Sensor Cleaning Swab Kit - Eclipse Optic Cleaning Solution (0.5oz/15ml) + Type-3 Sensor Swab Ultra 24mm (Pack of 6) - for Full Frame CMOS and CCD Sensors - Dust & Oil Remover

Been a photographer for years and I am extremely careful about protecting the camera sensor and lenses. Somehow, I managed to get a hefty “gunky” smudge on the mirrorless camera sensor. After researching the best way to clean, I purchased this product. To me, the price is worth every penny. I was able to remove completely the gunk in with one full swipe forward and back- I found this product easy to use. Just follow the clear and easy directions that come with the kit.I now keep this kit in my camera bag-goes everywhere with me.

Overall this is an ok and serviceable sensor cleaner. One odd thing is most sensor cleaners say to wet one side, then flip over to the dry side and use that side to clean the sensor to avoid smears or over wetting. This kit made no mention of that and even recommended flipping over the swab.Not a huge deal as it got the job done, but I did find this left debris behind and required extra sweeps where other kits got the junk off in one go.

The use of the Photographic Solutions Sensor Cleaning Kit is my first experience self-cleaning my camera’s sensor; as it was, a frustrating experience of my own making. Frustrating for two reasons. First, I ended up using all six of the provided sensors swabs unnecessarily, and second, because I felt like an idiot not recognizing my mistake earlier, or better yet, not making it at all.I’ll relate my sensor cleaning experience here so others might avoid the same irksome experience.There are two sources of spots in your pictures; dust and detritus on the sensor, and on the glass of the lens in use, with the latter being what I forgot to take into account.I used the plain blue sky as a background for my before and after tests of the sensor cleaning kit; I’ve included labeled, example pictures. Prior to the first swabbing of my sensor, I dusted it with air and then ran the cameras internal sensor cleaning application. I then swabbed the sensor in accordance with the simple directions provided on the back of the Swab Kit box. I also watched a couple of instructional Youtube videos clear on the process; I’ve never been particularly keen on cleaning my own sensors.The first swabbing removed dust spots I noticed on my initial test shot, prior to swabbing. However, I then noticed what I thought were blemishes that had been put on the sensor while swabbing; yikes, I was po’d. The Photographic Solutions Store was going to receive a scathingly negative review. In the meantime, I went through the rest of the single use swabs trying to remove those blotches, with no luck. I was now worried I had actually damaged my sensor, to the extent those blemishes were now permanent, and that it would be necessary to send it in for professional cleaning. In fact, the blotches turned out to be out-of-focus dust spots on the lens itself. Unfortunately, I didn’t realize that right away.How did it finally dawn on me that the blotches I thought were on the sensor was actually dust on my lens? Well, it suddenly occurred to me to go back outside and look through the camera’s viewfinder at the plain sky; and there were the blemishes, plain to see in the viewfinder. The fact that they were visible in the viewfinder was evidence that their source was not the sensor and, more than likely, the lens. I cleaned the lens with air and the blemishes were now gone, replaced with relief.Live and learn; I only wish I hadn’t gone through all the swabs. I do in fact have both a full frame sensor camera, the one I’m referring to here in this review, and an APS-C sensor camera, so the lessons learned will serve when I clean the latter.All turned out well. The Photographic Solutions Sensor Cleaning Kit is simple to use, did effectively clean my camera’s sensor. Moreover, it provides cost savings, do-it-yourself convenience.

This kit includes everything to clean the sensor, with the solution and swabs in multiple sizes.The different swabs included make it easy to find the swab you need for your camera.It's a simple kit but does the job properly.

Sensor Swab and the Eclipse optic cleaning solution is the trusted standard for cleaning your sensor. There is no other cleaning product that I trust for my sensors cleaning. Owning dozens of DSLR's and mirrorless cameras it's not if, but when you need to clean them. And it's nothing you should be scared of. It's not rocket science. There are plenty of YouTube videos out there and tutorials. But using this product, it is almost impossible to damage a sensor if you use the product correctly. If you own a digital interchangeable lens camera, you should have this product available for when you need to do a cleaning. The procedure only takes minutes once you learn the correct way to do it, and what I mean the correct way, I mean if you have a DSLR going into the menu and locking up the mirror. On a mirrorless body going into the menu and opening the shutter, if there is a mechanical shutter in front of the sensor. These are just basic things to know. This is the only product I recommend for sensor cleaning. This is due to the swabs that are included, as well as the cleaning solution that helps prevent any streaking. And don't worry, you can always do it twice or three times if need be. But chances are if you follow the directions you'll have your sensor clean on the first application. Make sure that you get the correct kit for the sensor size that you have as the swab is the width of the sensor for single pass cleaning. Like I said, I recommend this product highly if you have a digital camera with a removable lens get one of these kits to have on hand.

I used to send my camera away for the sensor to be cleaned professionally, which meant I was without that camera for about 2 weeks. Kits like this make it easy to clean the sensor yourself .... IF you follow the instructions in your camera manual. Post processing can clear way spots, but it's less work if you maintain your camera.This kit works pretty much the same as others I use. Being a smaller pack of 6, this kit is easier to carry in my camera bag.

This kit is easy to use, doesn't leave a film and gets the sensor back to being dust free and clean!