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IMG_2587 by davidtrent.
How to make a photo like this:

1) Go to the menu on the back of your canon dslr.

2) Highlight "Clean Sensor" and press the OK lens.

3) Take a hand air puffer.

4) Puff air into it in an attempt to clean the cmos.

5) Take a nice picture of a white background to check out whether that nasty stain in the middle of you photos has gone.

6) Take 4 more photos in disbelief.

7) Feel stomach sink to your feet.

8) Drive straight to your nearest camera shop.

9) Pay £45 to get it sent off and cleaned.

10) Repeat on a daily basis to your wife "£45 - shit, I've only had the fucking thing for a week"

11) Watch all that nice summer sunlight slip away. See photos everywhere.

Bastards.

Anyone know how to get their sensor clean without doing this?

Cheers... 

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mcjohnmcc [deleted] says:

Perhaps your blower was full of dust? You used a squeeze bulb right and not a can of compressed air?
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boncey  Pro User  says:

Holy shit. That's bad.
I have a few spots on my 20D.
Last time I tried a blower it did nothing - now I just ignore them.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

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davidtrent  Pro User  says:

@mcjohnmcc - a squeeze bulb as told to in my manual. did it to my lens too, just to be sure.
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Orrin  Pro User  says:

You probably have a lot more than that. For a true test, shoot blue sky at f22, bring the image into photoshop and run autolevels.

Then google copperhill.
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mcjohnmcc [deleted] says:

@davidtrent I suspect that there was some dust in the bulb itself to add to your pain.

I've had a few running battles with dust on my 350D but my 20D has been ok so far.
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Mormegil says:

Don't forget to hold the camera downward, like your taking a picture of the ground, so dust falls out of the mirror box, and not back in.
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guy_incognito says:

If it makes you feel better, I'd had my 350D for three weeks when I also tried to clean the sensor. Then my hand slipped and scratched the sensor.
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StefZ  Pro User  says:

That's just a silly amount of dust. I've used a 300d for almost two years, change lenses frequently and never seen anything like that.

I've only ever used a jumbo blower but if that's not working for you you might want to look at this ...

www.pbase.com/copperhill/ccd_cleaning
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-kbull-  Pro User  says:

www.visibledust.com/

These things are expensive, but I've heard good things about them. For now, the blower's working for me, so I haven't had to fork over the dough for these brushes.
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Αdam says:

It costs ~$2 to clean your sensor, with the scotch tape method. Didn't get my sensor perfect, but certainly helped.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

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