08:09 PM

Originally posted by RioRico

Only the Official Pentax Sensor-Cleaning Kit O-ICK1, which isn't expensive, isn't difficult, and works.

Absolutely the best solution in my opinion. This is the method Leica uses in their factory.

Klaus · 10-28-2011, 01:30 AM

Originally posted by RioRico

Only the Official Pentax Sensor-Cleaning Kit O-ICK1, which isn't expensive, isn't difficult, and works.

Best in my opinion: easy, secure and effective.

Before I tried other methods: I got a scratch on the AA-Filter using the swap-method; bad luck, I suppose, but if there is a hard particle on the sensor it may happen. I changed the AA-filter; that was a difficult job.

Cheers - Klaus

10-27-2011, 01:53 PM	#1
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10-27-2011, 01:55 PM	#2
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10-27-2011, 05:22 PM	#11
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Originally posted by StDevious How do I avoid that ? doesn't the liquid come out automatically ? Maybe Wheatfield could step in with advice on how to do it safely. My way of doing it would be to turn can upside down, squeeze the trigger, dump 30 % of the contents, warm my fingers,so I could feel the can again. Set the can on a table, place camera in front of it and squeeze away. Not moving the can, just moving the camera. Last edited by Ex Finn.; 10-27-2011 at 05:31 PM.

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10-27-2011, 03:25 PM	#3
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	And if that does not get it done, then Delkin Devices Sensor-Scope.www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/592634-REG/Delkin_Devices_DDSS_SCOPE2_SensorScope_2_Cleaning_Kit.html

10-27-2011, 03:25 PM	#4
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,981	I use Dust Off brand canned gas, but it makes people go mental when I say it.

10-27-2011, 03:27 PM	#5
photoleet Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: DMV Photos: Albums Posts: 431 Original Poster	Originally posted by Wheatfield I use Dust Off brand canned gas, but it makes people go mental when I say it. isn't that too much pressure ?

10-27-2011, 03:47 PM	#6
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Just don`t get the liquid from the can on the AA filter.

10-27-2011, 03:47 PM	#7
RickyFromVegas Veteran Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Las Vegas Photos: Gallery Posts: 366	Hell, I use the rocket blower plus the brush tip from LensPen.

10-27-2011, 03:55 PM	#8
photoleet Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: DMV Photos: Albums Posts: 431 Original Poster	Originally posted by Ex Finn. Just don`t get the liquid from the can on the AA filter. How do I avoid that ? doesn't the liquid come out automatically ?

10-27-2011, 04:07 PM	#9
mrclark321 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Sarnia, Ontario Posts: 130	A proper sensor cleaning kit is expensive but they work, Rocket blowers can actually blow dust onto the sensor. If you have grease on the sensor you will need to swab it. Lots of Youtube videos on how to clean but be careful, you ruin your sensor and the cost to replace it would be expensive.

10-27-2011, 04:15 PM	#10
Primes4ever Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Cambridge, Ontario Posts: 179	I would recommend the Arctic Butterfly. It works very well removing dust from the sensor. More stubborn spots require proper sensor swabs and proper (pure) sensor cleaning fluid. The Arctic Butterfly uses an electrostatic charge to pick up dust. Check it out on photography sites. I would be very careful and use proper sensor cleaners rather than going cheap.

10-27-2011, 06:53 PM	#12
RioRico Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Limbo, California Posts: 11,263	Only the Official Pentax Sensor-Cleaning Kit O-ICK1, which isn't expensive, isn't difficult, and works.

10-27-2011, 07:07 PM	#13
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,981	Originally posted by Ex Finn. Maybe Wheatfield could step in with advice on how to do it safely. I'll post a video tomorrow.

10-27-2011, 08:09 PM	#14
GregK8 Site Supporter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Western New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 614	Originally posted by RioRico Only the Official Pentax Sensor-Cleaning Kit O-ICK1, which isn't expensive, isn't difficult, and works. Absolutely the best solution in my opinion. This is the method Leica uses in their factory.

10-28-2011, 01:30 AM	#15
Klaus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Murcia, Spain Photos: Gallery Posts: 100	Originally posted by RioRico Only the Official Pentax Sensor-Cleaning Kit O-ICK1, which isn't expensive, isn't difficult, and works. Best in my opinion: easy, secure and effective. Before I tried other methods: I got a scratch on the AA-Filter using the swap-method; bad luck, I suppose, but if there is a hard particle on the sensor it may happen. I changed the AA-filter; that was a difficult job. Cheers - Klaus