10-18-2010, 10:41 AM
[quote name='mo76' timestamp='1287338112' post='3656']
Any thoughts anyone?
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Hi Michael,
first of all, welcome on board.
When I first saw these movies a few years ago I thought this is probably the scariest and most certainly craziest idea to clean a sensor. I never tried it myself, however I know a few guys who clean their sensors this way regularly, and with a little experience the results a amazing.
The problem is to learn the correct amount of sensor-film to use and to apply it evenly. If it's too less, you risk to tear apart the film in the final step and leave traces of it on your sensor. In that case, one needs to repeat the whole procedure again and the worst thing you can do is to try something else instead, especially to remove these traces mechanically.
It's not for the faint-hearted and certainly not for the impatient, too <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />
Personally, I stick to wet cleaning.
Just note, though, that Rainer Hönle, the inventor of sensor film, is not some crazy guy, but actually a highly regarded technician among the Canon community, who has brought a lot of Canon gear (cameras and lenses) back to life, that Canon said they were unable to repair. If you follow German forums (like dforum.de), you will find him with the nick name "nightshot".
-- Markus
Any thoughts anyone?
[/quote]
Hi Michael,
first of all, welcome on board.
When I first saw these movies a few years ago I thought this is probably the scariest and most certainly craziest idea to clean a sensor. I never tried it myself, however I know a few guys who clean their sensors this way regularly, and with a little experience the results a amazing.
The problem is to learn the correct amount of sensor-film to use and to apply it evenly. If it's too less, you risk to tear apart the film in the final step and leave traces of it on your sensor. In that case, one needs to repeat the whole procedure again and the worst thing you can do is to try something else instead, especially to remove these traces mechanically.
It's not for the faint-hearted and certainly not for the impatient, too <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />Personally, I stick to wet cleaning.
Just note, though, that Rainer Hönle, the inventor of sensor film, is not some crazy guy, but actually a highly regarded technician among the Canon community, who has brought a lot of Canon gear (cameras and lenses) back to life, that Canon said they were unable to repair. If you follow German forums (like dforum.de), you will find him with the nick name "nightshot".
-- Markus
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