Product Review: Sensor Klear Cleaning System

An apology for the long delay in bringing you this article, Ive been busy and I couldn't work on it, but here it is now.

Introduction

One of the most important parts of your camera is the sensor.

The sensor is the part that work like film does in SLRs. It's the part that captures the image your lens is seeing.

However, unlike film, the sensor is fixed on its position, and its prone to get dirty.

Ever since the beginning of the digital age in photography, sensors have been getting dirty and it was a problem that camera makers addressed by implementing filters and vibrating mechanism to remove dust that attaches.

However, sometimes that's not enough and a more thorough cleaning is needed. This article will review a product that will help you clean your sensor in an easy and safe way.

How does a sensor gets dirty?

If you use a DSLR, eventually you will get your sensor dirty. Theres no way to avoid it.

Unlike P&S cameras that have their sensor locked and sealed within the body, DSLRs have it exposed, being protected only by the shutter. The sensor per se isn't exposed, you can see it, but in front of it, there is a filter that protects it. This filter is the one who catches dust and other contamination.

The first DSLRs didn't have any filter in front of the sensor, so if dust was around, the sensor itself caught it, which posed a problem when cleaning since there is dust that will go away with a blower and dust that will require more effort to remove. The dust that didn't go away with a blow could end up scratching the sensor, rendering it useless.

All the Sony Alpha DSLRs (A100/200/300/350/700/900) have a filter in front of the sensor, so there is no risk of ruining your sensor per se.

Dust is the most common form of contamination that a sensor can experience.

Every time you change your lens, the mirror chamber is exposed. Behind the mirror, there is the shutter (those black curtains that move when you take a picture), behind those curtains, there is the sensor.

The camera runs an electrical current through all of it in order to function, this includes the lens. The movement of parts (mirror, shutter, AF mechanism, etc.) generates static electricity.

This electricity attracts dust, dust is sensitive to this kind of electricity. If dust enters in the mirror box, its prone to attach to the filter in front of the sensor once the shutter opens to take a picture.

Since the sensor is running a current and the shutter curtains move, the dust has it easy to stick to it.

In theory, dust is the only contamination your sensor should experience, unless you wet it with something or stick something to it. Read this article for more information about it.

Effects of dust in a sensor

All camera makers do not want you to futz with the sensor if it gets dirty so you wont break or ruin your camera. The most recommended solution is to blow air into the sensor to remove it.

But there is dust that wont go away with a blow (and by blow I mean using a blower to do so, not your mouth since you can spit over the sensor).

So what happens when you have dust on your sensor?

The thing with dust is that you wont notice it if you use large apertures such as f/1.4, 2.0, 2.8, 3.5 and so forth. Since light is splattered all over the sensor, it conceals the dust.

However, if you close your lens up to f/11, 16, 22, 32, 40 and so, you will start to notice dark spots on your pictures. In a closed down lens, light is fed to the sensor in a more precise way, so if there is something in front of it, it will come out in the picture.

You can either use large apertures to avoid dust from coming out on the shot or clean your sensor.

Ignoring the issue is easier than doing something about it, but keep in mind this: If you ever require to use a small aperture in order to have as much Depth Of Field as possible or your camera selects a small aperture, your shot will show dust spots and you will have to waste time removing them with post processing software.

It's far better to deal with the issue so you have your whole aperture range at your disposal and not limited.

Cleaning methods

There are a thousand different ways to clear your sensor, some are just plain silly and will leave a worse mess than you originally had, some are very effective but require precise movements and time and above all, skill.

As Ive stated before, here in Alpha Sight the axiom I follow regarding cleaning sensors is:

IF YOU DO NOT TRUST YOURSELF OR DO NOT FEEL CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO DO A CLEANING PROCEDURE, DO NOT DO IT. TAKE YOUR CAMERA TO AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER OR LET A QUALIFIED PERSON TO DO IT.

This is in order to avoid that you make things worse or ruin your equipment for good when trying to clean it.

The scope of sensor cleaning is vast and wide, this article will focus only in one. If you would like to learn more about other sensor cleaning methods, check out the links at the right side of this blog, ask in photography forums, and surf the net. There are plenty of answers out there.

Finally, if you rather leave this in expert hands, you can look for a Sony Authorized Service Center or take it to Adorama or Calumet Photo.

If you want to learn an easy way to clean your sensor, keep reading.

The Sensor Klear by LensPen

If you read the previous article, you will see a review of a cleaning product for lenses called LensPen.

Well, the company that produces that item, also produces items to clean other camera parts, including the sensor.

Their product is called Sensor Klear.

The Sensor Klear is similar to its LensPen cousin, its the size of a pen, although a bit smaller and thinner than the classical LensPen.

It's made of a retractable brush and a cleaning tip with the same carbon based compound that the LensPen has. For those of you who don't know, the tip is made of carbon, similar to the one found in pencils or in the ink of newspapers. The ink contains carbon, and the carbon absorbs impurities.

Unlike other methods (like the wet one) that require flammable fluids or tissues or swabs, the Sensor Klear doesn't create waste. And it's safe to take it on planes, whereas the liquids used for cleaning sensors with the wet method aren't allowed.

The cleaning tip of the Sensor Klear is smaller than the one in the LensPen, but there is a reason for that; it gives you more control over the handling of the tip when you clean the sensor.

Whereas on a lens you have a broad space to work with, on a sensor is different, you got to be careful not to mess with other components inside the mirror box. Having a smaller cleaning tip allows you to move the Sensor Klear just enough to clean the sensor and avoiding touching something else.

There is another feature to the Sensor Klear's cleaning tip: its in a triangular shape. This is done to allow you to clean the corners of the sensor if its required, if it had been a circular shape, you wouldnt reach the farthest corners of the sensor, and if you got dust there, it would be a problem.

To maximize the usefulness of the Sensor Klear, the head bends in order to give you flexibility in case you need to move the pen in an angle.

How to use it

1.- Set the camera to Cleaning Mode

In the A100: Menu-> Setup (Wrench Icon) Page 3-> Clean CCD

A200/300/350: Menu-> Setup (Wrench Icon) Page 3-> Cleaning Mode

A700: Menu-> Setup (Wrench Icon) Page 3-> Cleaning Mode

A900: Menu-> Setup (Wrench Icon) Page 3-> Cleaning Mode

Cleaning Mode (or Clean CCD) locks the mirror up, opens the shutter and cuts power off the sensor for you to clean it.

DO NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT USE BULB SHUTTER SPEED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.

This is risky AND stupid. Bulb is designed for long exposures NOT sensor cleaning. While its true that it opens the shutter and reveals the sensor as long as you keep the shutter button pressed, IT DOES NOT LOCK THE MIRROR UP NOR IT CUTS POWER OFF THE SENSOR, IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY REMOVE YOUR FINGER OFF THE SHUTTER BUTTON AND IT CLOSES, THE SHUTTER CURTAINS CAN CRASH AGAINST THE SENSOR KLEAR AND THEY WILL GET BENT, THIS MEANS YOUR CAMERA IS RUINED FOR GOOD.

DO NOT USE BULB SHUTTER SPEED, USE CLEANING MODE.

2.- Remove the lens mounted on the camera and put it aside where its safe.

3.- Hold the camera body firmly and position it in a downward angle to prevent dust or other materials from entering the mirror box.

4.- Use the retractable brush on the Sensor Klear to remove any dust on the lens mount. Make sure you retract it back when you're done with it.

5.- Use a high quality air blaster to blow away dry and easy-to-remove dust from the sensor.

Note: It may happen that by doing this, the dust particles on your sensor may be blown away and that's it, no more cleaning required. However, make sure you don't blow the dust into the mirror or inside the viewfinder. If it lands on the mirror, use the brush gently to remove it. You will only notice if its on the mirror or the viewfinder once you turn the camera OFF and the mirror comes back down and you look through the viewfinder. If you see spots, its in one of those two. Blow or brush it away. Keep in mind that dust in those places WILL NOT show up in the picture.

6.- Use the Sensor Klear's cleaning tip to remove any dust, stains or oil from the sensor. Play close attention to the corners. If you used a blower, dust may have moved to the corners and hide there.

7.- Once you're done, put the cap back on the cleaning tip and give it two twists to leave it ready for next time.

8.- Use the brush to remove dust from the rear element in your lens if there's any. If you see finger prints or something else, you will need a LensPen to remove it.

The cleaning tip

Inside the cap, you will find a foam pad, that is the replenisher that contains the carbon compound, everytime you use the Sensor Klear make sure to put the cap back on and give it two twists to replenish the cleaning tip for next time you need to clean the sensor.

Notes of use

Here are some points to keep in mind when using the Sensor Klear:

• It's possible that one pass with the Sensor Klear won't do. Sometimes dust is sticky and requires more passes to remove. Keep using the Sensor Klear until the sensor is completely clean.
• The test to find dust on your sensor is: Point the camera to a white piece of paper or at the sky at infinity focus, select f/22 or a smaller aperture and take a picture. If there are spots, there is dust. When you clean your sensor perform this test to confirm your sensor is clean or if there are still spots to be removed.
• It's possible that you clean dust on one part of the sensor and it shows up on another part. If this happens, do a thorough cleaning of the whole sensor to ensure that no dust is left behind or just moved.
• Again, DO NOT USE BULB SHUTTER SPEED, USE CLEANING MODE.
• Do NOT use the brush to clean the sensor, use only the cleaning tip.
• The Sensor Klear lasts 50 uses.
• There are replaceable heads in case you use it 50 times, you just pull the tip off and insert the new one.
• The Sensor Klear is advertised to work with CCD sensors, it also works with CMOS sensors.
• DO NOT TOUCH THE BRUSH WITH YOUR FINGERS, YOU MAY ADD SKIN OILS TO IT AND IT WILL STREAK WHATEVER SURFACE YOU USE IT ON.
• DO NOT TOUCH THE CLEANING TIP WITH YOUR FINGERS EITHER.
• When using it, do NOT press hard against the sensor or the mirror, you may disalign them and that is B-A-D.
• It's recommended that you use a clean environment with no breezes.
• I recommend using a strong light and a magnifying glass to see what youre doing. The company that produces the Sensor Klear is about to release a magnifying glass designed for sensor cleaning as well.
• Use latex gloves and a gown if possible, this will reduce the chance you will touch something you shouldnt and ruin it or breathe or sneeze over the mirror box and/or sensor.
• Do NOT blow the sensor with your mouth, your breath contains saliva, which may end up falling over the sensor. If it does, use the cleaning tip.
• DO NOT USE CANNED AIR UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. Canned air has been proved to contain all sorts of particles on it and you may end up giving those to your sensor.
• The Sensor Klear is environmentally friendly, it doesnt create waste nor it requires flammable liquids, swabs, tissues, etc.
• The Sensor Klear reduces static build up on your sensor, this will help to reduce the amount of dust being pulled towards your sensor.
• A blower is recommended with this product because sometimes dust will go away before you use the Sensor Klear.
• Clean your sensor only when necessary, check for dust every month and remove it as soon as you find it, the longer dust stays there, the harder it is to remove.
• Finally and again: IF YOU DO NOT TRUST YOURSELF OR DO NOT FEEL CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO DO A CLEANING PROCEDURE, DO NOT DO IT. TAKE YOUR CAMERA TO AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER OR LET A QUALIFIED PERSON TO DO IT.

Links

Official Site

Sensor Klear

How to use the Sensor Klear presentation

Contact Information

Link to purchase it through Amazon

Closure

Sensor cleaning is a tricky business. If done well, it's not an issue, but for the inexperienced it can be something terrifying to do.

Methods to do it there are by the boat load, but the few that really work need practice and skill.

The Sensor Klear is an easy way to clean your sensor quickly and with no hassle if done correctly.

To have a dirty sensor these days can be a problem, especially if youre not aware of it. It may present a problem when you least expect it and you will need to waste time removing dust spots from your pictures in post processing.

You may ignore the issue using large apertures, but like I said, one day you will need to use a small f/stop and you will be in trouble.

The Sensor Klear is a method that works everywhere and you can always take it with you since it doesnt take much space at all. And the procedure is really simple and doesnt require special liquids or swabs or whatever. You can travel with it since its completely safe.

This product is therefore, an Alpha Sight recommended product.

Finally, if you purchase this item and you've never cleaned a sensor before, read this whole article again, read this article as well too. Read and watch the presentation at the official site. If you have any questions, you're always welcome to ask me.

And remember, if you dont feel confident enough to clean your sensor, DON'T, leave it to someone who does know what he is doing.

Until next time.

Product Review: LensPen Cleaning System

On this article, I will review an item for lens cleaning Ive personally used: The LensPen cleaning system.

Introduction

As I mentioned before, your lens is bound to get dirty at some point, unless you use a protective filter. In that case, the filter will get dirty instead of the lens, but the fact remains that something will get dirty.

There are very common procedures to clean a lens when it gets dirty, but theres the risk you may end up doing a worse mess with them.

In my interest of preventing that a mess happens to you, Im bringing you this review you may want to consider if you need a fast, easy and safe lens cleaning option

The LensPen

Recently I used a product called LensPen to clean my Sony 18-200mm that had some liquid stains and dust on the front element and a Kenko special filter that required a good cleaning.

The LensPen is a device the size of a pen (ergo the last suffix on the name, duh :) ) which has a retractable brush on one side and a cleaning tip on the other one.

Unlike other cleaning products, the LensPen doesnt pose a threat to the lens' glass nor will it make things worse. It's proven to remove finger prints and leave no trace of them.

The LensPen works under the same concept used by people who clean glass with newspapers. Newspapers have ink, which in turn contains carbon, carbon absorbs impurities and removes them without leaving marks.

The LensPen cleaning tip contains a carbon compound that removes skin oils and other stains on your lens without leaving any marks. The brush on the other side is designed to remove dust and other lose particles that can be easily removed.

The cleaning tip is flexible, which allows you to reach the edges of the lens easily, the brush is retractable, keeping it safe from getting damaged while transporting it or from your fingers.

It's portable since it doesnt take too much space, easy to use and safe for your lenses.

How to use it

1. Begin by removing any dust or lose particles on the front element. For this you have to use the retractable brush.
2. Remove the cap covering the cleaning tip and wipe the lens with smooth and circular movements with the tip. If there are smudges or stains that persist, you can breathe gently on the lens and repeat the process. (Believe it or not, this works, tried this myself)
3. Put the cap over the cleaning tip again and give the cap a half twist to replenish the cleaning tip.

The cleaning tip

The cleaning tip is what contains the carbon compound that cleans the glass surface. Inside the cap you will find a foam pad, which is the replenisher. Everytime you use the LensPen, you have to replenish the tip to keep it working.

Notes of use

Here are some things to keep in mind when using/about the LensPen:

• The LensPen is designed to work with camera lenses, videocamera lenses and small camera lenses, rifle scopes, microscopes, night vision googles, telescopes, etc.
• The LensPen has a life of 500 uses (Although it may vary depending on what kind of contamination is present on your lens)
• Do NOT use it on wet surfaces
• The LensPen is environmentally friendlier than other cleaning methods since it wont require solvents or other liquids, tissues and creates no waste.
• The LensPen isnt exactly designed to clean eyeglasses due to the fact that eyeglasses have concave and convex design, but you can give it a shot.
• DO NOT TOUCH THE CLEANING TIP OR THE BRUSH WITH YOUR FINGERS
• In order to prevent the previous point from happening, use gloves when using it
• The compound will not spill or dry out
• The LensPen is reported to reduce electrostatic charge. (This is a cool feature, because electrostatic charge is the thing that says to dust: Hey , over here!. If you wonder how can a lens can get static electricity, heres how: by moving it, when it gets rubbed in transport, when plugged to a camera)
• The LensPen may leave a black mark on your finger but not on the lens, this is because of the carbon compund. Like the lead found in pencils.
• If there an excess of cleaning compound on the tip, it may leave traces of it on the lens. This is fixable by blowing the compound away from the lens with an air blaster and patting the tip on a soft cloth.
• The official site says there are some bogus LensPens out there not made by the official company. To know if your LensPen is legit or not look for the words: "Distributed under the authority of Parkside Optical Inc., Vancouver, Canada" and the official hologram on the backcard.
• If you need the clean a small lens, you should consider the MiniPro LensPen which is designed for smaller lenses.

Links

Official Site

Optics Cleaners

FAQ

Comparision with other systems

How to use the LensPen and Information presentation

Contact Information

Link to purchase it through Amazon

Closure

The LensPen is a cheap and easy solution to clean your lenses when they get dirty. Since its portable, you can take it with you without worrying about space in your bag.

Having clean equipment has become critical and practically a necessity for photographers everywhere, the option of being able to do it immediately give this method a huge advantage over other systems. Theres also the fact that you dont touch the cleaning element with your hands, as you do with tissues or cloths.

This product is therefore, an Alpha Sight recommended product.

Coming up next, a product to easily clean your sensor: the Sensor Klear.

Lens And Sensor Contamination

This article will give you an insight on why and how your lens and sensor can get dirty, the following articles will be reviews of items I've personally tried that help you clean these two parts and some more.

What causes that a lens/sensor gets dirty?

The front element of a lens is the part exposed to the environment when shooting, and unless you use a protective filter above it, it will get dirty at some point.

Dust, liquid stains and fingerprints are the usual reasons of why a lens gets dirty. Unless you're doing something you shouldn't be doing with a lens, there may be other reasons, but those three are the most common.

In a sensor, the most common trouble is dust. Dust is everywhere; except in a sterile, air locked room. But you're not going to live or take pictures in a room like that, you will shoot everywhere and anywhere, and dust will be around.

So how does dust falls on a sensor?

Everytime you change a lens, you expose the mirror box and dust particles have a chance to get inside it. Once you turn on the camera, the shutter will open every time you take a picture, revealing the sensor and dust will have a clear path to attach to it. The problem with sensors is that they are electrical devices, therefore they generate static electricity, which attracts dust particles.

Unless you work with small apertures (f/16,22,32) you wont see if there is any dust on your sensor, however, you shouldn't just ignore the issue and let it keep going, the more dust your sensor has and the longer it has it, the more difficult it will be to remove it, since the dust will get electrically charged and practically bond with the filter.

Other sources of contamination are liquid stains if you attempted to clean the sensor with liquids or if you touched your sensor with your greasy fingers as I told you NOT TO.

Cleaning options

There are a LOT of ways to clean a sensor and a lens, but depending on how skilled and experienced you are, you may end up making a worse mess than you already have.

The problem is that, if you do it wrong, you may practically ruin your lens or your sensor. How much it cost you one or both of them is what determines how big of a mistake you can do.

In lens cleaning, the most common options are liquid and tissue or a cloth. In sensor cleaning the main go to options are the wet method; which consists of custom made swabs and a special solution to clean the sensor or the dry method which consists of blowing air into the sensor.

Before going any further, I should clarify that you don't actually clean the sensor itself, but a low pass filter in front of the sensor. The sensor never gets touched, but the filter. It's common practice to refer to the sensor because that's what you basically look at when cleaning the filter. Back in the dawn of digital age, DSLRs didn't have a filter in front of the sensor and makers weren't aware of the dust problem, so sensors would end up getting REALLY dirty, and the solution they came up with was to put a filter in front of it along with a vibrating mechanism to dislodge any dust that fell on it.

The Sony Alpha DSLRs contain this vibrating mechanism which is helpful to remove dust, but for that stubborn dust that wont go away, there are options.

The key point

The most given advice when doing sensor cleaning is:

IF YOU DO NOT TRUST YOURSELF TO DO THIS, DO NOT DO IT, TAKE YOUR CAMERA TO AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER.

We will establish this as an axiom.

Possible problems of different cleaning methods

For lenses:

Liquid and tissue: If you use more liquid than necessary, you may spill it inside the lens and leave stains on the glass.

Other problem of this method is that you rub against the glass with a liquid, which in turn, affects the coatings the lens or filter may have on them. You may wear off the coatings if you use this method frequently or with liquids not meant for optics.

Soft cloth: Even though there are cloths specifically designed for lens cleaning, there is 1 big but to this method.

This method will work great once, maybe twice, but then it will become a danger for your lens and here's why:

You touch the cloth with your FINGERS, which in turn are full of SKIN OILS, and those end up in the cloth, so the next time you use it, you'll end up smearing the lens with them.

You may think "Well, Ill just put it in the washing machine and get rid of those skin oils".

WRONG, this will only make matters worse. Water has calcium, calcium is a type of crystal mineral that can scratch your lens.

Air blower: This method is safe but it's not a panacea (a solution for everything). It will get rid of dust in your lens, but not from smudges, finger prints or sticky dust. If you got a lousy blower, it may not even blow enough to remove dust.

For sensor:

Wet method: If done properly, this is a very effective method to remove dust and any other stuff that doesn't belong in the sensor. The problem is that, if done wrong, you can leave smears or actually move the sensor out of place if you press too hard.

Usually the wet method is done by people with enough confidence and skill when everything else failed. But this shouldn't be attempted by rookies. You should train first simulating the procedure on glass or other similar material that wont be ruined if you screw up.

The problem of the wet method is that you can't do it quickly, materials are somewhat expensive and requires a clean, steady place to do it. Not to mention time, patience and great hand control.

There is one issue to keep in mind: sensor cleaning liquid is flammable, so forget about taking it on a plane; high pressure and flammable liquids: not a good combination.

There are plenty of liquids out there that can be used to clean a sensor using the wet method, but there is only ONE that's allowed by Sony to clean the sensors on the Alpha DSLRs that wont affect the low pass filter protecting the sensor.

The liquid is: Eclipse E2 Solution

DO NOT USE ANY OTHER LIQUID BUT THAT ONE. If you use any other liquid, it that may corrode the filter and even the sensor.

To learn how to do a wet cleaning, click here and here .

Air blower: This is the default recommended option suggested by camera manufacturers to clean your sensor. But for it to work, you need a good enough blower, a flimsy one wont do much.

They recommend this method because you don't really touch the filter, therefore you can't do something which will ruin the camera.

The problem with this is that not all dust responds to it, some electrically charged or mold dust sticks to the sensor and needs physical contact to remove it.

WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT NOT NOT PLACE THE BLOWER'S NOZZLE RIGHT ON THE SENSOR AND DO NOT USE BULB (SHUTTER SPEED) TO CLEAN YOUR SENSOR. IF YOU USE BULB AND YOU TAKE YOUR FINGER OFF THE SHUTTER WHILE THE NOZZLE IS AGAINST THE SENSOR, THE SHUTTER CURTAINS WILL CLOSE AND CRASH AGAINST THE NOZZLE, EFFECTIVELY RUINING YOUR CAMERA FOR GOOD.

If you got a strong enough blower, it may even remove that dust, but if it doesn't

DO NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT EVEN THINK OF USING CANNED AIR.

Canned air is great for cleaning computers, but computers don't have sensitive material that you may end up screwing up by THE TINY PARTICLES THROWN BY CANNED AIR.

Canned air has been proved to contain rubber particles and other garbage inside the can, and if you use this to clean your sensor, you will just pass them on to it. DO NOT USE CANNED AIR FOR SENSOR CLEANING.

It's just as bad as putting some scotch tape on the sensor and pulling it. Sure, you will remove a lot of dust and whatnot, but you ll leave glue on the filter. IT'S JUST PLAIN SILLY.

Closure

Sensor and lens cleaning is an easy process, the scary part is that if done wrong, it can ruin your sensor or lens. There are many ways to do something wrong and a few (if not only one) to do it right. Again, if you don't trust yourself enough to do this process, take/send it to your camera's manufacturer service centers or places that know what they are doing like Adorama and Calumet Photographic .

There are a lot of methods to clean a sensor and a lens, some are the best way, some are just nonsense and very risky. On this article I discussed the most common methods to clean a lens and a sensor and their possible problems.

On the following two articles, I will review two products Ive recently used to clean my lenses and my sensor that yielded perfect results.

New Year's Message

Hello Alpha Sight readers:

Happy New Year to all of you, I hope this year you achieve the goals youre aiming for and become better photographers.

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