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That repair shop in Austin taught me a hard lesson about cleaning sensors
Was working on a Nikon D810 at a shop off South Congress and the owner just said 'stop using those swabs dry' right in front of a customer. Anyone else get burned by a sensor cleaning tip that seemed fine until it wasn't?
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amy_sanchez5d ago
oh man same here, i wrecked a sony sensor trying to save a few bucks on a wet clean
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richard_sanchez435d ago
Same thing happened to a buddy of mine with his Canon 5D Mark IV. He thought he could just use a blower and call it done, ended up scratching the filter layer. The dry swab thing is a trap because it seems like it should work until you realize how much grit is actually on that sensor. Getting a proper wet clean kit and learning the right technique is the only way to go, even if it costs more up front. Otherwise you're just playing roulette with a thousand dollar camera.
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morgan9155d ago
Oh dude, I feel this SO hard. Ugh, same thing happened to me with my old D750. I was being cheap and thought a few quick passes with a dry sensor swab would be fine after a desert shoot. BIG mistake. Next time I checked, there were these awful little hairline scratches that showed up in every single shot above f/8. I basically ruined that camera for any kind of landscape work and had to pay a pro like $150 to fix my "I can handle it" mistake. Wet cleaning is the only way to go, you just can't cut corners on that stuff.
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