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08/10/2006 06:05:54 AM · #51 |
Originally posted by deapee:
Originally posted by chimericvisions:
Originally posted by deapee:
Originally posted by kenskid:
Dep...does that scotch tape really work? Is it safer than liquid?
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yeah man it works. I think it's safer...I would never put liquid near my camera intentionally especially when the lens is off.
It's simple...get like 8 inches of tape, double it over (sticky side out) and use a soft brush with a pad to put it right on your sensor...press super light, and roll the tape back off...cleans the sensor 100% 100% of the time for me. |
God... are you kidding? You'd rather put GLUE near your sensor than solution specifically made for cleaning photo equipment?
The residue that could leave would be almost as bad as scratching it. If you've had no problem, you're lucky. Pure luck. |
uhm no I'm not kidding...and IT DOESN'T LEAVE RESIDUE. i've cleaned my sensor nearly 20 times like this without any problems. Yet I read about people all the time putting liquid on their sensors and getting problems from it, and that method not cleaning the sensor. It cleans my sensor 100% of the time perfect so you clean yours how you want and I'll clean mine how I want. If you choose to use liquid and you don't damage your sensor, I'd consider you lucky my friend. |
This is how I started my venture in scratching the sensor. He is lucky with the tape. I did it very carefully and it left a very light tape residue. From there I had to continue to try to get it off .... resulted in a scratched sensor within the next half hour. If you try tape of the cut stickem note paper be very very careful. |
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08/10/2006 06:24:52 AM · #52 |
I have to admit, the Scotch Tape method intrigues me, and the Copperhill system is rather steeply priced for what it does. But this takes the cake,
Originally posted by ergo's link:
Canon - Blower and a Kimwipe, held by tweezers. They do not like to use fluid but when necessary they use either 90% isopropyl alcohol or a 50/50 mixture of isopropyl alcohol and Windex. |
So why can't we just use Iso-alcohol, from a drugstore? Is it not pure enough?
And Windex? What gives with that?
Message edited by author 2006-08-10 10:25:28.
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08/10/2006 07:38:02 AM · #53 |
Similar thing happened to me (scratch in sensor). Luckily my warranty covered the repair.
Mine sensor scratch was caused by heat expansion (photographing in cold weather). |
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08/10/2006 07:47:27 AM · #54 |
Originally posted by Nobody:
Originally posted by kenskid:
If I could set it up I would enter it in the 'stupid' challenge.
Originally posted by jhonan:
Originally posted by kenskid:
Click thru the link below...smugmug photo there... |
Nah... you don't look stupid enough in that shot. How about a pic of you cleaning your sensor with sandpaper. |
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I feel a shot of somebody reaching in to their camera body with a metal cooking spatula coming on....
Or a household vacuum. |
I got some dust on the sensor of my P&W (lens assembly is not well sealed, so it must have gotten sucked in), and I got it out using a vacuum. I just insert the lens into the hole where you connect the hose and zoomed the lens a bit while the vacuum was on. All fixed now. |
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