Comments on: Digital Camera Sensor Cleaning with Magic Tape

By: Joel

Joel — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:27:49 +0000

I used a microfiber cloth on the head of a que-tip to clean the ccd on my nikon d50. In hindsight… it was probably a safer method then the off-the-shelf ccd cleaner I bought at the photo shop… and it worked better.

By: Thibault

Thibault — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:00:50 +0000

I totally agree with Carl. To readers who come to this post, again, do not use the advice of this post. There are proper camera lens cleaning tools and those should be used instead.

By: Carl

Carl — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:02:50 +0000

Very dangerous advice, especially if your CCD has anti-shake technologies or built in dust shake. The tape would destroy the mount clearance.
The tape will also leave a micro residue (it is part of the function of the tape), and over time collect more dust. Not really worth the risk, when you consider that this essentially ruins the whole camera.

By: Thibault

Thibault — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:46:43 +0000

I would not use this method with any kind of camera except the cheapest. It may damage the CCD. And, I doubt that the magic tape doesn’t leave any residue. It may not be visible right now but over the months it may “come alive” as the adhesive hardens or attracts dust of its own.