Works by generating ions which remove the static charge on objects. Humidity
does the same
thing.
tOM
On Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at 10:54,
ScottGee1 <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The trick with the Zerostat is to pull the trigger v-e-r-y slowly. If
> it clicks, you've gone too fast. Don't know if that *creates* static.
>
> I sold high-end "stereo" gear for my first job out college. I used to
> demonstrate the Z-stat by creating a static charge on an "album"
> (i.e., 12" vinyl disk), letting some tiny bits of paper adhere to it,
> then zapping it with the Z-stat. Said paper would (usually!) flutter
> to the floor. The leap that people had to make was that the same
> thing happened to the dust they couldn't see. I sold LOTS of
> Zerostats.
>
> That said, I'm not exactly sure how it works so I haven't tried it
> with any of my cameras. Concerned about how it might affect the
> electronics. Or is that just silly? Have used it on lenses though.
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