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Dust on my sensor...

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  • 24-12-2008 11:50am
    #1
    jackdaw
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    :mad:

    brand new camera... 5D II :(

    big dirty blob .. even at wide apertures you can see it ...

    what type of kit can i use for the 5d II , the just FF one ?


    So annoying ... only put 1 lens on the camera ....

    must have been there since production ...

    in fact makes we wonder about how clean the production environment is ...
    cos after the 1st time i cleaned my 400D sensor i never got any dust , and i was changing lenses all the time...


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    PixelTrawler
    Registered Users Posts: 2,299 ✭✭✭PixelTrawler


    just use a rocket blower... I've often gotten dust on the 40D sensor and the rocket blower always takes it off.

    I also have an arctic butterfly static brush which is safer then trying chemicals but nearly always found the blower is enough

    EDIT - is it def on the sensor - can you see it in taken photos or just in the viewfinder - it could be on the focusing screen
    Also clean the back of the lense - the bit pointing into the camera -

    I once had what i thought was dust but it was dirt on the camera side of the lense

    Anyway, a simple blower should do it


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    Fajitas!
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    Shake it harder.


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    Fionn
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    from my experience with the focusing screens - be ultra careful what you clean them with, can be very difficult if you get anything on it.


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    CabanSail
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    Turn on the Ultrasonic Cleaner :D;)


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    jackdaw
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    CabanSail wrote: »
    Turn on the Ultrasonic Cleaner :D;)

    that cleaner is useless....


    it looks like a big blob the rocket blower should do it ...what im worried about
    is if the 5dII sensor is a different material and the current FF kits might not suit it ?


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    AnimalRights
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    mine is ok but where would one get a rocket blower from.prefer a shop.


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    jackdaw
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    AnimalRights wrote: »
    mine is ok but where would one get a rocket blower from.prefer a shop.

    yep Gunns have em ... + the just sensor cleaning kit for FF ...


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    Mycroft H
    Registered Users Posts: 9,316 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    Paid 55 euro for a wet sensor clean for my dads KM 7d, he now has no excuse to use his own camera now!


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    jackdaw
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    I have the just kit ... dunno whether to use it or not ...

    it is CMOS , same as 5D ... so it should work ... but the cleaning system
    is flourine coated ? ... is this on the sensor ?

    doesn-t auto sensor cleaning work by vibrations ?


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    CabanSail
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    jackdaw wrote: »

    doesn-t auto sensor cleaning work by vibrations ?

    Yes it does. It works a treat on my D300. I have not had to clean the sensor since I bought it.


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    jackdaw
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,788 ✭✭✭jackdaw


    should there be a problem using eclipse cleaning fluid on it ?


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