On 9 Apr 2005 at 20:32, Alan P. Hayes wrote: > Whatever's least invasive and does the job is probably the way to go. > It's not hard to see why the manufacturers wouldn't advise anyone to > go poking around in there with sticks. I've avoided canned air > applied directly and will probably pick up a hurricane blower at some > point. The clean soft brush approach seems fairly safe and it does > work. I'm definitely not brave enough to be rubbing it with wet > swabs. I can't say that it's been much of a problem so far. It will > be interesting to see what it's like this summer when I start > spending time at county fairs again.
Hi Allen, Welcome, the transition from lurker to active list participant can be strangely stressful, 'tis good that you made the move. I'm also currently using an inexpensive anti-static sensor cleaning brush on my *ist D sensor. It works OK but I have had some stubborn specs on the sensor that needed to be attached using Isopropyl alcohol on a Q-tip. I used to use bottled compressed gas, it worked beautifully on the sensor and lenses etc and is definitely my preferential cleaning tool however the rental on the bottles became way too costly so I had to retire it. So now I'm considering purchasing a little compressor and dryer unit for home as I miss being able to blast the dust of my cameras and lenses after a photo expedition as I seem to end up with a lot of dust on and in my gear these days. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
