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Sensor Dust Removal
I finally got enough courage and had a try at removing dust from my 20D
sensor using the rocket blower method with my wife holding the vacuum cleaner hose near the camera throat. This was successful in the sense that it was no worse than before, better in fact as all the darker spots had been cleaned out. However the lighter ones remain, I don't seem to have added to these fortunately. Test shots where at f/20. Is it the experience of others using this method that some lighter marks remain? Or have I just been too cautious with the technique? Should I consider an invasive method such as pec-pads or sensor brush for these more stubborn spots. Thanks |
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"Jim Townsend" wrote in message ... Lester Wareham wrote: Should I consider an invasive method such as pec-pads or sensor brush for these more stubborn spots. I've read you should use sensor swabs rather than pec-pads. (Both made by the same manufacturer). But.. I've also read that pec-pads do work well for cleaning sensors :-) I use sensor swabs and photosol liquid. I've had to swab my sensor three times in the last 14 months. It's worked perfectly each time. After swabbing, I see no dust at f/22. Just one note.. It won't take long for the spots to start showing up again with light featureless subjects at high f numbers.. Don't sweat it unless you regularly shoot featurless subjects at f/16 and above.. I think learning to tolerate the odd dust spot is a far better approach :-) True for general photography, I like to keep near f/8 to f/11 for max sharpness. I like landscape and macro though so smaller apertures are needed for dof in these cases. Thanks |
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Jim Townsend wrote:
Lester Wareham wrote: Should I consider an invasive method such as pec-pads or sensor brush for these more stubborn spots. I've read you should use sensor swabs rather than pec-pads. (Both made by the same manufacturer). But.. I've also read that pec-pads do work well for cleaning sensors :-) I use sensor swabs and photosol liquid. I've had to swab my sensor three times in the last 14 months. It's worked perfectly each time. After swabbing, I see no dust at f/22. Just one note.. It won't take long for the spots to start showing up again with light featureless subjects at high f numbers.. Don't sweat it unless you regularly shoot featurless subjects at f/16 and above.. I think learning to tolerate the odd dust spot is a far better approach :-) A quick zap with the image editor's healing or cloning tool is also an option - cheaper, and comes with an 'undo'! ;^) Bob ^,,^ |
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"Bob Harrington" wrote in message ... Jim Townsend wrote: Lester Wareham wrote: Should I consider an invasive method such as pec-pads or sensor brush for these more stubborn spots. I've read you should use sensor swabs rather than pec-pads. (Both made by the same manufacturer). But.. I've also read that pec-pads do work well for cleaning sensors :-) I use sensor swabs and photosol liquid. I've had to swab my sensor three times in the last 14 months. It's worked perfectly each time. After swabbing, I see no dust at f/22. Just one note.. It won't take long for the spots to start showing up again with light featureless subjects at high f numbers.. Don't sweat it unless you regularly shoot featurless subjects at f/16 and above.. I think learning to tolerate the odd dust spot is a far better approach :-) A quick zap with the image editor's healing or cloning tool is also an option - cheaper, and comes with an 'undo'! ;^) Bob ^,,^ Indeed. When I ordered the 20D I naively thought - terrific no more waiting for the film scanner and taking ages to clear up the dust spots - Ha!! Still, it's a lot better than working in the smelly dark all day away from everyone; and I used to enjoy darkroom work..... |
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"Lester Wareham" wrote: I finally got enough courage and had a try at removing dust from my 20D sensor using the rocket blower method with my wife holding the vacuum cleaner hose near the camera throat. This was successful in the sense that it was no worse than before, better in fact as all the darker spots had been cleaned out. However the lighter ones remain, I don't seem to have added to these fortunately. Test shots where at f/20. Is it the experience of others using this method that some lighter marks remain? Or have I just been too cautious with the technique? Should I consider an invasive method such as pec-pads or sensor brush for these more stubborn spots. Spittle is quite neutral as far as ph is concerned. Try extending you tongue with the mirror locked up and licking the sensor - whatever you do don't let the mirror snap back into place or your buggered... After wetting the sensor get a brush, any old brush will do - those small wire brushes for combing suede shoes are ideal. Give the sensor a really good buffing then dry off using the end of your necktie. |
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Lester Wareham wrote:
I finally got enough courage and had a try at removing dust from my 20D sensor using the rocket blower method with my wife holding the vacuum cleaner hose near the camera throat. ... Lester, There are several websites giving very complete and explicit information about cleaning sensors - with photos. Search Google for it and, hopefully, you'll get some good data. Sealed sensors is one of the advantages that the non-interchangeable lens "consumer" level cameras have over the otherwise more capable dSLRs. Alan |
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Lester Wareham wrote:
"Jim Townsend" wrote in message Don't sweat it unless you regularly shoot featurless subjects at f/16 and above.. I think learning to tolerate the odd dust spot is a far better approach :-) True for general photography, I like to keep near f/8 to f/11 for max sharpness. So you think shooting through dust doesn't hurt anything? -- Stacey |
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Alan Meyer wrote:
Sealed sensors is one of the advantages that the non-interchangeable lens "consumer" level cameras have over the otherwise more capable dSLRs. Funny that olympus has fixed this problem and everyone else is ignoring it? -- Stacey |
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In article , Stewy
writes In article , "Lester Wareham" wrote: I finally got enough courage and had a try at removing dust from my 20D sensor using the rocket blower method with my wife holding the vacuum cleaner hose near the camera throat. This was successful in the sense that it was no worse than before, better in fact as all the darker spots had been cleaned out. However the lighter ones remain, I don't seem to have added to these fortunately. Test shots where at f/20. Is it the experience of others using this method that some lighter marks remain? Or have I just been too cautious with the technique? Should I consider an invasive method such as pec-pads or sensor brush for these more stubborn spots. Spittle is quite neutral as far as ph is concerned. Try extending you tongue with the mirror locked up and licking the sensor - whatever you do don't let the mirror snap back into place or your buggered... After wetting the sensor get a brush, any old brush will do - those small wire brushes for combing suede shoes are ideal. Give the sensor a really good buffing then dry off using the end of your necktie. Mmmm ... My necktie is normally crusted with remnants of previous meals. Will this help or hinder the operation, or should I use an old sock instead? -- Roger Hunt |
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"Stewy" wrote in message ... In article , "Lester Wareham" wrote: I finally got enough courage and had a try at removing dust from my 20D sensor using the rocket blower method with my wife holding the vacuum cleaner hose near the camera throat. This was successful in the sense that it was no worse than before, better in fact as all the darker spots had been cleaned out. However the lighter ones remain, I don't seem to have added to these fortunately. Test shots where at f/20. Is it the experience of others using this method that some lighter marks remain? Or have I just been too cautious with the technique? Should I consider an invasive method such as pec-pads or sensor brush for these more stubborn spots. Spittle is quite neutral as far as ph is concerned. Try extending you tongue with the mirror locked up and licking the sensor - whatever you do don't let the mirror snap back into place or your buggered... After wetting the sensor get a brush, any old brush will do - those small wire brushes for combing suede shoes are ideal. Give the sensor a really good buffing then dry off using the end of your necktie. Thank god!! Someone with a sensible and direct approach. Unfortunately when I tried it the battery ran out and it took 3 hours with a crowbar to get the shutter curtain open and release my tongue. I will use the washing-up brush in future..... |
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