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First exprience with dust on sensor
I just had my first experience with dust on the sensor. Now I know where
all those UFO photos come from. Anyway, I got one of those kits to actually clean the sensor (Pecpads, fluid, etc) but this time I just used a large bulb blower and it cleaned everything up just fine. Took less than five minutes. I was changing lenses a lot, and there was also dust on the focusing screen and the mirror (D70). Just thought I'd pass this along in case anybody thought a little dust is the end of the world on a DSLR, or the idea of dust is keeping you from getting a DSLR. When I have to do a "thorough" cleaning I'll report back on how that went, too. Meanwhile, my fear of dust is over. The blower I used is a bit larger than a lemon. Those tiny ones with the brushes on the end aren't worth a damn. And nobody recommends canned air for the sensor. Sheldon |
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I use an ear syringe. Works fine. It's never been used on ears, by the
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"Charles Schuler" wrote in message ... I use an ear syringe. Works fine. It's never been used on ears, by the way! But in an emergency... BG |
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"Sheldon" wrote: I just had my first experience with dust on the sensor. Now I know where all those UFO photos come from. Anyway, I got one of those kits to actually clean the sensor (Pecpads, fluid, etc) but this time I just used a large bulb blower and it cleaned everything up just fine. Took less than five minutes. I was changing lenses a lot, and there was also dust on the focusing screen and the mirror (D70). Just thought I'd pass this along in case anybody thought a little dust is the end of the world on a DSLR, or the idea of dust is keeping you from getting a DSLR. When I have to do a "thorough" cleaning I'll report back on how that went, too. Meanwhile, my fear of dust is over. The blower I used is a bit larger than a lemon. Those tiny ones with the brushes on the end aren't worth a damn. And nobody recommends canned air for the sensor. My experience exactly (with a D70). I noticed what I thought was a large blurry black bird in the sky in a photo, but then noticed it was in the same spot in ALL my photos (plus a few smaller spots elsewhere). I used one of those lemon-sized rubber bulbs (the kind that come with ear cleaning kits)--a few puffs and all the spots went away. As you say, no more fear of dust. Merritt |
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"Charles Schuler" wrote: I use an ear syringe. Works fine. It's never been used on ears, by the way! Mine has (been used on my ears), but it still worked fine on my D70. Merritt |
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