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drew

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« on: April 08, 2005, 10:05:23 am »

Thanks for that pointer. I agree with the hocus pocus point, although I must admit I was one of the slight mugs who stumped up $100.00. In fairness to Visible Dust, you can just buy one of their brushes for much less. I like reading Petteri's pontifications (perhaps he should be in line for the Papacy itself) and this one does not dissapoint. The brush method works very well for me and if it can be done with brushes costing peanuts, then that is great news. I have not noticed that the Visible Dust bristles either attract or repel each other after being 'charged'. It would be fun if the brush turned into a kind of spiky ball every time you did. Sadly it does not, nor does it discharge tiny bolts of lightning.
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« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2005, 10:00:47 am »

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I like reading Petteri's pontifications (perhaps he should be in line for the Papacy itself) and this one does not dissapoint.
I got this link a while ago, and I, too, found Petteri's writing style ... refreshing.

My favorite quote is: "Being a Canonian, I figured the black one with the red ring had got to be better, but I was wrong"

Yeah, L-class brushes, that would be something, wouldn't it?

Setting aside the point of the relative cheapness of artists' brushes, Petteri's article is very instructive on the point of removing sensor dust.

(Insert the compulsory rant about lack of convenience in sensor cleaning in current DSLRs.)
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« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2005, 07:03:09 pm »

I haven't been following all the sensor cleaning threads of late to try and avoid dust spot paranoia so if this has been raised before.....Sorry
Petteri Sulonen de-bunks the technobabble inthe Visible Dust puff for their cleaning brushes.

http://194.100.88.243/petteri....or.html

I found his common sense approach persuasive enough to go out and buy a good quality artist's brush and will give it a try. As this will be the first clean in nearly 2 years (apart from a couple of bulb puffings ) I estimate a hundred years before significant damage occurs  

A question for anyone who has used visible Dust (or other) brushes. After the brush has been charged up with static, do the strands all repel one another?

Tony
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« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2005, 10:03:56 pm »

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It would be fun if the brush turned into a kind of spiky ball every time you did. Sadly it does not, nor does it discharge tiny bolts of lightning.
Now that would be awesome!

Back on topic, since I have come into the world of DSLR ownership with a used (and heavily dusted) D1, I will be beginning the search for an appropriate brush Really Soon Now. Thanks to Petteri's article, I can save myself $97.
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« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2005, 01:46:31 am »

The VisiDust price has always made me cringe but I figured if it worked then it might be worth it. Petteri's solution is much more reasonable and worth a shot.
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