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09/08/2013 04:52:01 AM · #1 |
I finally mustered up the courage to clean the sensor on my Canon 40D (spare one due to accidentally buying 2 on Ebay when my original one broke. This one was so dirty a buyer on Ebay sent it back to me for a refund)
Took 2 minutes using some digipads and fluid and the results look good to me. All I did was add a couple of drops to the digipad and set the camera to manual sensor cleaning mode - then a gentle swipe from left to right with one side of the digipad and the same again with the other side. Easy!!
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Next task is to clean the view finder as it is really dirty too.. |
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09/08/2013 06:22:36 AM · #2 |
Your "after" shot lists an aperture of f/2.2. Your "before" shot doesn't list one at all.
At big apertures, the dust bunnies don't even show up.
To really check them out, I use a very small aperture, a plain wall, an off-focus setting plus I move the camera during the exposure so I don't actually focus on anything.
Not sure if much would show up on "f/2.2". |
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09/08/2013 01:35:21 PM · #3 |
| Eep that is worrying as have just sold it on eBay. I will do some further tests. Thanks for the heads up. |
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09/08/2013 02:34:02 PM · #4 |
Stop down to f/22, manual focus as close as it will go, and point the lens at an empty area of sky to make the exposure. ANYTHING that's visible then, is on the sensor.
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09/08/2013 03:16:44 PM · #5 |
| Thanks Bear - will give that a go in the morning. Appreciate the advice. |
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09/08/2013 04:23:41 PM · #6 |
| I remember in the past mention of a better system for sensor cleaning. what is it called, and the best prices on the materials. |
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