Sensor-Cleaning Information

By George Lepp

Published June 16, 2008
Updated July 27, 2016

Could you advise me on products and techniques for cleaning a D-SLR sensor?

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One of North America’s best-known contemporary outdoor and nature photographers and a leader in the field of digital imaging and photographic education, Lepp is the author of many books and the field editor of Outdoor Photographer magazine. One of Canon’s original Explorers of Light, Lepp finds inspiration in advancing technology that fuels creative innovation and expression of his life-long fascination with the natural world.

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