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Visible Dust Sensor Cleaner Review
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Review Summary
Reader Score: 8.00 (out of 10)
The biggest hassle for photographers using digital SLRs is dust and crud on the sensor. Dust has always been a problem for photographers, dating back to the Daguerreotype of 150 years ago. But with dust on sensors photographers have an additional problem. Cleaning them is almost universally warned against by camera makers. If you do so, and manage to scratch or otherwise damage the cover glass over the sensor, you are responsible for the cost of repairs. And even though the cover glass (which all sensors have) isn't the sensor itself, in almost all cases it is bonded to the sensor, and thus scratches on its surface likely means an expensive replacement of the entire sensor module. The solution that manufacturers offer is that you can send your camera in to be cleaned. This is pathetic advice for two reasons. When working in dusty and dirty conditions, and changing lenses often, sensors need to be cleaned every day. Even under less arduous conditions, it's usually necessary to clean them every few days of use, and certainly when the inevitable blob appears in the beautiful clear sky that you've just shot. So, sending the camera in to be cleaned is simply an unrealistic, and actually risible suggestion.
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Other Reviews For This Model
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| Camera Hobby |
10.00 |
03-01-05 |
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| In the past, I've been asked what I use to clean my Nikon D100 digital SLR and most seem surprised at the manner in which I clean it and the infrequency of my cleaning cycles. I have until now, just used a hand bulb style air blower to blow air into the CCD chamber and clear out dust. Until this past weekend, I could not recall when I last did such a cleaning.
Dust is an issue for many digital photographers, but for me, dust only pops up every now and then and when it does, I've taken care of it quickly and easily using the Photoshop Clone or Healing Brush tool. Dust generally only shows in subject matter where there is a clean and continuous tone area, such as light colored walls and blue skies.
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| Rob Galbraith |
7.57 |
10-03-04 |
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| The Sensor Brush and its companion Sensor Clean liquid/swab combo, from Canadian company Visible Dust, are the first products of their type we’ve used that can remove dust, dirt and other particles effectively with little chance of either streaking or scratching of the cover glass over the image sensor. |
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