So, you have a dirty ccd eh?
So did I.
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Just over a year ago I read about the DSLRClean sticks in Amateur Photographer, if you're interested then you can read about them here http://www.intemos.com/press.asp
They're like posh cotton buds with holes that vacuum the dust off the surface of the sensor without the need for chemicals.
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A cotton bud
A DSLRClean stick
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Before
First attempt
Second attempt
Third attempt
Fourth attempt
Before again
A BrushOff
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Then early in 2006, I read about the BrushOff in Amateur Photographer. Over £40 but with technology from N.A.S.A. it just had to be tried. I bought one from www.cameraclean.co.uk but was a bit disappointed when I read the instructions that said that wet cleaning might be required if contamination remained. Forty sovs and it wasn't even perfect so it went in the drawer for a while. Anyway, I've used it at last so look at what it's done. All I did was follow the instructions then give the area a couple of rocket blasts of air. |
First attempt
Don't strain your eyes, it's clean.
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The pictures are of the sky with the lens set to minimum focus distance and widest aperture then tweaked in RawShooter to emphasise the dirt like this: |
A new DSLRClean stick was used for each attempt and the BrushOff was cleaned with the supplied Eclipse wipe before first use.
Conclusion
The BrushOff worked very well and I still have some unused DSLRClean sticks in the drawer.