On 17/6/05, Joaquim Carvalho, discombobulated, unleashed: >With all the lens changes I've been doing lately I managed to get dust >on the *ist DS CCD, >any advice on hot to clean it (or not)?
Har! A can(ned air) of worms... This subject will get you varied replies, anything from nanotechnology through to Aunti May's Down Home shoe polish on smoked fish bones, and ne'er the twain shall meet. I'm with the canned air brigade, but I have my own technique that I don't deviate from. Not too close with the nozzle for this: 1. Set camera to sensor cleaning mode. 2. Remove body cap. 3. Fire a couple of squirts of air just off to one side of the camera to check that it's just air being emitted and not anything else! 4. Quickly point back at camera and fire a couple of blasts. 5. Exit sensor cleaning mode (so mirror returns to rest position). 6. Repeat steps 3 and 4. 7. Quick squirt at body cap or back of lens before replacing. 8. Er, that's it. If the can is getting low, I am careful not to tip it from vertical. The worst-case scenario is that non-air material (namely freezing liquid) ejects and spews out onto the sensor. But I do like a thrill to keep the veins clear :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
