{"id":53996,"date":"2020-03-26T05:30:35","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T12:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/?p=53996"},"modified":"2020-03-26T19:05:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T02:05:49","slug":"spring-cleaning-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/spring-cleaning-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Cleaning Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KdRXKbbC0r8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>OK, we should be cleaning our gear a whole lot more than once a year. Right now, you might have some time on your hands which is a great time to do a deep clean of all your camera gear. Cleaning of our digital camera sensors has plagued photographers for centuries (ok, a couple of years). Just like our cameras, some aspects of cleaning our sensor have changed and some have remained the same. This video (which means it supersedes all others of mine) reflects what I&#8217;m doing today to clean sensors which include mirrorless. These are the tools I use to clean the sensors of my cameras:<\/p>\n<p>VisibleDust Ultra MXD-100 Green Sensor Cleaning VSwabs<br \/>\nVisibleDust Ultra MXD-100 &#8220;Green&#8221; Corner Swabs<br \/>\nVisibleDust Zee Pro Sensor-Cleaning Bulb Blower<br \/>\nVisibleDust Quasar R 5x Sensor Loupe<br \/>\nOptic Cleaning Solution<\/p>\n<p>This video expresses my methods for cleaning and it&#8217;s up to you if you follow it or not. It, in some cases, does not follow the recommendations in the camera&#8217;s instruction book. There is a risk in cleaning your sensor so if you are uncomfortable doing it, don&#8217;t do it! <\/p>\n<p>When it comes to cleaning the rest of my gear, here&#8217;s what I do.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"585\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xuG30UEFOH8?ecver=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mentioned in this video:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lensclens.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lens Clens<\/a> I&#8217;ve used this for 40 years on everything BUT the sensor.<br \/>\nVisibleDust Ultra MXD-100 Green Sensor Cleaning VSwabs<br \/>\nVisibleDust Ultra MXD-100 &#8220;Green&#8221; Corner Swabs<br \/>\nVisibleDust Zee Pro Sensor-Cleaning Bulb Blower<br \/>\nVisibleDust Quasar R 5x Sensor Loupe<br \/>\nOptic Cleaning Solution<\/p>\n<p>And when I say deep, my class on Camera Gear Care over at <a href=\"https:\/\/members.kelbyone.com\/course\/mpeterson-sensor-cleaning-camera-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KelbyOne<\/a>covers it all. 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