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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Sensor Brush/ Cleaner?

Andrew said:
What would be good to have on RED is some kind of non evaporating glue strip around the sensor like Canon has so the dust particles do not fly all over the sensor chamber once loosened by puff of air or even the centrifugal force of spinning Arctic Brush.
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You're not supposed to spin the Arctic Brush within the gate! Spinning is to charge the fibers and to get rid of dust on them. RTFM!
 
big lebowski said:
You're not supposed to spin the Arctic Brush within the gate! Spinning is to charge the fibers and to get rid of dust on them. RTFM!
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I didn't express myself properly.
When you move the brush from one side of the sensor to the other, some dust particle may not stick to the brush in spite that brush is statically charged and these particles land on the side of the sensor, just to be picked back by the sensor statics right after you put your lenses back on.

Yes, most of the dust is picked up by the brush and you can repeat the process of swiping not only the sensor but also the sides of the chamber
 
"Why exactly are your sensors getting so dirty?"

i ended up buying all those cleaners because i had 4 dust spots that would NOT come off ... when one product didn't work i moved on to the next , then there were 3 left , then tried next wet solution then there were 2 -so in the end i ended up with everything ...
now while trying the different products i did noticed the streaking left by the solutions ... in the end the "eclipse" ( photosol) is excellent at preventing streaking & "sensor" ( visual product) is very good - the others are more difficult to work with at preventing streaking ...
i think the photosol swabs are the BEST and i find the new 7x visual dust loupe excellent- they improved the reflection of the light from bouncing back into your eyes ( i don't use the 5x anymore)
https://www.micro-tools.com/store/SearchByCategory.aspx?CategoryCode=6

after trying out several different canned air products i have banned all from use on 103 .. they all spit out something at some point ....
 
Most people probably won't recommend this, but on my dSLR I just use a synthetic fiber makeup brush that I charge by rubbing the plastic handle on my shirt. Works great. It was like $2 at Target.
 
parisrem said:
Most people probably won't recommend this, but on my dSLR I just use a synthetic fiber makeup brush that I charge by rubbing the plastic handle on my shirt. Works great. It was like $2 at Target.
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Sacrilege! Heretic! Everyone knows you can't get expensive results from inexpensive stuff!

I like using a little piece of chamois on a q-tip myself. Wet it with some pure isopropyl or good lens fluid and you're good to go. This is what I had to do to repair the damage my defective/dirty Arctic Butterfly brush did!
 
CrewPix.com said:
Sacrilege! Heretic! Everyone knows you can't get expensive results from inexpensive stuff!

I like using a little piece of chamois on a q-tip myself. Wet it with some pure isopropyl or good lens fluid and you're good to go. This is what I had to do to repair the damage my defective/dirty Arctic Butterfly brush did!
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Someone told me recently if your Arctic Butterfly has picked up grease somehow (don't know how that would be possible with all the protectors and cases etc!) you can work it loose by running the brush for a long time (30 minutes or so). Haven't had the need to try this yet but you might want to give it a test before you chuck it away!

p.s. let us know if it works!!
 
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