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Anyone ever use Dust-Aid DSLR Sensor Cleaner? [JPGS]
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I just bought a tin of it and am getting ready to use it. There are two very stubborn pieces of dust on my DSLR's sensor that the ultra-sonic dust removal system isn't removing. Alas I am resorted to touching the sensor to remove dust. I didn't want to mess with the liquid techniques out there.
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Any experiecnes?
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Done. Surprising result too. I wasted one "sticker" feeling how adhesive they were. Special Canon pads are included because the sensor filter on Canon DSLRs are too thin and can be damaged by the standard pads. The Canon stickers don't seem to be adhesive at all. I took about 5 minutes from opening the camera up to closing the camera.
The before:
and the After:
You can see in the "before" picture the spec that was giving me fits.
I highly recommend this product! It's a bit expensive @ ~ $3.30 per use, but it does what it advertises!
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Originally Posted by Railroader 
Done. Surprising result too. I wasted one "sticker" feeling how adhesive they were. Special Canon pads are included because the sensor filter on Canon DSLRs are too thin and can be damaged by the standard pads. The Canon stickers don't seem to be adhesive at all. I took about 5 minutes from opening the camera up to closing the camera.
The before:
and the After:
You can see in the "before" picture the spec that was giving me fits.
I highly recommend this product! It's a bit expensive @ ~ $3.30 per use, but it does what it advertises!
Does that thing actually touch the sensor?? I thought you weren't supposed to. At $3.30 a piece, it is a bargain compared to what I would pay to get my D70 cleaned!!
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You're not actually touching the sensor, you're touching the hot mirror in front of the sensor.
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Originally Posted by villalobos
Does that thing actually touch the sensor?? I thought you weren't supposed to. At $3.30 a piece, it is a bargain compared to what I would pay to get my D70 cleaned!!
Yeah, it's much cheaper than professional cleaning. If you have pollen or other "welded on" pieces of dust then this will not help and you'll have to use a liquid cleaning technique or professional cleaning. It's good for basic dust.
Originally Posted by iMOTOR
You're not actually touching the sensor, you're touching the hot mirror in front of the sensor.
Yes, you are actually touching a thin filter over the sensor. The reflex mirror raises when you place the camera in sensor cleaning mode. You're not cleaning a "hot mirror", but a filter over the sensor.
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Location: Iowa, how long can this be? Does it really ruin the left column spacing?
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On a semi-related note, any idea what's causing these circles?
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Originally Posted by Laminar
On a semi-related note, any idea what's causing these circles?
The flash reflecting dust in the air.
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Originally Posted by Railroader
Yes, you are actually touching a thin filter over the sensor. The reflex mirror raises when you place the camera in sensor cleaning mode. You're not cleaning a "hot mirror", but a filter over the sensor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_mirror
Also, the old D30 and D60 cameras had glass hot mirrors, not polyester, maybe they went cheap on the digital rebel.
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I have to change lenses quite often - so there is always some dust on the sensor.
Sensor swabs and a few drops of Eclipse work best for me.
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I use a Visible Dust Arctic Butterfly. Works flawlessly every time.
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Originally Posted by iMOTOR
OK, sensor filter=hot mirror.
You should read the dust-aid web site.
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Thanks for this post, I had no idea this was something that was done. Now I know!
-Owl
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Originally Posted by OwlBoy
Thanks for this post, I had no idea this was something that was done. Now I know!
-Owl
I know I appreciate threads like this as well, that's why I did it.
I found out about this product doing an all day search about sensor cleaning techniques. There's a lot of positive things said about it on many sites.
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Originally Posted by Railroader
You should read the dust-aid web site.
I think they might be full of it when they say that Canon SLRs have below standard coatings.
Looks like a great product nonetheless.
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