How To Tell When Your Lens Is DIRTY!

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How To Tell When Your SENSOR Is DIRTY!

Just try and take a pic of a nice blue sky w/ clouds. LOL
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Or are those tiny black spots really UFO's on their way to invade? :think:

 

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1. It's not your lens, it's the sensor.
2. Do that again with your aperture set to something like f/22, then you'll really see it.

 

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Hmmm, really? I shall do that.

 

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After seeing the dust mixed in with the birds from my F22 sky shots this weekend, I think it's time to do another test shot and see how dirty my sensor really is. :whoa:

 

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Be VERY careful cleaning the sensor!
Go here: http://www.pbase.com/copperhill/ccd_cleaning

 

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So my sensor is dirty? That doesn't take long then...

 

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Okiewan said:

Be VERY careful cleaning the sensor!

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To me that translates to "Take to someone who KNOWS what they're doing". ;)

Okie, would I dare take it to like a Ritz Camera and trust them to clean it properly? There's one right around the corner from me. I'd feel much more comfortable with spending some $$ and having it done right.

 

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That's a toss-up. I'd rather clean it myself than allow a store clerk to touch it.
It's really not bad as it is, it will get a lot worse, trust me.

 

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With the right tools it's no big deal.

http://www.visibledust.com/

http://www.visibledust.com/instructions.php?IID=2

 

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I'm still skeered. :yikes:

 

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Before I got to the copperhill method I would try a Giotto's rocket blower first. So far even after 2 season of shooting MX I haven't had to actually touch the sensor, just blow the dust out.

 

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Chili said:

Before I got to the copperhill method I would try a Giotto's rocket blower first. So far even after 2 season of shooting MX I haven't had to actually touch the sensor, just blow the dust out.

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You got a link for one of those?

 

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http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...s&Q=&sku=259157&is=REG&addedTroughType=search

 

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I'm just gonna try a turkey baster and an old tooth brush. :laugh: