Eclipse Optic Cleaning Fluid

If you need the best, lens cleaning agent for keeping your camera, scope or other GLASS optics clear, clean, and ready to go, Eclipse Lens Cleaner, together with PEC, lint free pads, IS and ARE the way to do it! Recommended, and used by many professionals, both in repair and refurbishment, and serious photographers to keep valuable lenses , like my Hasselblad optics, in top condition, and in combination with a protective filter, Eclipse cleans away fog, oils, tobacco film and other degrading elements from lenses, and allows the best of a lens to present its best results possible. This includes darkroom lenses, which will pick up a fog of tobacco on any optics of someone whom smokes/smoked while processing film and papers. Suddenly, whole new possibilities open up in the way of buying second hand lenses, but only in need of a good cleaning, to restore them to top usable condition. To use Eclipse, fold a PEC Pad in two, place over the lens which has been blown clear of grit, sands, etc, and apply a few drops of Eclipse fluid to the pad. Gently wipe the lens in small circular patterns, to remove years of grime, tars, and atmospheric pollution, ALWAYS remembering to make the final wipe to the edge of the lens and 'drag off' the edge of the lens, the material removed in cleaning. If needed, make a second application, using a fresh edge or corner of the PEC PAD, until all grime on the surface of the lens is clean. Never reuse a used portion to reclean a lens or filter! Likewise, I recommend you place a likewise cleaned filter over the newly renewed lens, so that future cleanings are no needed for the lens itself, to cut down on the need to reclean the lens, thus reducing the eventual removal of lens coatings, by even the most gently rubbing/burnishing action. CAUTION is needed to avoid the application of Eclipse TO ANY PLASTIC elements of a lens, filter, or viewfinder, as Eclipse is never recommended for these optics. Eclipse and PEC PADS should be in every Photographers bag AND Studio, to help keep your lenses at the top of their game and look as hard you may, Eclipse is the ONLY Fluid Cleaner Recommended Universally by Camera Lens Makers.

I scuffed my sensor by accidentally poking it with the end of my blower while trying to remove dust (irony of ironies). I'd researched sensor cleaner months ago (due to a similar problem that a local photo store ultimately cleaned for free--nice guys:)) and saw some posts about needing a special kind of cleaner (Aeroclipse) that was formulated to gently clean Sony sensors, which apparently have a different coating from standard digital ILCs. But I'm on a budget right now, so decided to roll the dice with this cleaner. I was worried because the price was so low, but I just tried it with AAWipes Microfiber lens/sensor cleaning swabs, and they did a great job. 2-3 drops on one side, swabbed in one direction with two length-wise strokes (the swab is not wide enough to cover the sensor in one swipe), that took care of the scuff but left a little residue. Flipped the swab to the other side (you don't want to reuse the same side because you risk reapplying the dirt you just lifted), applied cleaner again, gave the sensor two swipes from the opposite direction and now it's perfectly clean, can't see a speck of dirt. I tested by setting the aperture as narrow as possible and pointing the camera at the brightest sources of light available, and saw no signs of dirt or smudging. (Will update this review if I detect smudges when the photos are uploaded, but I don't expect to find any.) tl;dr: This cleaner and swab combo worked well for my Sony sensor. Hooray!

It’s been standard for a long time. It’s reliable. I’ve tried a few other things. Lab grade methanol evaporates too quickly, but it’s slightly less likely to leave a streak. This stays a little linger longer on the swab, yet dries clean like almost as well as methanol. You don’t want to rub a dry swab across your sensor in case of hard grit. I’m not sure if they changed the formula a bit from the last batch but it seems like it’s evolved a little. I’m happy with the new bottle.

After over a year of heavy use & no cleaning, the sensors on both my Nikon D600 & D750 were obviously in need of maintenance. I decided to buy the 0.5 oz. Eclipse solution along with the UES FFR24 DSLR SLR Camera Full-Frame Sensor Cleaning Swab (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B0TO8UC/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_1) to do the wet cleaning. As suggested from many online tutorials, I placed 2-3 drops of Eclipse on the swab & ran it across the sensor. It did take me about 4-5 attempts on each camera to get the sensors clean & spotless enough to my standards, but the solution worked fine & didn't damage the D600 & D750 sensors. I figured the extra attempts became necessary simply because no sensor maintenance was ever done before. Looking at test images on a 24" monitor after the cleaning, I was satisfied to see that 99% of the spots which used to plague the borders of my pictures were finally gone. The remaining 1% were just a couple of very minor, hard-to-see spots at the very edges of the frame - hardly worth worrying about. I consider the result more than good enough & definitely far better than what the sensors looked like before the cleaning. A larger 2 oz. bottle of Eclipse is also available, but I decided on the smaller 0.5 oz. as it is certainly more than enough to clean my 2 cameras, given that only 2-3 drops are required for a swab. In addition, I read somewhere that once opened, this product attracts moisture quickly and is not ideal to keep in storage for long periods of time, so it then makes sense to buy only the amount you need.

I recently bought a used camera and after using it I realized there was a big nasty dot in all the pictures. Come to find out I needed to clean the camera sensor. After much reading and fretting, I decided to try cleaning it myself. I first tried the Giotto Rocket to try and blow it off, but apparently whatever was stuck on there. I looked around and saw a lot of other cheaper cleaners, but ultimately I didn't want to screw up my sensor just to save a few bucks and went with what everyone was using - Eclipse. I did however decide to try these vsgo sensor swabs out APS-C Frame (CCD/CMOS) Digital Camera Sensor Cleaning Swab Type 2 Cleaning Kit (Box of 10 X 16mm Swab) , because they were a lot cheaper than the Sensor Swabs. After locking the mirror up, I applied 2-3 drops on the swab and ran it across, then back again. I could see it evaporate fairly quick and it didn't leave any streaks. However...although it was smaller, the spot was still there. I repeated the process two more times and while it made it somewhat smaller, the spot was clearly still there. At a loss, I said screw it, got another clean swab, applied 1-2 drops to the corner of it, and rubbed on the spot in a circle as gentle as I could. I read somewhere you shouldn't do that, but it worked. I did another full pass with 2-3 drops of Eclipse on another swab and the sensor is now clean! Or the spot is too small for me to see anymore anyway. This stuff works good.

Couldn’t find this anywhere, but I had a time trying to clean a Polaroid mirror which had some white developer gunk stuck to the back mirror. Other solutions left streaks. This solution died up like alcohol and took the streaks with it. I laughed and I thought my breath made streaks appear on the back mirror again, but the condensation evaporated and continued to leave a clean mirror. I was shocked to see it not only fix my problem but prevent it from happening again! Will stand by this product for all future instant film camera maintenance!

I've been using this for years and it gets the job done. But think of wet cleaning as the last resort for sensor contamination. My new cameras don't seem to attract blob-causing dust and junk at the rate I suffered with early DSLRs, but the do need occasional cleaning. I always start with the camera's sensor cleaning routine. I do it once in a vertical orientation and once with the camera facing down (no lens, obviously). Then I use an electrostatic brush D-SLR Sensor Cleaning Brush for all DSLR Sensors . Between every attempt to clean, I examine with a Carson MiniBrite 3x Power LED Lighted Slide Out Magnifier with Protective Sleeve (PO-25) but there are newer designs you might prefer. Anyway, if I find persistent debris on my sensor, I escalate to Lenspen LENSK1A Sensorklear Ii with Articulated Tip . I know that you might be reluctant to employ such a tool, but I've used these "chamois" tip lenspens for lenses without damage for years. The Lenspen can often deal with stuff stuck to the sensor. When all else fails, it's time to break out the Eclipse. A couple of drops on a swab such as UES VSGO Camera Sensor Cleaning Swab Type 3 (VSGO DDR23) always seems to get the job done. IMO, the trick is to get just the correct amount of fluid on the swab, so you don't end up with moisture film streaks on the sensor. So, don't be changing lenses in dust storms. But in a worst-case scenario, Eclipse can get your sensor blob free.

Keep your sensor clean! It saves you money! Keep your lenses clear! You can get the wipes online

Aunque sí tardó varios días en llegar, estoy feliz pues por una fracción del precio de una "servicio" en cualquier lado, he logrado librarme del 99% del polvo del sensor de mi cámara!! Hasta parece nueva!!! Claro, usando este líquido junto a los "SmartLifeTime VSGO (CCD / CMOS) Sensor de cámara digital Kit de esponja para limpieza (10 X 24 mm Swab)", y no me deshice del 100%, pues sí tuve que darle como 4 pasadas, y me da pendiente darle más...

Limpia y no deja restos. Muy bien. Lo he utilizado en ópticas Canon, Tamron, Sigma y Tokina con excelentes resultados. También lo he usado para limpiar el sensor de mi cámara y ha ido muy bien. Lo recomendaría.

Although one fellow photographer told me I could clean my sensor with a Q-tip and water, I decided as a first-timer new to all this digital junk (my film camera is so much simpler...) that I'd better get the "recommended stuff". I had a streak of saliva on the sensor (don't try to blow dust off it that way -- really) which would have been quite dried-on by the time I got round to cleaning it. It took one back-and-forth swipe with one swab and a touchup with a second and the sensor is perfectly clean. Five- minute job. For those who are scared to clean their sensors, it isn't hard. Google how-to and give it a try.

I stupidly managed to get a minuscule drop of spit when blowing dust off my Sony a7ii sensor. I was mortified, so tried to lift the drop off with the only thing I had available: a clean basalm Kleenex. I used the corner of the tissue to remove the drop, but a thin layer of basalm oil from the tissue was left on the sensor. I rushed to amazon to get the best swaps and cleaning fluid I could find (according to reviews). The swabs I used were xcsource's sensor cleaner cleaning swab kit for Full Frame Cameras (DC581). I was a little terrified at first to use the swabs on the Sony stabilised sensor, as the online video instructions show that you have to push these swaps down rather heavily onto the sensor. The stabilised sensor seems somewhat delicate. However, it all went smoothly without a hitch. I used two swaps as I had never cleaned my sensor in almost two years of camera ownership, and the results were brilliant. The thin layer of oil was gone thanks to this solution, and some incredibly tiny specs of dust, hardly visible to the eye, but obvious when testing the sensor on an out-of-focus shot with hi f-stop, were also gone (although only after the second attempt). I would not hesitate to recommend this sensor fluid with the swaps I mentioned. Both were on the expensive side, but worth every penny after my rookie mistake which left me mortified!

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