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Equipment & Techniques => Digital Cameras & Shooting Techniques => Topic started by: Box Brownie on July 09, 2005, 09:52:28 am

Title: Yet another sensor cleaning technique
Post by: Box Brownie on July 09, 2005, 09:52:28 am

There is a thread running on dpreview about this 'method'.

As this is non contact/invasive & used with a blower only to dislodge the 'loosened' dust it has a lot of appeal.

There is mention of a commercial product the Milty Zerostat (UK price approx £35) that is widely (?) suggested for the vinyl audiophiles.

I would welcome any qualified views or user experience of using such a helper device.

Title: Yet another sensor cleaning technique
Post by: Tim Gray on July 11, 2005, 04:59:36 pm

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Well, as soon as I find a place to live and get my stuff out of storage (including my Rega Planar turntable and and original model Zerostat gun) I'll let you know!  

Rega Planar - wow - I used to have one of those!! and one of the Grado cartridges - and now I remember the ZeroStat wand as well

Title: Yet another sensor cleaning technique
Post by: Tim Gray on July 08, 2005, 12:59:03 pm

Link (http://fovea.perso.cegetel.net/IonizerE.htm)

As an aside, I had to take my 100-400 IS L into Canon (Toronto) for servicing on Monday - lost the af   While I was waiting for my number to be called, 2 pros (at the CPS counter) and one hobbyist (in my line) were in to have Canon clean their sensors...

Title: Yet another sensor cleaning technique
Post by: wolfnowl on July 11, 2005, 04:40:43 pm

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I would welcome any qualified views or user experience of using such a helper device.

Well, as soon as I find a place to live and get my stuff out of storage (including my Rega Planar turntable and and original model Zerostat gun) I'll let you know!  The piezoelectric model detailed in the article looks pretty neat, but I've not seen a lighter like that anywhere.

Mike.

Title: Yet another sensor cleaning technique
Post by: Mark D Segal on July 11, 2005, 10:41:57 pm

I'll stick with Visible Dust brushes - works fine - no electrical engineering to do either.