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 12/09/2004 02:40:46 PM · #1
I tried to clean my D70's CCD last night with my bulb blower and I failed miserably!

I've ordered a CCD cleaning package now //www.pbase.com/copperhill/ccd_cleaning but man do I feel silly. It's good I took pictures for both challenges yesterday!
 12/09/2004 02:42:14 PM · #2
Was there anything in the blower? Thats alot of stuff. Was it like this before you started?
12/09/2004 02:44:06 PM · #3
Did somebody fill your blower with ink as a practical joke? If the next challenge is Spots, you're in business.
 12/09/2004 02:46:03 PM · #4
Originally posted by scalvert:
Did somebody fill your blower with ink as a practical joke? If the next challenge is Spots, you're in business.


Ink is what I thought. and yes... this will be a strong image in the Spots challenge. ;)
 12/09/2004 02:46:12 PM · #5
There were only a few specks on the left side. The blower must have been full of dust...but there was no way for me to tell. This is at f/29 by the way. At f/3.5 they are big and blurry. heh.
 12/09/2004 02:48:27 PM · #6
The D70 must have a smaller distance from the sensor to the front of the hot mirror; those are more in focus by far than I get on the 10D, even at f/32.
That certainly is a bunch of dust! Ick!
 12/09/2004 02:49:26 PM · #7
I ordered A sensor brush from Visibledust.com last week and can't wait to get it to clean my 1D Ii, I have dust on my sensor but not as bad as yours. My guess is that the blower is full of dust or worse talcum powder (remnants from the manucfacturing process). Is it a blower dedicated for photo equipment or one of those baby nose aspiration thingies sold at Walmart?

Message edited by author 2004-12-09 14:50:42.
 12/09/2004 02:51:13 PM · #8
It's a "hurricane" blower I bought at a camera shop.
 12/09/2004 03:31:22 PM · #9
haha the first time I noticed dust on my sensor I used a blower to try to clean it also...came out just about as bad as yours. I bought a Sensorswipe and Eclipse and it worked great. I still have a few specks left but I'm satisfied.
 12/09/2004 03:33:28 PM · #10
It's probably not dust in the blower but dust in the chamber where the sensor and mirror etc. resides. It usually gets blown onto the sensor when using a hurricane blower. I have one did it myself, making things worse instead of better. The blower is not a good solution.

Message edited by author 2004-12-09 15:34:03.
 12/09/2004 05:13:05 PM · #11
Try to use compressed air. You buy it in a spray can and it works pretty well, better than most camera blowers
 12/09/2004 05:18:15 PM · #12
I actually wouldn't spray compressed air onto my sensor. Occasionally, a blast af frozen liquid comes out and that could ruin your sensor. It also feels really cold if you're spraying it on your face when that happens. Not that I would ever do that either...
 12/09/2004 05:25:15 PM · #13
Originally posted by Zap228:
Try to use compressed air. You buy it in a spray can and it works pretty well, better than most camera blowers


Bad bad idea! So-called compressed is is a highly volatile propellant like tetrafluoroethane and can leave residue on your sensor. NOT recommended at all.
 12/09/2004 05:31:07 PM · #14
Originally posted by Zap228:
Try to use compressed air. You buy it in a spray can and it works pretty well, better than most camera blowers


Nooooooooooooo! Most compressed air spray cans contain a small amount of OIL....

dont touch it...........

Message edited by author 2004-12-09 17:32:09.
 12/09/2004 05:38:06 PM · #15
Originally posted by Zap228:
Try to use compressed air. You buy it in a spray can and it works pretty well, better than most camera blowers


And may I also say......

BAD IDEA.
 12/09/2004 05:42:31 PM · #16
I don't think using 'compressed air' is a good idea. Some of them are crap. It's like spitting on the surface. I use the 'hurricane' blower myself. But when I bought it, I tried it on several clean surfaces before using it inside the camera.
 12/09/2004 06:01:44 PM · #17
Originally posted by Zap228:
Try to use compressed air. You buy it in a spray can and it works pretty well, better than most camera blowers


ABSOLUTELY NOT! most compressed air things cause the gas to cool as is expands, which can send tiny ice particles crashing into your CCD at enough speed to permanantly damage it.

don't do it, or you'll have biger problems than dust
 12/09/2004 06:12:03 PM · #18
Originally posted by sparkly:
I tried to clean my D70's CCD last night with my bulb blower and I failed miserably!


I use only a bulb blower to clean my 10D and I do much, Much, MUCH better than this. Something is clearly wrong. Did you have the camera lens opening pointed toward the floor, so the dust could settle down and away from the sensor after you stirred it up with the blower?
 12/09/2004 06:18:41 PM · #19
I once blew frozen air on my sensor with compressed air. My only option was to wipe it off with cotton..using my fingers. It didnt ruin the sensor. Now, I tend to wipe the sensor with q-tips and then blow it all with air before every shoot. hehehe. Doesnt seem to be hurting it any. Good ol nikons...
 12/09/2004 06:38:41 PM · #20
Sorry everyone. I guess im wrong :b

12/09/2004 08:34:22 PM · #21
Originally posted by grigrigirl:
I once blew frozen air on my sensor with compressed air. My only option was to wipe it off with cotton..using my fingers. It didnt ruin the sensor. Now, I tend to wipe the sensor with q-tips and then blow it all with air before every shoot. hehehe. Doesnt seem to be hurting it any. Good ol nikons...


Out of complete desperation I used an unused turkey baster to blow the dust off the sensor. Worked fairly well too. I'm not sure if it's the nikon cameras or the weirdness of the nikon photographers :P
 12/10/2004 03:41:30 AM · #22
Originally posted by moodville:
I'm not sure if it's the nikon cameras or the weirdness of the nikon photographers :P

Probably the second option... LOL!!
I've never heard of a Sony user doing anything silly like that!!
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