Do you shoot macro ? That is where I noticed a lot of very small dust particles that could not be removed with compressed air.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 1:48 PM Subject: Re: CCD cleaning > FWIW, I don't think that blowing with a high speed stream of air just blows > it around inside the camera. The camera body is quite a shallow 'well'. I > suspect, and practice seems to back up, that dust (at least the vast > majority) is blasted out the front, since the air stream is reflected and > directed back, that's the only place it has to go. Not trying to > forcefully argue the point. > > It just seems to me that there's so much excess angst regarding sensor > cleaning and the infinite splitting of hairs over *the* method. > > Manufacturers of cleaning systems and supplies have much to gain by making > this a critical issue. > > In my particular circumstances and usage I don't find sensor dust to be a > major issue. I've never had anything actually stuck on the sensor. Just > small pieces of dust laying on it. I clean the sensor, it takes less than 30 > seconds, and I'm back shooting again. > > Tom C. > > > > >From: "David Zaninovic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: CCD cleaning > >Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 13:07:54 -0500 > > > >I don't know, maybe it is not possible to get stuck dust from compressed > >air but I don't need to use it any more since pec pads work > >fine and actually remove the dust, not just move it around in the camera. > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 11:54 AM > >Subject: RE: CCD cleaning > > > > > > > I find it hard to understand how using compressed air would *make* dust > > > stick to a CCD, unless fluid was deposited with the air. That's easily > > > avoidable. > > > > > > With so much talk about cleaning swabs and fluids, I have to point out > >one > > > obvious thing. Air is far less likely to do damage to the CCD than > >actually > > > physically touching and 'scrubbing' it . > > > > > > My method is to use the compressed air can with the straw. Hold upright > >and > > > spray a two second burst away from the camera to eliminate any > >propellant or > > > fluid. Then spray into the camera for 5 seconds or so. > > > > > > I've had the *ist D for 13 months. I've cleaned the sensor 5 times. > > > Anyway, that's my experience. > > > > > > Tom C. > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "David Zaninovic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Reply-To: [email protected] > > > >To: <[email protected]> > > > >Subject: CCD cleaning > > > >Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 09:41:25 -0500 > > > > > > > >I was cleaning my CCD yesterday with copperhill method. I did not > >destroy > > > >my CCD. :) > > > >It was quite easy, I needed 4 pec-pads to remove 99% of the dust. I > >still > > > >have some left, I think it is stuck so it will need more > > > >cleanings to go away. It is probably stuck because of me using the > > > >compressed air. I will not use compressed air or bulb blower > > > >any more. > > > >I did not find it hard to wrap pec pads around spatula as I thought by > > > >reading all the instructions and peoples opinions. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
