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by admin Thu May 04, 2006 1:01 am
Have collected a bit of dirt on the sensor of my 20D.
adam
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by adam Thu May 04, 2006 9:16 am
i put a cleaning kit and seems to work fine...
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by admin Thu May 04, 2006 4:09 pm
Get one free clean from the place I bought the camera.
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by adam Thu May 04, 2006 4:12 pm
yeah $99 is a bit steep... but then again the kit cost around $200
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by admin Thu May 04, 2006 9:38 pm
$200 for the kit - sheesh - what type of kit did you get? One with the works?
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by adam Fri May 05, 2006 9:10 am
a can of air and some brushes...
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by fanofangelo Sun May 14, 2006 9:57 pm
those brushes have to be kept really clean. if they get dirty they are useless that's why they come in the hard plastic case. the can of compressed air is really expensive.
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by adam Sun May 14, 2006 10:00 pm
yeah... the air is actually to keep the brushes clean... before and after use
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by admin Sun May 14, 2006 11:04 pm
I have done a little search and there are quite a few different kits around - none of them cheap of course.
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by admin Sun May 21, 2006 7:20 pm
Camera is in getting cleaned - a one week turnaround because they are busy.
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by adam Sun May 21, 2006 10:30 pm
i couldnt cope a week without mine... have withdrawal symptons
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by admin Mon May 22, 2006 9:04 pm
Withdrawal symptons are kicking in!!!
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by admin Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:36 pm
After hauling my camera around Europe for six weeks the sensor has quickly picked up a bit of dirt.
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by admin Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:25 am
Bought the Euro kit and the brush on the fly kit from here: Looked at quite a few others but this one was recommended and it pretty good value compared to some of the other options.
http://www.copperhillimages.com/index.php?pr=products
Interesting one site said the pro-cleaners use a lense paper dabbed in alcohol attached to some rudimentary handle such as a straw to clean the sensor.
Admin.
adam
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by adam Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:18 am
yeah... i would stick with the brush system...
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by admin Mon Aug 07, 2006 11:54 pm
Well I can sing the praises of the Sensor Brush.
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by adam Wed Aug 09, 2006 2:56 pm
it is a nervous time though...
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by admin Mon Aug 14, 2006 11:32 pm
Second sensor clean in a week now!!!
