> People make mad cat sounds when I say this, but my first cleaning method > is still canned gas. I've polled a couple of other websites and have > come up with absolutely no verifiable evidence that anyone has ever > damaged a camera using Dust Off. > I always do a "practice squirt" away from the camera to ensure that no > propellant is going to come out. > After that, if I still have dust, I go to the wet cleaners, which I have > had to do exactly 3 times now since I bought my first DLSR in 2003. > > William Robb
MEOOOOWWWW! That's exactly what I do. I spray for about 2 seconds on the back of my hand just in case (and to check if there's any kind of residue). There never was but once and continuing to spray then showed none. I then spray the compressed air over the sensor. I've never cleaned the sensor(s) any other way in the past 10 years and have never seen any discoloration or any other kind of sensor damage. I think it's far riskier to touch the sensor with a solid object, and what if I notice a film or residue from a liquid? Then I'd definitely have to rub. Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
