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Granite From United Kingdom (Scotland), joined May 1999, 5364 posts, RR: 76
Posted (6 years 5 months 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 1071 times:

AIRLINERS.NET CREW
PHOTO SCREENER

Hi all

Just an update for all you photographers, digital or non digital.

http://www.digitalfocus.net/sections/reviews/SpeckGrabber/SpeckGrabber.htm

I used mine at the weekend and an invaluable piece of equipment.

Cheers

Gary Watt
Aberdeen, Scotland

Airliners.net

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Dripstick From Canada, joined Dec 2001, 2364 posts, RR: 34
Reply 1, posted (6 years 5 months 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 681 times:

Thanks for the tip Gary. I've been looking for a product like this.

Cheers, Andy

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737heavy From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2002, 601 posts, RR: 4
Reply 2, posted (6 years 5 months 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 669 times:

I bought some Sensor Swabs to clean the dust off my 10D but in the end there was that much it went back for replacement. At £50 for 12 they aren't cheap either for something that shouldn't be used that often!

Can you buy this in the UK?

Regards

[Edited 2003-06-09 14:18:49]

Granite From United Kingdom (Scotland), joined May 1999, 5364 posts, RR: 76
Reply 3, posted (6 years 5 months 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 656 times:

AIRLINERS.NET CREW
PHOTO SCREENER

Lee

Yep, I got mine in the UK but cannot remember from where.

A quick search will find a stockist.

Been lucky with my D30 and no dust but I did get a small hair on the sensor and the grabber worked great. The smallest of dist can bee seen on the sensor if held up to daylight and resting your hand on the camera while using the grabber is good. Rather then use the whole of the rubber pad at the end, I just use the corner and it seems to attract the dust to the tip.

Cheers

Gary Watt

Airliners.net

737heavy From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2002, 601 posts, RR: 4
Reply 4, posted (6 years 5 months 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 641 times:

I didn't have one minutes worth of agro with the D60, which Tony S has now got. 10D lasted 200 frames then got sent back. Still they sent a 'no-dust' version as replacement. Smile

Regards

TZ From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2003, 1085 posts, RR: 59
Reply 5, posted (6 years 5 months 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 606 times:

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UK stockist (also for the Sensor Swabs): http://www.crownphoto.co.uk

Gary's tip for using the edge is a good one. If you press the SpeckGrabber down onto the sensor (in my case, a piece of dust would not budge otherwise), then you get left with a little mark on the sensor where it contacted the surface - nothing permanent, but annoying nonetheless. I then had to use a Sensor Swab to clean the contact patch! This is easily avoided by not pushing down hard with the SpeckGrabber.

TZ

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Granite From United Kingdom (Scotland), joined May 1999, 5364 posts, RR: 76
Reply 6, posted (6 years 5 months 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 549 times:

AIRLINERS.NET CREW
PHOTO SCREENER

Hi all

Tamsin, yes, Crown Photo is where I got my one from.

Regards

Gary Watt

Airliners.net

Ckw From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (6 years 5 months 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 528 times:

Just ordered mine - I have the Sensor Swab solution, but that's not something I enjoy using and a good blower which covers most situations. The Speck grabber will fill in the gap for situations when I have a relatively clean sensor but just one stubborn dust speck.

On blowers - the best one I've found is the bulb from a long manual remote shutter release - it's both quite powerful and has a very fine tip.

Cheers,

Colin

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