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SensorBrush - works like a charm!

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PS-RagE

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Since I found myself having to clone out more and more dust bunnies from my images lately, I figured I may as well "bite the bullet" and clean the CCD. Ordered a SensorBrush from www.visibledust.com last Wednesday (the 24th) and picked it up at the post office today.

I took a pic of the back wall of my office, flipped up the mirror, gave the CCD three passes with the brush (blowing it clean with canned air each time) and then took another pic of the wall - not a dust spot to be seen - too easy


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These have had the contrast cranked (+69) so you can see the bunnies (and lack of)
 
i hope blowing the brush clean with the canned air, using canned air on a sensor is supposed to be a big no-no. :)
 
I've heard a few different things about this brush. There is so much hearsay that I honestly don't know what is true and what isn't, because neither side has any solid and traceable facts. Some people say the brush is a $10 fine-art brush; but most fine-art brushes are said to be too hard and abrasive for the CCD/CMOS and supposedly create microscopic scratches in the anti-aliasing filter...and some people are woried this brush happens to do that too... So I'm not exactly sure.

Anyways, a clean sensor is better than a dirty sensor. :) I think I'll be doing the copperhill method when my time to clean comes around, because it appears to be the safest, and should should be cheaper.


BTW, these were taken at F22 to show the dust better, right? I might try this test soon, but then I'd be worried about dust. Ignorance is bliss.... :D
 
Tim_axe said:
BTW, these were taken at F22 to show the dust better, right? I might try this test soon, but then I'd be worried about dust. Ignorance is bliss.... :D
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F11. It is too dark in here to stop down any further and expect to handhold the camera and I didn't feel like setting up the tripod just for a test cleaning. I never thought it would have worked so well so simply though. Tomorrow I'll try a blue sky test at F22.... if there is a blue sky :rolleyes:
 
I just tried F22 on my 85mm lens and I didn't see anything that looked like dust, so I'll try not to persue my testing any further and end up finding a dust spec. I probably should have used the 18-55 at 18mm & F22, but I feel good for now.


We've had a little bit of snow in northern Idaho recently (and overcast skies). I'm hoping to see blue skies after we get more snow and then find a good place for a picture. But I'm not too sure how that will work out with the increasingly shorter days up here and school. (Currently 5:00PM is essentially night time)
 
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