Posted by Darren White on July 31, 2006 at 12:51 PM
Hey there everyone....I could have posted this in the GD forum but I have come to trust what people have to say right here in my neighborhood so here is my question.
Is there a reason why I get lots of dust bunnies on long exposures but on quick snapshots I dont get any.....I have just recently noticed this and its kind of annoying!!!
thanks in advance for any info you have on this...
and where in the Northwest have you found to be the best place to have your sensor cleaned...I do not want to do it myself!!
Are your "long exposures" stopped down? If you shoot with the lens stopped down to a smaller aperture, the dust on the sensor will be more noticable.
I always just cleaned mine myself. It's not really the sensor you would be touching anyway...it's the low pass or whatever type of filter they put in front of the sensor.
Posted by Darren White on July 31, 2006 at 1:27 PM
Thanks Eric, yes....it does seem to be when I shoot and F29 F25 and the like..now that you mention it.....good call......
Darren:
I used to pay $50.00 per camera per cleaning at Camera Tronics in Seattle. When I returned from Iraq, talk about dust.... Anyway I watched Anne at Glazers demonstrate to me how to use the sensor swab. I quickly paid $100.00 for supplies and have been doing my own since. There are currently some better (most likely) products out there, but I am still using the swabs utill I run out. Process takes about 1 minute including loading the swab, locating the AC adaptor, and setting the camera. There are also several web sites that have mpgs for this.
In the case of Nikon (some models), you must use an AC adaptor to (1) ensure the mirror stays up, (2) ensure the high pass filter is NOT charged while cleaning. I think the D200 has a cleaning mode but I have yet to have to do it. Just shot some blue sky shots and see what you have. If it has blured edges, it is likely on the filter. If the edges are defined, it is likely on the glass. P.S. I shot a D2H and D70 while in Baghdad. For some reason, the D70 was a dust magnet. Hope this helps.
Randy
Randy
Posted by John Lehmkuhl on August 2, 2006 at 12:52 AM
The cooper hill cleaning method also works really well and isn't very expensive. Dust on the sensor is something we all have to deal with.
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4 repliesIs there a reason why I get lots of dust bunnies on long exposures but on quick snapshots I dont get any.....I have just recently noticed this and its kind of annoying!!!
thanks in advance for any info you have on this...
and where in the Northwest have you found to be the best place to have your sensor cleaned...I do not want to do it myself!!
I always just cleaned mine myself. It's not really the sensor you would be touching anyway...it's the low pass or whatever type of filter they put in front of the sensor.
I used to pay $50.00 per camera per cleaning at Camera Tronics in Seattle. When I returned from Iraq, talk about dust.... Anyway I watched Anne at Glazers demonstrate to me how to use the sensor swab. I quickly paid $100.00 for supplies and have been doing my own since. There are currently some better (most likely) products out there, but I am still using the swabs utill I run out. Process takes about 1 minute including loading the swab, locating the AC adaptor, and setting the camera. There are also several web sites that have mpgs for this.
In the case of Nikon (some models), you must use an AC adaptor to (1) ensure the mirror stays up, (2) ensure the high pass filter is NOT charged while cleaning. I think the D200 has a cleaning mode but I have yet to have to do it. Just shot some blue sky shots and see what you have. If it has blured edges, it is likely on the filter. If the edges are defined, it is likely on the glass. P.S. I shot a D2H and D70 while in Baghdad. For some reason, the D70 was a dust magnet. Hope this helps.
Randy
Randy