Why it's so expensive to clean the sensor of a DSLR camera?

I've seen videos on the Internet about the cleaning process and looks quite easy. Why they charge a minimum of 25 USD to do this simple task? How much have you paid for this and where?Why it's so expensive to clean the sensor of a DSLR camera?
If it's so simple, why don't you set up in business and charge $20?


Of course you'd have to pay insurance, get the materials and find a base...but it seems simple enough.





As it happens, I've never cleaned my DSLR's sensors. They have anti-dust shakers and that seems to be enough.





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Of course dust gets in when you change lenses, that's why the sensor is vibrated during start up and shut down. The dust falls on to sticky strips that hold it.


The system works very well.





A ';quick blast from a blower'; sounds harmless enough, but where does the air come from...room air? With dust?


All you are doing is moving the dust around.Why it's so expensive to clean the sensor of a DSLR camera?
Cleaning a sensor in a DSLR is expensive because the sensor is quite fragile. Even with the low pass filter ';protecting it,'; it can still be damaged. It requires a skilled person to thoroughly clean the sensor.





The most I payed was $30 at a convention and that was half off. They did a great job in cleaning the sensor and the images reflected it even though dust never showed in my reference images. As for the dust removal system that upper level cameras have now a days, they are okay, but dust will still get in during a lens change and have to be removed with a quick blast from a blower, or from a person skilled at cleaning the sensor and its housing.
If you consider that the digital sensor is the heart and soul of the camera and is the single most delicate part of it, you'd be very willing to spend a very low amount of $25 just to have it done professionally the right way instead of you damaging it in the process.





So. Are you up to it?





Me? Not needed so far. I've got a Pentax dSLR that cleans itself pretty well considering the amount of time I change lenses from the box full assorted choices I use.