Please do realize that the most expensive is not necessarily the best nor is the least expensive necessarily the worst. There are many things to take into consideration when choosing a method as you can tell from reading this site. Here is the short list of things to consider. The premade swabs are much cleaner than the wrap your own variety and one even has a guarantee. The dry method is by far the cheapest but is only effective around 90% of the time and should only be used in-between wet methods. Please do read the rest of the site for detailed information.
Sensor Cleaning Cost Comparison - For a Full Frame Sensor(1oz of fluid = 600 drops) - All Prices are at full retail - Current as of 3/18/2009 | ||||
Wet Method - Pre-Made Swabs | ||||
Initial Investment | Cost Per Cleanings | Additional Items Needed to complete 100 Swabbings | Cost Per Cleaning at 100 | |
| American Recorder DigiSwab & UltraPure | $19.95 DigiSwab Cleaning Kit (6) | $3.33 | $255.20 16 Packs of 6 DigiSwabs | $2.75 |
| Delkin Devices SensorSafe Wand w/Sensor Solution | $34.95 Digital Duster Refill Kit (15) | $2.33 | $209.70 6 Digital Duster Refill Kits | $2.45 |
| Green Clean Wet Foam & Dry Sweeper Sensor Cleaners | $28.50 Set of 3 (3) | $9.50 | $940.50 33 Sets of 3 | $9.69 |
| Photographic Solutions SensorSwab w/Eclipse | $54.50 Box of Swabs & Eclipse (12) | $4.54 | $360.00 8 Boxes of Swabs | $4.15 |
Photographic Solutions | $125 | $5.00 | $375.00 | $5.00 |
VisibleDust | $81.85 | $13.64 | $681.10 16 Boxes of swabs and 1 more of each chemical | $7.63 |
Wet Methods - Wrap Your Own | ||||
Initial Investment | Cost Per Cleanings | Additional Items Needed to complete 100 Swabbings | Cost Per Cleaning at 100 | |
| Buy Your Own Spatula w/Pec*Pad & Eclipse | $18.75 1 Spatula, Pec*Pads & Eclipse (100) | $0.19 | Nothing Else Needed | $0.19 |
| Dust-Aid DustWand Kit w/Dust Cloth & Ultra Clean | $29.95 Dust-Wand Kit (30) | $1.00 | $50.84 | $0.81 |
| Dust-Aid DustWand Kit w/Dust Cloth Micro Fiber & Ultra Clean | $59.90 Dust-Wand Kit & Micro- Fiber Cloth (30) | $2.00 | $104.75 3 Bottles of Ultra Clean & 1 pkg of Micro Fiber Cloth | $1.65 |
| The Dust Patrol SensorWand w/Pec*Pad & Eclipse | $26.70 SensorWand, Pec*Pad & Eclipse (100) | $0.26 | Nothing Else Needed | $0.26 |
Dry Methods | ||||
Initial Investment | Cost Per Cleanings at for first 12 | Additional Items Needed to complete 300 Cleanings | Cost Per Cleaning at 300 | |
| American Recorder DigiBrush | $29.95 1 DigiBrush | $2.50 | Nothing Else Needed | $0.10 |
| Canon Japan Sticky Method | ¥4800 ($50.00) 1 Sensor Cleaning Kit | $4.17 | $100.00 2 Sensor Cleaning Kits | $0.50 |
| Dot Line Corp SensorVu Cleaner | $35.95 | $3.00 | $71.90 2 Kits | $0.36 |
| Dust-Aid Platinum | $29.95 | $2.50 | $238.80 24 Refill Kits | $0.90 |
| Kinetronics SpeckGRABBER | $3.50 | $0.29 | $7.00 2 - Kits of 2 | $0.04 |
| Kinetronics StaticWisk | $29.95 1 StaticWisk | $2.50 | Nothing Else Needed | $0.10 |
| LensPen SensorKlear | $14.95 1 SensorKlear | $1.24 | $74.75 5 SensorKlear | $0.30 |
| LensPen SensorKlear Loupe w/SensorKlear II | $79.95 1 Kit | $6.66 | $39.90 2 SensorKlear II | $0.40 |
| Photographic Solutions BrushOff | $60.00 1 BrushOff | $5.00 | Nothing Else Needed | $0.20 |
| The Dust Patrol D-SLR Brush | $24.95 | $2.08 | Nothing Else Needed | $0.08 |
VisibleDust | $109.95 | $9.16 | $4.00 2 Sets of Batteries | $0.38 |