I’ve found cleaning your sensor to be like riding a bike-when you were first learning how, you were scared you might fall off. They just send it in because they’re scared to try. I’ve found that most of the people who send in their camera, have never cleaned their own sensor. I’ve even heard of cameras coming back dirtier than they were! Basically, you can’t always trust someone else with your camera. Between cleaning, packaging, and shipping, some dust will probably find its way back into your camera. Sending a camera in rarely gets rid of all the dust. And all the time that your camera is away, you can’t use it. Also, sometimes the manufacturer charges you. It costs money to ship your camera to be cleaned. I’ve found this to be not the best idea, for several reasons: Some people like to send in their camera to the manufacturer or to a camera shop when it has dust on the sensor. This convenience comes at a price, though-sensor loupes aren’t cheap. It’s very convenient, as you can see where you need to clean right away-you don’t have to take a photo, check it, then take off the lens and clean more. A sensor loupe is a small magnifying device that allows you to see the dust on the sensor as you’re cleaning. Recently, a new product has come on the market, called a sensor loupe. Remember that because of DSLR technology, the image is flipped 180 degrees vertically, so you have to figure out where the dust spots will be on the sensor. Open it in Photoshop, increase the contrast, zoom in, and check for spots. The older, more common way is to put a lens on your camera, set it to minimum aperture (f/22, f/32, etc.), and shoot a photo of a blue sky. It’s usually something you notice anyway, but it’s still good to check. You should check your sensor for dust regularly. If you notice sensor dust in your camera you should get rid of it as soon as possible. If dust stays on your sensor, it can become thicker, more noticeable, and harder to remove. You can Photoshop it out, but this is incredibly monotonous and time-consuming. Like I mentioned above, it can ruin your images. Sensor dust is not something you want in your camera. Photo by puuikibeach Why is sensor dust bad? You know it can be quite annoying and distracting and can ruin good pictures. If you’ve ever seen those tiny spots in your pictures, usually noticeable on blue sky, you’ve seen sensor dust. Sometimes even new cameras have sensor dust! Your sensor can get dust on it when you’re changing lenses or anytime your camera’s insides are exposed to air. What is sensor dust? It is dust that settles on your camera’s sensor.
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