----- Original Message ----- From: "Christoph Hammann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "eos list" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 6:36 PM Subject: AW: EOS Dust on CMOS
> I can recommend using > statically charged (and that ist done with moving air, but well outside > the camera) brushes like Visible Dust's for removing (most of) the > dust from the sensor, though they are outrageously overpriced. > Christoph They don't need to be. Following advice posted on the Amateur Photographer bulletin board, http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/275973/page/0/fpart/1/vc/1 I bought nylon paint brushes from my local crafts store for around £4 each, and IPA from Maplins. Quoted from the 1st. posting: ------------------------------------------------ Here is a useful link: www.prime-junta.net/pont/How_to/a_Brush_Your_Sensor/a_Brush_Your_Sensor.html The above article shows that you can clean your DSLR sensor using a standard nylon brush, the kind that can be purchased from an artists shop for ~£4 or less. I used a 3/8" nylon brush (German made), and then cleaned it with isopropyl alcohol (available from Maplin) followed by soapy water. I then used a Giotto rocket air blower to charge the brush prior to sweeping. I now have a D70 with a clean dust free sensor. I think anyone with a modicum of commonsense could use this method. Just make sure the brush is clean before you apply it to the sensor. ------------------------------------------------ All I will add is that sensor dust on my 10D didn't seem to be a problem - over 30 months use I had to look for it, and I shot over 6,000 images before buying my 5D which has shown problems without my looking for dust, after ~600 images.. (Haven't tried my nylon brushes yet, but I am prepared.) Cheers, Malcolm Milton Keynes, UK http://www.megalith.freeserve.co.uk/oddimage.htm * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
