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 04/04/2006 07:58:32 PM · #1
before: //www.davidpaullphotography.com/before.jpg

after: //www.davidpaullphotography.com/after.jpg

EDIT: tried a q-tip:

//www.davidpaullphotography.com/afterqtip.jpg

EDIT: got it...scotch tape:

white piece of paper: //www.davidpaullphotography.com/booya2.jpg

with auto levels: //www.davidpaullphotography.com/booya.jpg

Obviously makeup brushes don't work...help???

Message edited by author 2006-04-04 20:50:17.
 04/04/2006 07:59:55 PM · #2
q tip and alcohol work?

04/04/2006 08:00:12 PM · #3
Get the copperhill kit.

bazz.
 04/04/2006 08:00:49 PM · #4
well, i was planning on taking a picture or two soon...so gotta be some household item that will work???
 04/04/2006 08:01:59 PM · #5
oh man i'm so mad at myself
 04/04/2006 08:03:27 PM · #6
Well I think you should be planning to take those shots at large apertures and be prepared to do some pp'ing.

In the meantime...order the copperhill kit.

bazz.
 04/04/2006 08:04:36 PM · #7
Copperhill method
 04/04/2006 08:15:46 PM · #8
//www.davidpaullphotography.com/afterqtip.jpg

oh man I should quit while i'm ahead.
 04/04/2006 08:19:23 PM · #9
Originally posted by deapee:
//www.davidpaullphotography.com/afterqtip.jpg

oh man I should quit while i'm ahead.


Oh, man..were you doing it naked?

I cant really help ya, but good luck !
 04/04/2006 08:22:47 PM · #10
There are sooo many ways to mess up! It is a bit like learing to drive a car, seems impossibly tricky at first, and errors can be spectacular, but once you have your chops down it seems quite simple. I like the copperhill method, but found a great site that covers different manufacturer's suggestions and ALL the different ways to skin this particular cat. Longish read but very worthwhile.
 04/04/2006 08:26:37 PM · #11
Why would you ever want to touch the sensor with anything????

All you need is a $5 blower (or even a turkey baster). It takes literally 5 seconds to open the shutter, squeeze some air and blow the dust away.
 04/04/2006 08:26:48 PM · #12
At this point, I don't know if it will work, but what about a blower? I got one at CVS for about $5 that works good for me. Of course, they call them something like baby-snot-suckers, but stright from the package, that's not an issue ;D
 04/04/2006 08:29:40 PM · #13
Originally posted by JayWalk:
Why would you ever want to touch the sensor with anything????


I don't think anyone would want to touch the sensor.

But cleaning the AA filter that sits in front of the sensor is not a problem for most dslr users.

bazz.
 04/04/2006 08:30:20 PM · #14
Originally posted by OdysseyF22:
At this point, I don't know if it will work, but what about a blower? I got one at CVS for about $5 that works good for me. Of course, they call them something like baby-snot-suckers, but stright from the package, that's not an issue ;D


I got one of those; the problem is, the air they blow OUT is every bit as dusty as the air they suck IN...

Robt.
 04/04/2006 08:32:02 PM · #15
As said before - Copperhill, nothing beats it.
 04/04/2006 08:36:23 PM · #16
My "Hurricane" brand blower started to degrade and spit little flecks of rubbery snot onto my sensor, need to get a rocket. As far as never touching the sensor, isn't the glass that covers it tougher than the multicoated front element of your lenses? You must clean those from time to time, why is the sensor any different?
 04/04/2006 08:49:04 PM · #17
BOOYA! Scotch tape baby!

now: //www.davidpaullphotography.com/booya2.jpg

now with levels: //www.davidpaullphotography.com/booya.jpg
 04/04/2006 08:53:58 PM · #18
I've still been pretty happy with the patented Alan Freed Vacuum Cleaner Method. Granted, my method sucks (literally), but I really feel that using a blower just invites dust to get blown onto the sensor as easily as blown off.
 04/04/2006 08:57:37 PM · #19
I used a vac...and it worked, but there was still some stuff there when i adjusted auto levels...but now, it's clean as the day it was made, no doubt about it.

I will seriously clean your sensor with scotch tape if you want me to.
 04/04/2006 08:59:15 PM · #20
Originally posted by deapee:
I will seriously clean your sensor with scotch tape if you want me to.


Ummmm... I'll "stick" with my method, no offense intended! :)
 04/04/2006 09:11:14 PM · #21
I clean my regularly but not going to say how. What settings does everyone use to test before and after?

I have been using a f/22 and whatever shutter speed I can using a 50 watt light bulb and paper. Also I try and shoot into blue sky but not always available.
 04/04/2006 09:17:33 PM · #22
those were f/16, white piece of paper, white balance of auto, 1 second...I wanted movement because I didn't want to pick up specks on the paper you know?
 04/05/2006 04:56:16 AM · #23
:-)..

I'm sure you didn't intend to entertain, but that 'after qtip' photo is hilarious...

I had a very similar experience using a borrowed blower... I dunno what was inside it, but it blew some huge dust bunnies onto the sensor of my 10D which would not budge, I had to sensorswab+ecpilse about four times to get rid of them.

I assure you I didn't think it was funny at the time, so I feel for what you've just gone through...

Cheers Me.
(I'm sure you'll think it's funny in a few weeks as well....)

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