Digital Camera Cleaning Kit 4aSensorWand
by Micro-Tools
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Digital Camera Cleaning Kit 4aSensorWand
Customer Review: Generous kit, great company to buy from
Summary: 5 Stars
This kit from Micro-Tools includes a lot of good things that you should probably own if you have a DSLR camera. It includes a "rocket blower," a rubber cleaning wand, cleaning pads, some cleaning fluid, and some other stuff. Separately, shipping alone will set you back more than the price of this kit, and Micro-Tools provides a generous amount of pads, fluid, and so on.
What's more, Micro-Tools doesn't just ship it off in a box and say "have fun," they also include well-written pamphlets for how to use the tools they send you. These pamphlets include straightforward instructions and good pictures/illustrations, and when I went to clean my camera I was confident that I could do a good job. I was already planning on Googling some tips, but was pleasantly surprised when I didn't have to.
If you're curious about cleaning your DSLR, or you have a problem and are looking to see if a single solution would work, try out the whole kit. I decided to get it in case just a blower didn't suffice, and having the whole range of tools is handy. Not to mention that the kit will likely last for years, given how many pads and how much cleaning liquid is included.
I normally don't write reviews for 3rd party products on Amazon but this kit impressed me. Bravo.
Customer Review: worth the effort, worth the price
Summary: 5 Stars
This kit from Micro Tools is well thought out and comprehensive with enough materials to keep a casual shooter well stocked for a long time.
I recently discovered dirt on my D200's sensor filter while shooting at Crater Lake. After successfully blowing most of it off with a new foot pump, one last dust-off for good measure left me with a much worse situation. My aim was poor and I believe I blew lube from the mirror assembly onto the filter. In the next test shot the dirt was visible on the cameras LCD (no need for Photoshop Auto-Levels) and clearly visible on the filter with the naked eye. Ouch.
Fortunately, I had ordered this kit the day before and it arrived the day after my misadventure with the foot pump. I followed the detailed instructions and with one series of swipes I was able to safely remove 99+% of the dirt! The 2 remaining particles are barely visible at F22 so unlikely to be visible in normal shooting. As simple as this process was I could likely have had a completely clean sensor filter with one more pass and a clean PecPad, but after my fiasco with the foot pump I thought, "Leave well enough alone!"
This is a simple process that anyone capable of handling a D-SLR and not drop a lens should be able to handle.
Thank you Micro Tools!
Customer Review: Gotta Have This....
Summary: 5 Stars
When I first bought my Rebel XT, I never thought this could happen to me but it DID! Somehow I got something on my sensor and it smeared. I wanted the dust spots gone. I was terrified. I just knew that my sensor was history and that my camera had just become a very expensive paper weight. I went ahead and bought this kit and used it. WOW!!!! The first pass with the wand and cleaner and the smear was almost undetectable. I used several pec pads to make sure that all of WHATEVER that was, was gone for good. I went outside and took a few photos of the sky at f22 and loaded them on my computer and it was clean. The smear and dust spots were gone. My heart finally started beating again. I wish I had bought this kit sooner becasue my camera was out of commission too long. I was starting to have withdrawls. I would set it on my desk and stare at it longingly....
Buy this kit and keep it handy. But as you have read, DO NOT clean your sensor unless ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. There are better uses for your camera other than a paper weight. Use the rocket blower, it works great and puts out a powerful stream of air.
I thank Curt at Micro-Tools for a great product and fast service. Oh, and thanks for the candy, it is a nice touch. Thomas Gentry, Texas.
Customer Review: Well Worth the money, safe and easy!
Summary: 5 Stars
This kit works great. I safely cleaned both VERY DIRTY light sensors on my Rebel XT and my 20D Canon units. Its fast, easy to use, safe and absolutely gets the job done.
A lot of people are "scared to death" to clean these sensors, what you don't know is that your not really cleaning the sensor, but rather a thin cover that protects the sensor.
I have it on 1st hand knowledge that when you send your camera out to Canon.. to be "professionally cleaned" guess what they use?
Yup - this same kit.
Its important to note - that if you have a newer DSLR with a "self cleaning" sensor - you should NOT use this kit. There is another kit for those cameras - they have a different type of coating on the light sensor.
Ive only had to clean the cameras a few times. I don't try (who does?) to get a lot of dust in the camera. Once cleaned - my sensor stays clean for some time (a few months).. so if your not swapping lenses a lot - chances are you'll only have to do this once or twice a year.
Customer Review: All the doodads you need
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had this kit for a couple of months and had to use it several times to get those really persistant dust particles off my camera's sensor. Despite having two DSLR's with "dust removal" facilities, there are those times when the camera just can't handle the problem and a more direct solution is needed to get the sensor clean. The items in this bundle will take care of any such problem. I especially find the powerful bulb blower to be most useful item in the package and often it is all that is needed to get the offending glop of the sensor's surface. When it isn't, the swabs do the trick. A cleaning kit is a must if you change lenses in less than pristine environments and don't want to be without your camera while it's being serviced at a shop (where the same techniques will be used anyway).