In a message dated 3/9/2005 2:43:04 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I use a soft nylon makeup brush when framing and matting. A quick flick of the brush usually takes care of any errant dust on the print or the mat.
But I recently did up a couple of pieces for a show that specified Plexiglass in the frames - and was amazed that the nylon makeup brush actually scratched the dang plexi. The sensor cover should be harder than plexi (which seems to scratch with a just a hard look) but I'd still be cautious about running just any old brush over it. - MCC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 6:03 PM Subject: Re: CCD cleaning > On 9 Mar 2005 at 11:36, Powell Hargrave wrote: > >> Don't: >> >> http://194.100.88.243/petteri/pont/How_to/a_Brush_Your_Sensor/a_Brush_Your_S >> ensor.html > > Be as sceptical of that article as any other, for instance it says: > > "Any nylon brush will accumulate a charge when blowing air through it: > this is > a property of nylon. In other words, there is nothing magical about Sensor > Brushes in this respect." > > If the nylon is treated with a very mildly conductive deposition process > it can > become sufficiently conductive to drain any potential static charge. > > > Rob Studdert ======== Hmmm. Dang, I thought we all had a cheapo solution. Sigh. :-( Marnie Of course, if one is careful in picking out a brush. A high quality art (paint) brush should do it. :-)
