On 6/4/06, Ken Durling, discombobulated, unleashed: >Can I ask those of you using DSLRs how often you are finding it >necessary to clean the sensor? After only week of (fairly heavy) >use, I just had my first instance of sensor dust. The >manual-recommended method with the rubber bulb blower solved it, but >I just wonder how much I need to overhaul my lens-changing technique, >or if this is a fairly common occurrence no matter how careful one >is. Do the 1 series DSLRs have less of a problem with sensor dust?
I clean before every shoot with canned air. Some abhor this but I'm a rascal so bollocks. Method: - body cap or lens off - a couple of quick blows just off to one side near the lens throat to ensure no propellant is emitted - a couple of quick blows into the lens throat with the mirror down - into sensor cleaning mode (mirror up / shutter open) - a couple of quick blows just off to one side near the lens throat to ensure no propellant is emitted - a couple of quick blows into the lens throat with the mirror up and shutter up - out of sensor cleaning mode (mirror down / shutter closed) - a couple of quick blows just off to one side near the lens throat to ensure no propellant is emitted - a couple of quick blows into the lens throat with the mirror down - body cap or lens on all in about 25 seconds The most important part is NOT getting propellant on the sensor, obviously. 1DmII ~ 10k exposures If you look for dust you will always find it :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
