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04/19/2005 10:14:57 PM · #1 |
I was looking up to take a picture of a bird in the sky today when I noticed a lot of dust viewable through the view finder. So I cleaned my lens, but it was still there. I then looked at the body and cleaned my lower mirror. Still there. I've come to the conclusion that there is dust on the little screen with the focus points on it within the camera. It has no effect on my photographs, but the spots are very distracting and I don't know if they have any effect on my camera's focussing. I would like to know how I should go about cleaning it. I am on vacation so I do not want to bring it to a store that I am unfamiliar with. Any suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks, Robert
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04/19/2005 10:17:20 PM · #2 |
Leave it alone, it has absolutely no effect on the operation of your camera or the photos.
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04/19/2005 10:40:31 PM · #3 |
should I never clean it or should I just wait until i can bring it to a professional?
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04/19/2005 10:51:49 PM · #4 |
You can do a google for more but these have been posted here in the past. I'm not sure how much it's bothering you. I kind of lean towards doctornicks advise and leave it be. No harm. You also can have it cleaned by a pro but I have no idea of the cost.
//www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/sensor-cleaning.shtml
//www.earthboundlight.com/phototips/where-is-that-dust.html?source=rss |
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04/19/2005 10:57:15 PM · #5 |
I've been trying to look for a place to buy the American Recorder CO2 cleaner, but I cannot find a camera store that carries it, and i know there are so many bad things about using other compressed air dusters. I guess I'll wait until I'm back home.
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04/19/2005 11:07:13 PM · #6 |
I couldn't find a professional who was willing to touch sensor cleaning. Found lots of people willing to sell me stuff to do it myself, mostly at exorbitant prices. Read this: The Pixel Sweeper
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04/19/2005 11:20:00 PM · #7 |
| Hah! I cleaned my sensor with an alchohol wipe. Which I DO NOT recommend. Dammit. |
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04/19/2005 11:54:38 PM · #8 |
I just posted the method I used to the hardware forum, coincidentally. You can read it here if interested.
//www.dpchallenge.com/forum.php?action=read&FORUM_THREAD_ID=199733 |
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04/20/2005 12:14:14 AM · #9 |
I think zap228 is not refering to the sensor but to the viewfinder glass.. i to have some spots on that glass and i don't know how get ride of it too...
But mine is not very uncomfortable at least for now.
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04/20/2005 03:29:03 PM · #10 |
Get a blower brush and give the top of the mirror and the focusing screen what-for. Don't use pressurised air cans, that's overkill and dangerous for the electronics, but as long as your shutter's closed you can use a soft brush in the chamber without fear of damaging anything and a handheld blower will help loosen hard-to-reach particles.
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