Time to clean my sensor :(
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They forgot about the art and worry too much about the process.
Eclipse fluid, I use a dust aid wand kit with pec pads. It took me a long time the first time as I was worried. When you realise how quick and easy it is you won't pay again.
I am meaning to get a lens cleaning loupe as well to help the poor old eyes see the sensor better
Thank you, I may look in the Jessops shop and have a look at what they have
I do have a kit with a rubber blower, some swabs and lint free cloth. Plus I have the precise fluid whatever its called.Thank you, I may look in the Jessops shop and have a look at what they have
I only use a rocket blower to blow specs off my front or rear element of the lens before giving it a brush. Don't bother blowing at the sensor to clean it. You just keep moving it around, some people have success trying dry cleaning methods but I haven't.
I've tended to buy my cleaning stuff from crooked imaging...
http://www.crookedimaging.co.uk/?cPath=31_165_497
As I said the first time you buy the stuff it's about a £40 outlay about the same as a sensor clean in a shop. The difference being you now have enough for 30 cleans. I now never bother with a dry clean, I just go straight for a wet clean
The dust aid dust wand kit comes with some fluid but I also bought some Eclipse fluid for lens cleaning and some pec pads. You can though just get away with the wet kit on its own and use a similar system to the link ray provided.
Yeah when I'm done I take another picture of a blank piece of paper to see if I have removed all the bits. If not I memorize the position and give another wipe. Rinse and repeat until I'm happy
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This has what you need.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-Sur...7B3S/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1344635785&sr=8-6
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-Sur...7B3S/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1344635785&sr=8-6
This, do every few months and before important sessions. Since I shoot landscape that might include a lot of sky or water shot at f/13-16 it is quite important to me.
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Hi all, my dad actually had me this along with the camera.
http://www.kaiser-fototechnik.de/en/produkte/2_1_produktanzeige.asp?nr=707001
It has some swabs, Precision Cleaning Solution and anti static brush. Do you think this is enough to attempt a dry cleaning method ? I assume I cant use the Precision cleaning solution on the sensor right ?
http://www.kaiser-fototechnik.de/en/produkte/2_1_produktanzeige.asp?nr=707001
It has some swabs, Precision Cleaning Solution and anti static brush. Do you think this is enough to attempt a dry cleaning method ? I assume I cant use the Precision cleaning solution on the sensor right ?
I think the 350D might have been a bit of a hoover when it comes to dust, perhaps in part due to the construction. I've taken more pictures with later Canon DSLRs and never had anything like the number of dust spots that cropped up on my 350D.
