RCicala wrote:
I'm one who cleans sensors often (well over 1,000 a year at work) - but I get really nervous doing a D800 sensor - replacement is $1,800.
Wow, $1,800. I guess I will live with few tiny spots and photoshop it if needed.
It is not the sensor that gets debri on it; it's the glass that protects the sensor. Used to be referred to as the low pass filter; but 800E's have a clear glass
Nikon won't replace just the glass, they will only replace the entire assembly. After my scratch I found the D700 sensor assembly about $1,400-1,600.
I had a D70 low pass filter converted to IR by Lifepixel, who has a lot of experience..
They replaced the low pass filter (sensor glass) for about $350 if I recall.
Here is one of their links, in case anyone needs to have it done..
I like sensor swabs, easy to get in the corners. I had Canon clean a sensor one time and it came back worse then I sent it in. I remember one guy claimed Canon techs used their T-shirts and a little spit . . . . .
jc9394 wrote:
Sorry being newb on this, I have never need to clean a sensor before. I notice a few dust when I take long exposure or using aperture 8 or smaller, I did use a rocket blower after self clean does not help. Rocket blower removed most but there are few spots still there, it is not visible when I shoot with aperture larger than 8.
It's hard to get the sensor 100% clean of dust. Photoshop is easy to remove the spot's that are left over. Give that a try.
Finally ordered the Copper Hill kit and did the first cleaning tonight, from the naked eyes most of the dusts are gone but I need to take a blue sky picture tomorrow. The cleaning process is much easier than I expected but I did have to clean it three times. The first pass probably did not do anything as I was very afraid damaging the sensor.
The good news is the the test shots looks fine after I cleaned the sensor.
