Customer Reviews

Lenspen LENSK1 Sensorclear Dslr Ccd Cleaner

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I had been wondering about strange blurry objects in some of my pictures - turned out to be dust and fibers on the image sensor. First I tried a blower (Giottos Rocket Air Blaster), as recommended, and this got some of it off. I then tried an expensive set of swabs with Eclipse fluid. This helped, but there were still visible dust spots.

Then I tried the Sensor Klear. It seemed almost too simple - a turn of the cap, a few wipes of the sensor with the triangular tip, and then done. I took another picture (f22, infinity focus, of blue sky). ALL of the dust was gone!

What delights me even more is that the Sensor Klear is safe to take on an airplane, which Eclipse fluid is not. This will be very handy when I go on my vacation later this year.

You do still need a blower to get rid of larger particles first, as advised in the Sensor Klear instructions, but I see little need for expensive and complicated wet cleaning solutions as long as I have a Sensor Klear. Highly recommended.

Blowers generally just blow dust around. In my experience, wet cleaning has to be repeated many times to work properly and can leave hard-to-remove streaks if more than just the perfect amount of fluid is used.
Lens Pen (despite warnings from people who, when you check, have actually never used the product themselves) is safe when used as directed. Inexpensive, quick to use and works!
I've used just about every sensor cleaning method known to man and they ALL have had some problem at some time--until I started using the SensorKlear from Lens Pen about two years ago on my Canon pro cameras.

OK, to be fair we also sell these. Most DLSR's have glass over the sensor to protect from damage. I checked with the the manufacturer and they have no issues with customer complaints about camera damage. We've sold quite a few and have had no reports of sensor damage. In my opinion, the American Recorder Cleaning kit does a better job, but it's 3x as much to buy. Also - if you're not sure of what you are doing, and not prepared to accept the risk of doing damage - you should not clean the sensor yourself - no matter what you would use to do it.

This product did nothing to clean my sensor. I've cleaned sensors before and if there's anything other than very casual dust, this isn't going to help much. It can reduce it, but it won't clean it fully.

I wonder how many of the positive reviews are shooting at f22 against a blue sky or similar, or how many just noticed large dust at 5.6 or 8 - and this took care of that.

I guess it could be a touchup on the go, but it's not a solution to get a truly clean sensor.

I'm a professional photographer and I have been driven half-way crazy any number of times trying to get the sensors clean on my various d-slr's. I have used blowers and Arctic Butterfly's and found my sensor still dirty and so went to the wet-clean method which I just couldn't get to work for me. I wound up with more crap on the lens after the wet-clean. As a result, I once sent one of my camera bodies off to a Nikon authorized service facility because I was unable to get all of the muck off of my sensor that I had gotten on it from trying to clean it (wet). Well, no more. This little tool is the single most useful piece of photographic equipment I own. My sensor goes from having a multitude of spots and specks all over it to HAVING NONE in minutes. A couple passes with this thing, in conjunction with a blower and an Arctic Butterfly (and then shooting blank sky at a high f stop and then checking the image on a large monitor) and I'm ready to roll again. This thing is a small miracle in my opinion, just don't press too hard on that delicate sensor with it. A TRUE LIFESAVER. It essentially equates to piece of mind for me as a photographer.

I had been using the Giottos Rocket Air blower to clean my 5d and it got to a point where it just wasn't enough anymore. I was really hesitant to buy the swabs because they were expensive (in my opinion) and I didnt want to have to buy refills.

I thought I would give the LensPen sensor cleaner a shot because it was so inexpensive and it works really well (in combination with my blower). You have to clean your sensor and take some sample shots and see how well you did and then clean some more but, for under $10 im happy.

I gave it a 5 star because I was surprised how well (and easy) it was to clean my Canon 5D sensor.

The instructions are not very good however. I learned from another source that the pen should not be used on both the sensor and lenses - get 2.

Also, tap the "triangle" part (lightly) until small particles of graphite can be seen on your lens cleaning tissue before you attempt cleaning the sensor.

The Lenspen Sensor Klear is a cheap, easy to use and allowed-on-planes cleaning solution.

Cleaning a camera sensor (the filter infront of it actually) its a tricky business, if you dont feel secure enough to do it, dont do it.

However, if you feel up to it, you will come across a great amount of options to do so, and depending on your skill and experience, you may cause a wreck with any of them.

Using this item makes the task of cleaning a sensor easy and safe too. The carbon compound of which the tip is made will absorb liquids in the sensor and get rid of the sticky dust that a blower wont get rid of.

It's size its like a normal pen, so it wont take space in your bags and it wont be restricted on planes.

The cleaning tip is designed to let you reach the sensor corners easily, not to mention is flexible and replaceable.

Read the instructions first before using it, and remember, the brush DOESNT clean the sensor, the tip does. The brush is to clean the lens mount, lens contacts and the rear element of the lens if its dirty. And whatever you do, DO NOT PRESS HARD WITH THIS ITEM ON THE SENSOR, otherwise you will move it from its place and that will be a huge problem.

As long as you follow the instructions on the back of the packaging or the video of how to use it found in the Lenspen official site, you will be fine.

If you're looking for a simple to use, cheap and portable solution to clean a sensor, this is the item youre looking for.

Works well. Follow the directions exactly and take care when touching the sensor. Used this first on an older D50 and it cleared all the spots with no problems.

Saw one of these used by a friend on a D80 sensor - no matter what he did it left crud in the corners. Not to mention there's no way I'd repeatedly press one of these down on the sensor of any of my cameras - if any grit gets in there, you're just asking for an expensive scratch. My progressive regimen for sensor cleaning 1) blast it with a Giottos Rocket Blower (don't use the cheap blowers as they can harbor all sorts of nasty sticky stuff inside, even new). This will remove any loose dust. If still not clean, 2) 'charge' a flat nylon-bristle brush by blowing canned air across it, and then gently swipe across the sensor surface. The slight static charge produced will pull anything but the stickiest residue off the sensor surface. Plain old artist's brushes will do, just make sure you wash out any 'sizing' that may be in them (the stuff that keeps them stiff and nice looking in the store display). They can also be bought on the 'bay ('Cleanskies' brushes). If you've still got spots in your images, you'll have to bring out the big guns and 3) Wet clean the sensor. Get some methanol ('Eclipse' is a brand name cleaner containing high grade methanol for just this purpose), PecPad cleaning cloths, and a swab (buy one, or I made my own out of a narrow cut-off-square spatula, cut to a sharp edge with a knife). Wrap the PecPad around the swab and put a drop of Eclipse or two on the cloth at the tip, then carefully wipe the sensor clean. Use a new cloth for each cleaning pass. A good description of the process can be found by searching on 'Copper Hill method' on the web. Doing this carefully will clean everything including the corners nicely, and leave your sensor squeaky clean.

9 out of 10 times the blower or brush quickly cleans my sensor off with no further action required, but that tenth time I'll have something sticky on there, and have to do a wet cleaning. After a few times, it becomes a pretty quick and easy operation. Much better than dragging your camera in to a shop again and again every time it needs cleaning. And after scores of cleaning operations on the several DSLR's I own, I have never damaged a sensor (actually, you're cleaning the glass anti-alias filter that covers the sensor), so with a modicum of care there's no need to worry about that.

Happy Cleaning!

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