Jump to content

Sensor Cleaning

Malyba

By Malyba
in Newbie / Self Introduction

 Share

Recommended Posts

Malyba Rookie

Malyba

Posted
Posted

I have a fuji XT1 with a large particle of "something' on the sensor.

I have used a blower it is still there and the sensor inbuilt into the camera won't remove it.

I have not done anything but use a blower.

Can I remove this myself?

What is the appropriate equipment to use?

or is this a professional only situation?

Regards

To any one that can assist,

Thanks 

Malyba

Link to post
Share on other sites
Franko Rookie

Franko

Posted
Posted

Hi, I'm sure this is a situation that everyone who owns a removable lens digital camera has come across the dreaded " Dust Bunnies" I have cleaned the sensor on my Nikon D3 but always with a little trepidation. There are quite a few products on the market but the one I found to work for me are the Visible Dust range. Although I have not yet attempted to clean my XT1 but if I had to I would go for the dry swab where you apply the cleaning solution yourself, but I would not attempt it without a sensor loupe to examine the sensors surface as do you rarely get it clean in the first attempt. Now this is my advice unless you feel one hundred percent confident in your ability and patience DON'T DO IT! Leave it to a qualified engineer because if you get it wrong and damage the sensor you're scuppered! It's very easy to scratch the sensor especially if you drag a lump of grit across its surface. There are all sorts of opinions on this subject some will tell you it's easy others will say don't do it and there are loads of videos on YouTube showing you how. I personally would not attempt to clean my XT1 pay the £50 and let a qualified person do it! I hope this helps?

Link to post
Share on other sites
milandro Grand Master

milandro

Posted
Posted

... or you can educate yourself about the DIY options

 

http://www.fujirumors.com/how-to-clean-the-x-trans-sensor/

 

 


Got my Eyelead sensor cleaner today. Was a bit scared to try it at first, as the packaging gave no indication of whether it was the Sony/Fujifilm one or otherwise. Below are the before and after pics. Took most of the spots off. The most prominent of the remaining spots wouldn't come off at all (hopefully it's not a small scratch).

 

Before:

nP6Y2du.jpg

After:

xSDlaB3.jpg

 

 

Link to post
Share on other sites
milandro Grand Master

milandro

Posted
Posted (edited)

and this is the video

 

@https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxKb_OqV7ng

 

Damaging the sensor is not completely impossible but you really have to do your very best to do that. Otherwise it is pretty unlikely.

 

Unlike cameras with a mirror and a shutter permanently closed, you can access the sensor in a pretty easy way.

 

Unlike Marlene, I wouldn’t be so confident that the shop does necessarily a good job, indeed I have personally experienced my shop in the Netherlands ( one of the largest chain in the country) sending my camera to the Fuji lab in Germany, the camera returned , after a total turnaround of 8 weeks, with yes, a cleaned sensor but a large hair trapped onto the sensor. Then they tried to solve the problem on the spot but couldn’t and decided to refund me the cost of the X-E1 (which was new) and I decided the to upgrade to a X-T1.

Edited by milandro
Link to post
Share on other sites
  • 4 months later...
ajurjans Contributor

ajurjans

Posted
Posted

Damaging the sensor is not completely impossible but you really have to do your very best to do that. Otherwise it is pretty unlikely.

Sorry to bring up this thread, but I just have to add this.

I have cleaned many cameras and many sensors. I'll be honest, in case of Nikon D70s, I did on seevral occasions disassemble the camera from back, to gain a good access to the sensor and cleaned it to perfection.

There have, however, been two cases of complete failure. One, I massively scratched the sensor of Canon EOS 30D by dragging an obviously hard dust particle across the sensor.

And the second one, which hurts the most - while cleaning the sensor of X-E2 using the "wet" method with an "neutral" optical glass cleaning fluid, it damaged the protective glass over the sensor pretty badly.

I can now only shoot wide open.

And the repair options don't seem to be cheap; it makes more sense to just buy another E2.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Similar Content

  • Posts

    • LBAbrams
      pocket wizard and XT5?

      By LBAbrams · Posted

      Has anyone successfully used pocket wizards with an XT5? I cannot get it to fire.  Do Fujis and pocket wizards get along? Thanks in advance for your wisdom on this, kind readers!
    • George_P
      Transfer X-T5 for PC wi fi...

      By George_P · Posted

      Grzegorz, Go to the Networking Setting in your camera menu (the last one at the bottom - unless you have a My Menu then that is the last one). There, go to Network Setting and choose the SSID (name) of your WiFi network, type in the password, choose "SET". If you have a functioning DHCP server on your network, the camera should get its IP address (and Subnet_Mask and Gateway). If not, you can enter these manually. It is a little tricky, there will be some zeros already here, move the cursor after the zero and use DEL to delete it and make space in the input fields for your own correct values. If you do not know what to enter, have a look at values in the network settings of your computer and use the same except for the IP address, try some fairly higher number, hopefully you hit an unused one. Usually the values would be something like IP: 192.168.1.188, Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0, Gateway IP: 192.168.1.1  or something like that, take clues from your computer. The camera and computer must be on the same network. Then in Connection Mode on the camera, choose Wireless Tethering Fixed. And half-press the shutter to exit the menu and get in shooting mode. The red LED should be blinking. If you can look at your network devices, e.g. on your router, you should see the camera there. You can see check the camera settings in the camera menu in the INFORMATION item of the Network Setting menu to see the MAC address of your camera and look for it in the list of devices on your network.  Then use the tethering in your software, e.g. in Capture One. The camera may not show immediately, take a shot and then it should show in the list of available cameras. Good luck. Report back how did you fare.  PS If you have a Windows machine, you need to have Bonjour installed and running. Macs have it.
    • grizzski
      X-T30 II Eye Sensor + LCD Image Display viewmode not working

      By grizzski · Posted

      Hey all, I just got my first camera. The X-T30 II. It seems the Eye Sensor + LCD Image Display view-mode is doing the exact same thing as just the Eye Sensor view-mode setting. Any ideas why this is or what's supposed to be happening? Firmware Version: 2.04
    • George_P
      Problem with multi exposure on XT5

      By George_P · Posted

      What GordW said. You have to put the drive mode dial to "S" - Single Frame. If you have it on CL, CH, BKT or Panorama (or HDR), the Multiple Exposure option will be greyed out in the shootng menu. On my X-T5 it works in RAW + JPG and also in JPG only. When Multiple Exposure is switched on, the image quality cannot be set to RAW only. If it was set to RAW only before switching Multiple Exposure On, image quality defaults to RAW+Fine. The result is JPG. After each shot press MENU/OK and after the last one press DISP/BACK.  
    • N.Rio
      black and white (open thread)

      By N.Rio · Posted

      Springtime is coming to the Norwegian fjords.  X-E4 with XC 15-45

      Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here…

      Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!

×
×
  • Create New...