DUST on my 5D
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The first option should be a rocket blower.
If that doesn't clear it I suggest looking into doing a contact clean yourself as you'll probably end up doing just as good a job as the shop and probably better.
Once you get into it it isn't difficult.
If that doesn't clear it I suggest looking into doing a contact clean yourself as you'll probably end up doing just as good a job as the shop and probably better.
Once you get into it it isn't difficult.
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To me there are two things in cleaning sensors
Some people swear by the artic butterfly, but this is very expensive for what is, in effect, one of those cheap nylon dust brushes (going to try and make one from one from the shop). Having said that, I did just pay £55 for one of the same companies magnifying glasses but it does make it so easy to see what's on the sensor...
- Seeing what's on theer - here a loupe tool is almost indispensable
- Method of cleaning. Dust should only require brushes, something greasy/oil will probably require something more
Some people swear by the artic butterfly, but this is very expensive for what is, in effect, one of those cheap nylon dust brushes (going to try and make one from one from the shop). Having said that, I did just pay £55 for one of the same companies magnifying glasses but it does make it so easy to see what's on the sensor...
I have a 5D also and I find it a bit of a dust magnet - I find the rocket blower normally gets rid of most of it. Just put it into sensor cleaning mode, take the lens off, and give it a good 'blow' nice and close in all around the sensor. I do have to do it fairly regularly if I'm switching lenses though.
There's a thing called Arctic Butterfly or something that is a kind of charged brush that helps remove dust.
BTW, come and join us in the 5D owners thread
There's a thing called Arctic Butterfly or something that is a kind of charged brush that helps remove dust.
BTW, come and join us in the 5D owners thread
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ok... I guess I will just go out to a camera shop for the first time..
Anyone can kindly suggest me place to go in Bristol?
Try 'black and white' in redland. They are reasonable and do the job well.
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I do it with a stick, Becpad and some eclipse fluid.
Isn't that hard after all.
I noticed there were 2 bit of dust when I shot some quick HD films whilst in Rome, they were shot at F/7.6 or something, I seldom shoot at that aperture so I never knew. I knew there's bound to be some dust as I've had one 5D over a year, one for 6 months, changed lens countless times in weddings so it is not unexpected. As its a new year I thought i give it a clean. What was scary is the FF sensor is BIG, it is a lot bigger than the 30D to clean but it's the same principle so I had a go.
I cleaned both, both shot at F/22
1st 5D result
This one is pretty much perfect I think, I can't see any dust.
2nd 5D result.
By the time I done this the clouds had come out, but i waved it to create movement...I can see a tiny dot on the top right, but its F/22 and it doesn't show at the normal aperture, this 5D actually took me about 2 tries (I first cleaned it 2 nights ago) before I got it like this...annoying, at one point I made it dirtier! lol
That's money saved!
This is how i did it.
Cling Film over the table. It does 2 jobs
1 - It attract the dust near the surface to it, so it removes some dust from the air
2 - Its cleaner than your table, no matter how hard you try to wipe it.
The guide I followed is this one.
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=9766
Isn't that hard after all.
I noticed there were 2 bit of dust when I shot some quick HD films whilst in Rome, they were shot at F/7.6 or something, I seldom shoot at that aperture so I never knew. I knew there's bound to be some dust as I've had one 5D over a year, one for 6 months, changed lens countless times in weddings so it is not unexpected. As its a new year I thought i give it a clean. What was scary is the FF sensor is BIG, it is a lot bigger than the 30D to clean but it's the same principle so I had a go.
I cleaned both, both shot at F/22
1st 5D result
This one is pretty much perfect I think, I can't see any dust.
2nd 5D result.
By the time I done this the clouds had come out, but i waved it to create movement...I can see a tiny dot on the top right, but its F/22 and it doesn't show at the normal aperture, this 5D actually took me about 2 tries (I first cleaned it 2 nights ago) before I got it like this...annoying, at one point I made it dirtier! lol
That's money saved!
This is how i did it.
Cling Film over the table. It does 2 jobs
1 - It attract the dust near the surface to it, so it removes some dust from the air
2 - Its cleaner than your table, no matter how hard you try to wipe it.
The guide I followed is this one.
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=9766
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If you put an Arctic Butterfly near a 5D sensor then there's a very much better than 50% chance that you'll pick up some oil from the edge and drag it across the sensor. Try anything and everything but one of those things.
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Only if you don't follow the instructions properly. I have cleaned 3 different cameras dozens of times with the arctic butterfly and it does the job perfectly.
Maybe so and I'm sure that many have great success. But my post specifically stated 5D. Have you cleaned a 5D? It's a well documented fact covered in depth on other forums that the 5D is a very well oiled camera and trying to clean one with a brush is almost impossible. You might manage the central area but stray away from it and bristles inevitably catch the edge and pick up oil. And we can all follow the instructions properly.
If you have a 5D without any surplus oil then you can count yourself amongst the few lucky ones.
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Actually yes I have cleaned a 5d with it although it wasnt my camera with no ill effects. Maybe an individual camera issue as you say.