Thanks. Good to hear some other SensorKlear experience.
Chuck Norcutt
On 4/9/2012 3:50 PM, Moose wrote:
> I too have a Lenspen Sensorclear, as well as a couple of their regular
> lenspens. And I have a brush prepared according
> to the instructions from his last recommended technique.
>
> I've not been that happy with the brush. Last time I used it, I slipped
> slightly off the sensor and got some slight
> amount of oily stuff on one side of it - and on the sensor. That all took a
> bit of fuss to clear up.
>
> The Sensorclear seems simpler and more reliable to use. One does have to get
> used to the idea that it oozes the cleaning
> compound through the cleaning surface and if it is clean, it is actually safe
> to press fairly hard. If unsure, you can
> try it on a piece of glass or plastic first, to be sure there is no
> scratching.
>
> I believe the black residue Chuck refers to is this cleaning compound. It's
> odd seeming, but I've used their Lenspen
> quite vigorously - at first on a junk lens - with absolutely no
> surface/coating damage, just a very clean lens. The
> compound seems more like graphite than a liquid or gel in consistency.
>
> My quick clean solution violates all advice from everyone. The real problem
> with the blowers is that they are just too
> wussy. I use a partially used can of Dust-Off, held upright, so no liquid
> will come out, and blast the blazes out of the
> overall mirror compartment, finishing up with the sensor. So far, no damage
> and a quick, effective cleaning each time. I
> reserved the Sensorclear pen for anything that is still stuck, and only for
> that/those spot(s).
>
> Although there was a lot of talk about how poorly Canon's dust removal
> system* performed when it first came out. It
> appears that either the naysayers were wrong or Canon, in it's usual dogged
> way, has have corrected that. I have yet to
> have any dust problem on the 60D after almost a year and over 6,000 shots,
> most out in the field. Far less trouble than
> with the 5D with similar shooting usage.
>
> I just have to remember to turn the 60D off and on occasionally, as it only
> cleans at those two times. My usual use
> pattern with all my DSLRs has been to simply leave them on and asleep all the
> time.
>
> C. Whistle Moose
>
> * And those others that relied on shaking their IS sensors sideways. The
> reason THAT doesn't work very well is simple
> physics. The accelerations are too small, too low in frequency and in the
> wrong direction.
>
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