Cleaning the image sensor the Kodak lab way

[jwarthman]

Victor,
That is truly a good description from Kodak - thanks for passing it along!

Now, if I can only remember to include my wrist strap and the copper grounding rod in my photo bag...    

But seriously, as one who is preparing to do his *very first* 1Ds sensor cleaning (beyond the air-blower bulb method), your message came at a good time.

Enjoy!

Jim

[Rainer SLP]

Hi Jim,

The biggest problem is the speed you use when passing over the sensor with the swab.

At the beginning I used to wipe to quickly and therefore had horrible evaporation streaks on the surface of the sensor.

I found out that the wiping speed should be slow and having good illumination where you are working while cleaning, you will see how the fluid evaporates behind the swab and so you do not get the streaks.

As fluid I use Ether($$), Ispropopil alcohol ($$$)or methanol($).

Ether was recommended to me by a service center which also services Canon Cameras and to where I send my cameras in case of some maintenance or repair.

[Jerry Williams]

Try "Eclipse" from Photographic Solutions it does the job well and is sold at good camera stores.

[victoraberdeen]

Interesting how to - if you have a static protected (ESD) lab bench to hand!

Cleaning the image sensor

Has anyone found a good way to do this in the field?

[victoraberdeen]

Your welcome  

[Bill Koenig]

Hi Jim,

The biggest problem is the speed you use when passing over the sensor with the swab.

At the beginning I used to wipe to quickly and therefore had horrible evaporation streaks on the surface of the sensor.

I found out that the wiping speed should be slow and having good illumination where you are working while cleaning, you will see how the fluid evaporates behind the swab and so you do not get the streaks.

As fluid I use Ether($$), Ispropopil alcohol ($$$)or methanol($).

Ether was recommended to me by a service center which also services Canon Cameras and to where I send my cameras in case of some maintenance or repair.

Where can you buy, what I would presume, would have be, very pure ether?
One other note, that stuff is dangerous, very flammable.