05-29-2026 08:51 PM
On my Canon EOS R7 which I purchased from ABT last december there are multiple sensor scratches. They have been confirmed by a professional to be scratches and are visible in images. Is a repair for this possible and how much would it cost?
05-29-2026 09:49 PM
More likely to be hairs than scratches. If it is scratches, you will have to replace the sensor which is probably not worth it
05-29-2026 10:30 PM
Should I try to get it cleaned professionally? A APS-C sensor cleaning kit from amazon didn't help.
05-30-2026 12:13 AM
If you tried both with the dry and with the wet solution, then you've done most of what a pro would do, provided you followed the directions with the kit.
If it's scratched, and keep in mind that the scratches aren't actually on "the sensor", but on the Anti-Aliasing (Low-Pass) filter. Canon will replace the entire sensor assembly and this will be quite expensive, and as kvbarkley said, it may not be worth it. I did a search and found two companies that would replace a scratched Anti-Aliasing filter. I didn't see the R7 listed, but they had the R5 and R6, but I guess it's possible they just do FF sensors. I thought their prices were reasonable, $100-200 depending on the camera.
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