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FebStars
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 02/02/06
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Loc: MA
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It's really time I face the music and consider cleaning my sensor. It seems to have attracted quite a few dust motes. question is, can I do it in safety without buying one of those specialized brushes that run over a hundred dollars?Should I bite the bullet and invest in a set, or can I do it myself?
Thanks,
Tom
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Tom H
Orion ED80
Celestron 8
Televue Genesis 500mm
Orion EQ-G, LXD75 Mounts
"The cure for boredom is curiousity. There is no cure for curiousity."
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ChazK
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Reged: 11/23/05
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Loc: Melbourne, Florida
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Absolutely!! Go to you local camera/photo retailer. You can invest about $6 in a Canon sensor cleaning swab or a PEC Pad (I think it's a size #2, swab) and $20 in a 2oz. bottle of Eclipse or some other brand cleaning solution. A couple of drops on the swab and a single pass over the chip (the swab is the exact size) and you're done. Let it dry and take a few flats and repeat with a new swab as needed. Or you can spend about $50 and have most camera outlets do it "professionally" I have done both and come up with the same results. This was my experience and just my humble........ 
Also.....
http://www.toledo-bend.us/index.shtml?sensor
http://www.pbase.com/copperhill/ccd_cleaning
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Tak TOA 130mm/NJP Temma2
Tak FS 60CB
Canon 40D (unmodded)
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6
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FebStars
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 02/02/06
Posts: 826
Loc: MA
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Thanks, Chaz. Did you get the Eclipse 2 ? there seem to be two types.
Tom
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Tom H
Orion ED80
Celestron 8
Televue Genesis 500mm
Orion EQ-G, LXD75 Mounts
"The cure for boredom is curiousity. There is no cure for curiousity."
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rockace521
sage
Reged: 09/21/06
Posts: 298
Loc: Waco, TX
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Have you tried a rocket blower? I'm personally a sissy when it comes to touching my sensor (considering the potential for YIKES!) but have found that opening the mirror (sensor cleaning mode) and giving it some vigorous rocket blasts is sufficient to remove whatever dust particles have adhered thereto.
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Joel
8" Celestron SCT
SV80S
Atlas EQ-G
40D/Modded 20D/DSI Pro
no pictures to speak of...
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rockace521
sage
Reged: 09/21/06
Posts: 298
Loc: Waco, TX
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P.S., do NOT use canned air to attempt blowing dust off the sensor.
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Joel
8" Celestron SCT
SV80S
Atlas EQ-G
40D/Modded 20D/DSI Pro
no pictures to speak of...
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HendyPhoto
Sith Lord
Reged: 08/09/06
Posts: 1502
Loc: Bountiful, Utah
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Photographic Solutions Sensor Swab kits are the ticket! You can get them at B&H.
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~jon
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CGE1400XLT w/HyperStar
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CPC1100XLT Hutech 20D
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and I'm not sure about the universe." --Albert Einstein
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ChazK
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 11/23/05
Posts: 1453
Loc: Melbourne, Florida
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Tom,
I just have the plain Eclipse Cleaning System.
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Tak TOA 130mm/NJP Temma2
Tak FS 60CB
Canon 40D (unmodded)
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6
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