[shuttertalk]

Hm... what do you think about plonking down $100 for a set of brushes and $30 for a set of cotton tips and cleaning fluid for cleaning sensors?

http://www.visibledust.com/catalogue.php

They've got some scary articles herehere and here...

[adam]

I think it's worth removing dust if it affects your pictures.
I still haven't removed the dust on mine!

I'll check out the links thanks

[slejhamer]

I'd strongly suggest a bulb blower first.

The Giottos Rocket is very popular.

[adam]

So you blow the dust off? and where does it get blown to?
Doesn't the dust get attracted to the sensor again when it ''charges'' up?

[slejhamer]

So you blow the dust off?

That's why they call it a blower.

and where does it get blown to?

Your room.

Doesn't the dust get attracted to the sensor again when it ''charges'' up?

Only if you charge it up before attaching a lens.

[EnglishBob]

I've already had spotted pictues due to dust on my Rebel, used a bulb blower and it hasn't returned yet.

(FYI the cheapest bulb blower is a babies ear syringe)

[adam]

and where does it get blown to?

Your room.

How do you blow it out?

[slejhamer]

How do you blow it out?

With the blower!

: rimshot :




Your camera manual should have instructions for setting it to sensor cleaning mode.

It basically involves locking up the mirror, opening the shutter and powering down.

I like to turn my camera over so the sensor is facing down. This keeps new dust from falling into the opening. Be careful not to bang the blower against the insides. Then turn it back over and, in good light, make sure you've gotten rid of any visible dust. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Bob's right - a baby's syringe works too, but get one that hasn't been used before, please.

But that's not as cool as a big bad Rocket!

[Cailean]

From Slejhamer Inc.'s legal department:

Lather, rinse, repeat.

The suggested use of any product derived from or resembling soap is intended exclusively for purposes of humour. Further, rinsing your sensor with water, or any substance resembling or derived from same, is not recommended as it may shorten the life of said sensor.
Slejhamer Inc. accepts no liability whatsoever for damage caused by any consumer misinterpretation of humourous statements made by Slejhamer Inc. or any representive of same.

[slejhamer]

There is a subtle layer of irony here, Mr. Backdoor Man.



But I appreciate the disclaimer.

[Don Schaeffer]

I think it's a ripoff fuelled by the 911 insecurity rage. They used to tell us to wash our eggs with bleach before we ate boiled them.

--Don

[Cailean]

From Slejhamer Inc.'s legal department:

K, so everyone knows that was a joke, right? When I read Slej's post, I imagined some poor bloke thinking to himself - hey, soap, never thought of that!