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8 Jun 2004, 07:17 (Ref:996932)
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Dirt on Dig' images
Understand its a problem that we all have at some point with dig' now-dirt/dust appearing on images. Understand you can clean the "contacts" or something...does anyone know how this can be done or is it a need for sending away to clean the camera? Any help would be great, Cheers, Baz
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8 Jun 2004, 14:33 (Ref:997352)
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Re: Dirt on Dig' images
Before each shoot/race I clean the sensor with compressed air (being careful not to shake the can of air allowing mositure to spot on the sensor). I also use the speck-grabber pro model made by Kinetronics for any spots that the air doesn't remove.
http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?o...67048875207626 http://www.luminous-landscape.com/es...cleaning.shtml http://www.bythom.com/cleaning.htm http://www.pbase.com/copperhill/ccd_cleaning Other than that, if you have spots, it's photoshop time...  Martin |
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8 Jun 2004, 21:24 (Ref:997793)
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Hugewally, thanks for your time for adding those ads'-now I know what I'm up against and hopefully what to do-Cheers!
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8 Jun 2004, 21:57 (Ref:997824)
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I normally try to clean the sensor the night before I head to the track. Once there it's the blown air before I do anything else. If I'm at a real dusty track like Laguna or Willow Springs, I'll also do a quick check and clean at lunch time too. Then in the evening at the motel, I'll go through the same process getting ready for the next day. Once you have the sensor clean, keeping to that schedule usually works just fine for me. When i do get any dust, it's only one or two specks to deal with in PS.
Good luck explaining the can of compressed air to the airlines... LOL martin |
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9 Jun 2004, 22:35 (Ref:999147)
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The Canon manual recomends not to use the cans due to moisture coming from them-have you had any probs with them?
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10 Jun 2004, 00:11 (Ref:999192)
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No... But you have to be careful not to shake them or hold them at an angle. As long as the can is upright, then all you get is clean air out of them. You can easily experiment with them on the bathroom mirror to see what happens...
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10 Jun 2004, 14:10 (Ref:999706)
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Good thinking Batman-a can of air it will be!
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10 Jun 2004, 15:54 (Ref:999787)
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PS...where is LARGO????
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10 Jun 2004, 16:36 (Ref:999837)
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10 Jun 2004, 19:04 (Ref:999998)
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You lucky devil! Clearwater is one of fave' places...passing through there in Oct'!!
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10 Jun 2004, 19:16 (Ref:1000007)
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Look me up if you have the chance then...
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13 Jun 2004, 23:20 (Ref:1003004)
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Dang Martin, can you say obsessive compulsive?
 I clean my sensors about twice a season. I just Pshop them there photos in the mean time. Well, thats a little bit of an exaggeration, but I dont do it every day, let alone every event. Just when they start to get bad. I prefer to use a good sized bulb blower though and not compressed air. Easier to carry around and works just as well without any worry of damaging the sensor. Gonna be at Mid O Mr. Huge? |
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 I do plan on being at Rd Am, Petit and Monterey though."obsessive compulsive?"...  Wish I could say i never get crud on the sensor with all the lens swapping I do... Just after shooting at Willow Springs, Fontana, Laguna Phoenix & Sears Point (real dusty and windy tracks), I just got a little tired of having to do the extra PS work getting all the little buggers out. I mean heck, spend all night PS'ing (word?) or spend the night at Hooters drinking man-pops??? You know me and which that I'd rather do...  Kendela could never understand what i was talking about with cleaning the sensors and all the little buggers on it. That is until the drive up to the ALMS race at Rd America last year when he actually watched what i was doing on the laptop (no, not watching one of THOSE DVD's!!!  ). Funny thing is, at Rd Am the Prodrive team had a big 13x19 hero card handout that overall looked nice. But when you looked at it closely, it was covered with black spots that weren't taken out in PS... Showed that to Ken and said, "That's why!!!!" His look was like the light bulb in the fridge going on without the door opening!  Sadly though, even with all my cleaning, every shot from the 2nd half of the race has a spot on the the size of Rhode Island!!!!  I've looked in PS and I don't think they have a rubber stamp that size to cover it up!!! So, I like the air can instead of a blower as I know the air is clean... Martin |
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