In the UK I have had digipad recommended by a few happy users: http://www.btinternet.com/~virtualvideo/Product.htm
Havent cleaned mine yet, but they are top of my list in the not too distant... > -----Original Message----- > From: Alan Chan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 08 July 2004 13:23 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: *istD sensor cleaning - results. > > > I don't know if anyone have ever tried the UK product called > Opti-clean > which works like nail-polish, except it was to be peeled off > afterward. I > used it when I was cleaning the inner elements of my old > lenses and you > couldn't get any cleaner that that (all cleaning marks will > be removed). I > don't have any DSLR to play with but I think it should work. > > Alan Chan > http://www.pbase.com/wlachan > > >I'm sure all the *istD owners out there know about dust on > the sensor. > >I do, particularly as it shows up worst when using small > apertures like > >I do most of the time. > > > >The first time I got dust I sent the camera to CR Kennedy (Pentax > >Australia or close enough). They cleaned it over night for > AU$50 - I > >delivered it and picked it up. > > > >The next time I got dust I thought to clean it off with a > blower bulb. > >I started off with a small amount of dust and ended up with HUGH!!!! > >amounts of dust deposited by the blower. I eventually > managed to blow > >it off again but still had dust. CR Kennedy said I would > have to leave > >the camera with them for 4 days. The dust wasn't so bad so I put up > >with it rather than not have the camera. > > > >I did talk to them about their cleaning techniques. They blow the > >sensor clean using dry nitrogen and only touch the sensor if > absolutely > >necessary. I'm pricing a nitrogen blowing setup at the moment - the > >regulator is the most expensive at AU$170 and I'm trying to find a > >cheaper one before I spend the money. > > > >I also ordered a sensor swipe > http://www.pbase.com/image/15473243 , Pec > >pads and Eclipse fluid. It finally arrived last night. I got out a > >dirty microscope slide to do some testing on - I'm not going > to test on > >my *istD! the slide is dirty and has gunk on it and I swipe it with > >the sensor swipe with a Pecpad on it and 3 drops of Eclipse. > the slide > >is now smeared with gunk, but cleaner and I admit that this > is probably > >not a fair test as if the sensor was THAT dirty I would be > sending it > >off for a service. > > > >I clean the slide, dry it and sprinkle some dust on it and > test again - > >swipe, swipe. Dust is gone and it's looking good. Tonight > I try it on > >the *istD - test shot, swipe, swipe, test shot. Some of > the dust is > >gone, but I can see a couple of smears on the sensor. > Rewrap the swipe > >and go again - swipe, swipe, test shot. Smears are nearly > gone and so > >is nearly all the dust - rewrap, swipe, swipe, test shot. > Look around > >test shot - 1 small speck in an out of the way place. I'm > keeping this > >speck and calling it Gerald after a friend who was a minor annoyance > >but did no real harm and I'll get rid of it next time I need > to clean. > > > >With a bit more practice at keeping the sensor swipe flat on > the sensor > >I think it will work fine for cleaning, but I'll add the > nitrogen to my > >cleaning arsenal as I prefer not to have to touch the sensor > if I don't > >have to. > > > >I'm not sure what is in the Eclipse fluid, but it's not just > methanol. > >It doesn't appear to have any negative effects on the AA filter. > > > >Now on Saturday I hope to do some nice photos of Sarah. > > > > > > Leon > > > >http://www.bluering.org.au > >http://www.bluering.org.au/leon > > _________________________________________________________________ > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN Premium. Get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&; > DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines > >
