On 2 Jun 2003 at 21:36, Cotty wrote: > *ist D purchasers may well be interested. I just cleaned the sensor on my > digi, no problem. I aimed an anglepoise lamp at some white paper and took > some shots. Then I followed instructions and cleaned the CMOS sensor, > which basically entailed the equivelent of locking the mirror up and > firing the shutter on 'B' so I could use a blower to blast away the > offending dust spots. I did this with the anglepoise illuminating the > scene and I could actually see the dust particles - a couple - and they > blew off easily. A few more pumps on the blower for good measure and it > was done. Next, I took the same shots of white paper again.
Great, more web folk law blown to bits, all the crap that I've read about CCD cleaning danger/difficulties have been put nicely to rest (as I suspected), thanks Cotty. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
