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10/22/2005 01:28:07 PM · #1
The rules say "Absolutely no spot-editing is allowed". Does this include cloning out spots from dust on the sensor? For some subjects you may want to use small apertures and I don't really like to clean my camera all that often. I usually accept a few spots along the edges and take care of them in editing. For a contest entry it wouldn't be too nice to have the spots there though.
10/22/2005 01:34:01 PM · #2
Yes, the basic rules do prohibit dust spot cloning :-(

10/22/2005 01:34:59 PM · #3
Yes, it does mean that. That is one of the limitations of the Basic challenges, and one of the few disadvantages that dSLR users have compared to fixed-lens cameras.
10/22/2005 01:46:00 PM · #4
OK, I kind of suspected this was the interpretation, but you can always hope. :)

No small apertures then...
10/22/2005 01:52:47 PM · #5
Originally posted by AndersOstberg:

OK, I kind of suspected this was the interpretation, but you can always hope. :)

No small apertures then...


Or you could always clean your sensor... I find that if it's clean to start with, a little bulb-blowing every day before a shoot keeps it pretty clean...

R.
10/22/2005 02:00:07 PM · #6
I do clean my cameras regularily but I don't usually manage to get them 100% dust free. I stop when there's just a spot or two in a corner or along an edge, I find there's a point of diminishing returns when cleaning.
10/22/2005 02:04:42 PM · #7
Originally posted by AndersOstberg:

I do clean my cameras regularily but I don't usually manage to get them 100% dust free. I stop when there's just a spot or two in a corner or along an edge, I find there's a point of diminishing returns when cleaning.


Gotcha. But a small dust spot or two won't usually hurt you in the voting (knock on wood).

R.
10/22/2005 02:08:39 PM · #8
Here's a few that had sensor dust that didn't hurt...


and of course here's mine that's pretty big too :(
10/22/2005 03:08:21 PM · #9
Most peoples monitors aren't even calibrated enough to see the dust :P
10/22/2005 04:29:11 PM · #10
Has anyone checked out Visible Dust?

I've read good things about them, but is it worth it?
10/22/2005 04:35:05 PM · #11
lol rikki that one dirty sensor :P
makes me not feel so bad on mine
10/22/2005 07:41:45 PM · #12
Originally posted by wavelength:

Has anyone checked out Visible Dust?

I've read good things about them, but is it worth it?


The Visible Dust system, and others, have been widely discussed and debated previously in these forums. Try a forum search for "sensor cleaning". My own suggestion is to read the Pixel Sweeper tutorial before you decide which method to use.
10/22/2005 07:46:41 PM · #13
I use a sort of three-stage routine now. First I try a bulb blower (Rocket Blower). If that doesn't work, I use brushes á la Pixel Sweeper as mentioned in coolhar's post. Third stage if the two previous ones fail is the "Coppermine method", i.e. Eclipse cleaning fluid and Pec Pads.
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