On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > We sell things called "sensor swabs." They're supposed to have been > > packaged in sterile rooms by 21 year old virgins or something like that. > > Open the package, swipe one across your sensor *only once*, and repeat > > with another package if necessary. Never used them myself, as I don't > > have a DSLR yet. > > > > chris > > > Although only Kodak and Fuji have said its ok to use the swabs and > cleaning fluid on their sensors, Nikon(and i suppose Pentax as its > new)have not endorsed the product.The lads on the D1 BB all use them > with,as they report,good results. I see the fluid on the Henrys and > Vistek web sites but not the swabs. I take it Dons has them Chris.
Yup, kicking around somewhere. I suspect the repair centers use something similar when they clean sensors, as blower brushes don't work all the time. I'm pretty nervous about allowing anything to touch the sensor, but the people locally who've used the swabs say that they work beautifully. If you want to see something really scary, remove your lens, fire the shutter on bulb (or lock up the mirror), and have a look at the pretty-coloured sensor that's now collecting millions of tiny dust particles. :) chris
