Professional Photographer magazine’s Michael Roscoe didn’t hold back when he rated the Visible Dust sensor cleaning system ‘the best I’ve used to date’.

But what makes the system so effective and why is it so pertinent to today’s photographer?

As we all know digital DSLR cameras have pretty much replaced film cameras. Sometimes the image capturing sensors in digital cameras get dirty with a piece of dust and this dust starts to appear on photos.

Since digital camera sensors are very delicate, they are easily damaged and their replacement can be as much as a new camera. To address this challenge, VisibleDust has created a line of products based on nanotechnology. One example is a special brush coated with permanently charged nanoparticles that attracts dust.

This ‘miracle’ brush is called the Arctic Butterfly and the ‘supercharged’ fibres don’t just clean dust off the surface of the sensor, they light it out of the camera.

The majority of dust found on sensors is dry dust. The Arctic Butterfly Sensor Brush is in its element here, according to website ePHOTOzine.

“A quick push of the button on the housing and the fine filament bristles spin into life, charging them ready to attract and lift the dust from the sensor. Stop the spinning, sweep the brush across the sensor to lift the dirt. Spin the bristles again to release the dust and dirt they have collected.”

Powered by two AAA batteries, and with a reassuringly quiet DC motor, each Artic Butterfly Sensor Brush comes with a robust plastic housing and cap.

The Arctic butterfly is part of a simple three-step system, designed to take the pain out of what can be perceived as quite a tricky and delicate job.

• Step 1: Check the sensor using the new Sensor Loupe. This allows the photographer to check out the sensor in detail, avoiding unnecessary cleaning.
   
• Step 2: Dry Clean using the Arctic Butterfly brush – a portable, simple fast solution for 90% of dust problems. Removes harmful debris prior to wet cleaning.
   
• Step 3: Wet Clean using the advanced Swab System which removes ‘welded dirt, streaks and stains’, using a variety of safe and very effective solutions.

This is a sensor cleaning solution that was rated as the ‘best ever’ by Professional Photographer and they also threw in a maximum 5-star performance rating for good measure.

For more information call Manfrotto Distribution on Tel: 01293 583300 or email: info@manfrottodistribution.co.uk