Using a small bulb I was able to blow off all but one of the spots. The last spot was removed with two short blasts of compressed air. Thank You, Tim On Thu, 2010-05-27 at 00:43 +0300, Trevor Cunningham wrote: > I live in the desert and I've had luck with an air rocket (forced air > through a rubber bladder). But, then again, in a more humid climate, I > resorted to a wipe process...I like the forced air better...hold your > cam lens mount down, open shutter, and blow. Check for dust and repeat > as necessary. Some will say this process forces dust UNDER the sensor, > but then I could win the lottery too. > > Lea Murphy wrote: > > Depending on your comfort level doing it, I've had great success with > > Dust-Aid. > > > > I think it works great and is easy. If putting a lite-tack sticky pad > > on your sensor and pulling it off makes you squeemish then have a > > professional do it instead. > > > > Lea > > > > ultimately, my hope is to amaze myself > > > > On May 26, 2010, at 4:17 PM, Tim Corio <tcorio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> My trusty Canon 5D has turned against me! > >> > >> There's a few spots in each image that I think are dirt on the sensor. > >> To confirm they are on the sensor I shot way out of focus against a > >> white background (set at both max and min distance) with two different > >> lenses. The same spots show up in the same place on the photo. > >> > >> How should I clean the sensor? Should I do it myself or is this tricky > >> enough to have it done professionally? Can anyone recommend someplace > >> around Rochester, NY to do the work? > >> > >> Thank You, > >> Tim > >> > > > > >
