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Old 19-12-2012, 01:18 PM
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Sensor cleaning

For a while, motes had been appearing in my photos. At first I thought it was dust on either side of the objective (using refractors), but then it also appeared in Newt photos, so it had to be the sensor.

I tried the camera software vibration clean but that did nothing - obviously adherant crud (I suspect from when I accidentally scrapped the side of the drawtube with the camera nosepiece, chipping the black paint). I flipped open the flip mirror (properly of course) on the 5D MkII and CAREFULLY wiped over it with Bintel's UHTC cleaning fluid. IT improved it SOMEWHAT, but still some mote artifacts in photos (NOT apparent during day shots - only extreme contrast shots).

So, go at it again with thefluid, or is there a better way? I am VERY reluctant cleaning the sensor platen /IR filter...

Opinions and suggestions HIGHLY appreciated,as I am tired of having to stamp out the motes in photoshop
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