No, it wouldn't be suitable.
I have done a few Canon's and I got a tube of black silicone (small tube the size of a toothpaste tube). I either got it at Bunnings or a car parts place (it may have been suitable for touching up windscreen joints).
Of course you could simply use roof/gutter black silicone - its the same stuff. The problem is the nozzle would be too open. The small tube had a tiny nozzle.
Be careful with the silicone. I am in the roofing/cladding industry and I can tell you silicone has this amazing ability to get on everything. So be careful, be slow and very very clean.
The trouble can be little strings of silicone that pull off as you take the tube away. They then can fall onto the sensor glass. I had that happen once but I handled it quickly by using Bintel lens cleaning solution and q-tips. It wiped off whilst it was fresh.
Make sure the opening you cut in the tube is quite fine. Angle the tube away from the sensor when you are applying the silicone gasket. Pull away from the sensor onces done so any strings fall away from the sensor.
If you smooth the silicone with something, then make sure you throw it out into a bag or rubbish bin immmediately after using it. Water with a bit of detergent on silicone makes it a lot easier to smooth out. As I recall I didn't smooth mine, I simply squeezed a fine bead on the gap between the new Baader UV/IR filter and the frame. I may've smoothed it now, it was a while ago. Later models don't always have this silicone gasket.
Greg.
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Originally Posted by Chris85
Hi I've been slowly getting bits and pieces together to mod my 600d, and one of the tutorials I've come across says I need to silicone the new filter in place after taking the old out. Haven't been able to find hobby silicone as yet, but I did find this at Jaycar http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=NM2834
Would this "liquid tape" be fine to use? Or should I keep looking for silicone?
Thanks!
Chris |