Re: [OM] An amazing discovery... well, to me anyhow

[Chuck Norcutt]

I've thought often about the Swiffer method since I use it when scanning 
film but when I talked to Swiffer product support they were unwilling to 
say that the chemicals on the duster would not somehow adversely 
interact with whatever is on the sensor filters.  But it's still in the 
back of my mind as the easy way to go.

Do you have any trouble with stray fibers after you cut a small piece 
off?  I work the cut piece around in front of the vacuum cleaner hose 
before I use it.

Chuck Norcutt

Ken Norton wrote:
> I wasn't gloating.  Honest!  It was tough...
> 
> One reason why my E-1 has less image-affecting dust is the excessive depth
> to the filterstack on the front of the sensor.  The E-1 sensor (and I
> presume many of the successors) has rather thick UV and IR filters. This
> means that any dust that settles on the vibrating membrane in front of the
> filterstack is actually quite a distance from the sensor surface itslef.
> Therefore dust bunnies are far enough out of focus to not be an issue.
> 
> I thought my sensor was clean until I shot at F295.  Then I realized just
> how cruddy it was.
> 
> My cleaning method is to cut a corner off of a "Swiffer" dust cloth, wrap it
> around a Q-tip and wipe away.  That gets all but one or two specs which then
> fall right off the next time the camera starts up.  I've done this 2-3 times
> now.
> 
> The only negative side-effect I've found with the "Swiffer" method is my
> wife expects me to dust the rest of the house while I'm at it.
> 
> AG
> 
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