Sensor Cleaning in Waterford?

dazftw

Anywhere in waterford do this?

Went out after a long time from not taking photos this morning to take pictures of the sunrise, and when I came back I got them black spots all over the gaff

Sensor is very dirty lol

Anywhere I can get this done in Waterford would be handy!

Its a 350D btw...

Cheers

JMcL

DeafVision wrote:

Anywhere in waterford do this?

Went out after a long time from not taking photos this morning to take pictures of the sunrise, and when I came back I got them black spots all over the gaff

Sensor is very dirty lol

Anywhere I can get this done in Waterford would be handy!

Its a 350D btw...

Cheers

Not that I can think of, at best they'll probably just send it off to Canon, take loads of your money, and have you without your camera for weeks. I might be wrong, Fajitas, any further suggestions?

Going down the DIY route, get your hands first of all on a rocket blower. They're cheap (maybe €10) and should get rid of most, if not all of the sensor crud.

If there's stuff which is more stubborn, try to get your hands on something like the Copperhill kit (unfortunately they're sold in Europe by some Swiss company and priced outrageously), or Digipads/sensor swabs or similar (widely available from ebay). This can be a bit scary to do, but really isn't that bad (you should always use the blower first in case there're any bits of grit)

dazftw

JMcL wrote:

Not that I can think of, at best they'll probably just send it off to Canon, take loads of your money, and have you without your camera for weeks. I might be wrong, Fajitas, any further suggestions?

Going down the DIY route, get your hands first of all on a rocket blower. They're cheap (maybe €10) and should get rid of most, if not all of the sensor crud.

If there's stuff which is more stubborn, try to get your hands on something like the Copperhill kit (unfortunately they're sold in Europe by some Swiss company and priced outrageously), or Digipads/sensor swabs or similar (widely available from ebay). This can be a bit scary to do, but really isn't that bad (you should always use the blower first in case there're any bits of grit)

Yea I was going ask Fajitas he probably has stuff to do it, and he could do it for me if the price was right

Its either that or I buy the stuff and do it myself

rymus

or if you're ever in Cork I could do it for ya... again, if the price was right

Roen

Never mind Fajitas! He was on the mooch from me a week or two ago
Seriously though all you need is a nice clean spot, a blower and one of many kits available.

Those black spots that appeared may have been there for some time but only showed when you stopped down aperture for the sunrise.

Your going to have to buy the kit and do it yourself eventually. So it may as well be now.

If you're badly, badly stuck give me a shout and you can use my kit.....for a pint.

Fajitas!

Yep, I had to rob Roens rocket blower, and only have the full frame swabs, but buy Roen a pint of the black stuff and he'll clean you up.


I would advise buying the kit though, 60 quid well spent.

dazftw

Fajitas! wrote:

Yep, I had to rob Roens rocket blower, and only have the full frame swabs, but buy Roen a pint of the black stuff and he'll clean you up.


I would advise buying the kit though, 60 quid well spent.

Where can I get the kit?

Fajitas!

Online!

Google Copper Hill or Sensor Swabs.

Paddy Barker in Cork sells them aswell.

dazftw

Fajitas! wrote:

Online!

Google Copper Hill or Sensor Swabs.

Paddy Barker in Cork sells them aswell.

Cheers thanks its something id like to learn myself I think

Otherwise I would be buying you pint in another year

Fajitas!

Cheap B*stard :P