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Lenspen is great. I use both a lenspen and a sensorklear to clean my sensors. Lenspens have large (and efficient) heads, but can't get into the corners of the sensor. The Sensorklear has a triangular shaped head that gets those hard to reach spots.

I still use PecPads and Eclipse now and again, but not nearly as often as I used to.

Also, it's Lenspens are far more travel friendly than Eclipse fluid.

Personally, I'm not a fan of the static charged brushes. Lenspens are far more reasonably priced, and far better at getting tough to remove crap off of a sensor.
 
Posts: 576 | Location: San Francisco | Registered: 18 July 2004Report This Post
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can you please give a bit more info on the "lens pen" ?

I purchased a couple of years ago this thing called a SpeckGRABBER which is a Pen like thinggy and it was a terrible experience - left crap all over the sensor filter.
 
Posts: 2144 | Location: Chicago | Registered: 21 January 2001Report This Post
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Good tip for reducing dust. Put double stick tape on the insides of your rear lens & body caps, acts as a dust trap. Also when you pull a body cap and a rear lens cap put them together in the case, that way they won't PU dust in the case to later drop onto the internal lens/ sensor areas.
 
Posts: 194 | Registered: 08 November 2007Report This Post
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Originally posted by John MacLean Photography:
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Originally posted by janikphoto:
[qb] As pointed out several times, you are using a smaller aperture at the faster shutter speed.[/qb]
Jason,

Didn't you mean to say at the slower shutter speed? [/qb]
yeah... oops. Don't type late at night, because the brain doesn't work as well. You knew what I meant, though...
 
Posts: 490 | Location: Dallas, TX, USA | Registered: 12 December 2001Report This Post
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It is also recommended to turn your camera off any time you are changing lenses.

If the camera is on the sensor is activated and magnetized which will cause any dust to be drawn to it.

So, be sure to turn the camera off before you begin a lens change and don't dawdle while you're doing it.
 
Posts: 238 | Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA | Registered: 18 June 2003Report This Post
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Another thing I do is to change lenses with the body facing downward. If there is any dust around it may actually fall out of the camera instead of onto the sensor.

I know it's a silly thing that may only work one time in ten but that's one time I won't have to clean my sensor!

Best to all,
RB
 
Posts: 424 | Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA | Registered: 24 October 2000Report This Post
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I'll buy that. If you've ever looked at a shaft of sunlight coming through a window and seen all the dust particulate floating down, turning the camera body face down while changing lenses seems like a pretty good idea.

Scotti
 
Posts: 2606 | Location: Los Angeles, California USA | Registered: 14 January 2001Report This Post
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f22 = more detail and dirt, i think. does not matter what the shutter is at.

i recommend, sensor scope and sensor swabs.
http://mycameraisbiggerthanyours.com/resources/sensor-s...r-serious-senso.html

i almost quit shooting stock becasue the dust was killing me! sensor scope works great.

jay
 
Posts: 31 | Location: Carlsbad, CA | Registered: 20 March 2007Report This Post
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Originally posted by janikphoto:
I'm surprised leslie hasn't chimed in about your grammar yet.
I think we are safe on the tech board. Don't think she is much interested in that end of the business.
 
Posts: 274 | Location: Ann Arbor, MI | Registered: 03 October 2006Report This Post
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Originally posted by RBecker:
[qb] Another thing I do is to change lenses with the body facing downward. If there is any dust around it may actually fall out of the camera instead of onto the sensor.

I know it's a silly thing that may only work one time in ten but that's one time I won't have to clean my sensor!

Best to all,
RB [/qb]
But depending where you are. If you're on a beach then often the fine sand is blowing up from around your feet.

Cheers
Mike
 
Posts: 210 | Location: London | Registered: 06 October 2005Report This Post
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That's when I stand on my head while mounting a lens. Hmmm, there's got to be a better way! Confused

Scotti
 
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