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TomOC wrote:
Check this out...
http://photographylife.com/product/sensor-gel-stick
There is a video on PP that shows it being used as one of the last steps in the assembly of a Leica M9.
I think I'll get one and see if it works...on my D40 for starters...
What do you think? Am I nuts?
I liked the quick pop up warning for D600 owners..'removes dust but not oil'
I might try one as I have a stubborn spec or two on the D3 and the swabs are very expensive when you have to keep reswabbing.
My only concern, which is arguably the same with swabs, getting right up to the edges of the sensor. Never sure if the edge of the capture area is narrower than the sensor area to enable an edge that doesnt show?
The edge issue is the first thing that came to mind for me as well. If you look at the enlarged images of the "cleaned" sensor, they show a completely spotless edge to edge sensor. THAT scared me a little.
As I'm sure you have, I've getting pretty good at painfully cleaning sensors over the years but almost never do I get one quite that clean...ever! So they are either BSing us or the thing is a miracle. My guess is that they tested at a fairly wide open aperture...which is fine but they should say so.
I've ordered one and will test on the old D40 (hell, I've practically spit on the damn thing to clean it from time to time
this can't be that bad...
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Tom O'Connell
-Lots of people talk to animals.... Not very many listen, though.... That's the problem.
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