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I clean mine with the Visible Dust Arctic Butterfly brush, but only when I feel that I absolutely have to. Still, that has been more frequently than the two of you report ---- I
Jonathan Huyer
www.huyerperspectives.com
I don
How Often do you clean the sensor?
The answer: When its dirty.
I have cleaned my sensor's several times. It is not rocket science but takes a little care.
Take a picture of a blue sky. Put it on the screen and go over it at 100% view. If you do not see any splotches then do not clean it.
You can send it in to Canon for a thourough cleaning.
Originally Posted by MacManUS
Same is true for my 7D. My 5DII is a different story - larger sensor, also perhaps a less efficient cleaning mechanism? Regardless, I also use aVisible Dust Arctic Butterfly 724 Super Bright and it has worked well for me (sometimes taing a few attempts).
Originally Posted by MacManUS
Shooting with the lens cap on will reveal hot pixels. Shooting a high key white background will reveal dead pixels, and can reveal dust. The trick, whether shooting a clean white background or a clear blue sky (either will work) is to stop your lens down to the minimum aperture (e.g. f/22).
I have some dust that appears if I shoot at white background with minimum aperture. I tried to blow it out, but that didn't work. H have bought the cleaning devices recommended on this site, but am a bit scared to try, even if I have access to sterile dust-free lamin air flow hoods at the university. Someone back me up, please!
Lars
My 5D is the Chuck Norris within camera's. No fear for dust here, the mirror knows the roundhouse-flip.
Wow, sounds like i
An awful lot of electrons were terribly inconvenienced in the making of this post.
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