Customer Reviews

Visible Dust Econo 1.6x Sensor Brush Cleaning Kit with 2 Sensor Brushes

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Situation:
I am not a professional by any means when it comes to photography or even taking care of my cameras. However, I do try my best to learn the proper way to care and take photos as best as I can.

Problem:
When I started to see speckles on my digital shots, I began to read from the Internet sites what was wrong with my camera. I thought with age, the specks will show. Sort of like fog on glasses. Anyway, I read articles regarding dirty sensors; how to detect if you have a dirty sensor and how to clean the sensor. The more I read, the more concerned I became because of how easy it is to screw up the sensor when cleaning.

Convincing:
For over a month, I hesitated before buying these brushes. I learned that if you take your camera to a professional shop, they will charge you anywhere from $50 to $75 to clean your sensor. I also learned that you can send your camera back to the company, they camera company will clean the sensor for you for free. However, you give your camera from anywhere from 3 to 6 weeks.

Solution:
I couldn't be without my camera that long. So with great deal of thought, I decided to take the plunge and get these brushes. Long story; short? I am glad I did buy the brushes. There were no instructions shipped with the brushes on how to clean the sensors, so I downloaded the instructions on how to clean the sensor for my particular cameras and then I read the instructions very carefully.

Process:
After two lightly swipes over the sensor, all of the debris had been removed. I turned the camera upside down, and gave it a blast with the air blaster and guess what? I am so pleased I got these brushes, because the hand air-blaster did not do the trick.

Results:
After the cleaning process was completed, I set up the camera to verify the specks were removed. The test images were clean of all debris. It was like having a new camera again.

Final remarks:
Now, I will enjoy my cameras once again. At this time of writing this review, Amazon does not have any more brushes listed that are from this company. If you have specks or dark spots and you have tried the air blaster and it isn't doing the job; I would spend the $90 bucks for these sensor brushes. I have read in many articles from the net that even if you did send your camera back to the company, there is a good chance; your camera will be return with the sensor in worst condition. That's the part that convinced me to buy the brushes.

So now it is up to you, but if either way, if you send the camera to the company or if you clean the sensor yourself; if you screw up your sensor, it will nearly cost as new camera to repair and if the company screws up your sensor, you are still responsible for the repairs. Learn how to clean your sensors carefully. Seriously!

As the title says, they are made of a very good quality, they work just perfect when that hurricane blower dont work. Not harmfull for your cmos