Nope. I know that's bad. Just waiting until I have the requisite $80 for a pack
of swabs and a bottle of juice.
Paul Braun WD9GCO
Certified Music Junkie
"It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever." -- David St. Hubbins
"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Berthold Auerbach
> On May 31, 2016, at 09:30, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Don't be tempted to use a Q Tip !
>
> jh
>
>> On 5/31/2016 8:37 AM, Paul Braun wrote:
>> Thanks, John. Good to know.
>>
>>
>> Paul Braun WD9GCO
>> Certified Music Junkie
>>
>> "It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever." -- David St. Hubbins
>>
>> "Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Berthold Auerbach
>>
>>> On May 31, 2016, at 06:19, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> I have learned that having a camera company or pro photo shop clean one's
>>> camera's sensor is perhaps the biggest con-job perpetrated by the digital
>>> sensor industry! Anyone with an IQ greater than their shoe size can achieve
>>> exactly the same perfect result at virtually no cost.
>>>
>>> Buy a box of cleaning swabs ...... seen on the second row of products here
>>> for example:
>>>
>>> www.VisibleDust.com
>>>
>>> and a small bottle of cleaning fluid, also seen on the same page.
>>>
>>> Apply a drop of the fluid to the swab and draw it slowly across the sensor
>>> but only once. Turn the swab over and draw back over the sensor in the
>>> opposite direction. After the two draws dispose of the swab. NEVER use it
>>> for a third pass; specks of dirt on the swab could contaminate the
>>> sensor.If necessary use another swab.
>>>
>>> I paid GBP50 in Gibraltar in March 2015 for a "pro" cleaning of my X-T1.
>>> Back home my preferred photo shop sold me the pack of swabs and cleaning
>>> fluid and I have done my own cleaning ever since with no adverse
>>> consequences.
>>>
>>> jh
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 5/30/2016 11:51 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
>>>> I just noticed a small round, circular smudge in the upper right-hand
>>>> corner of every shot the past week or so. I finally looked directly at
>>>> the sensor, and there appears to be a tiny speck of something that I'm
>>>> sure is causing the smudge. Is there a safe way to gently remove it? Or
>>>> is this one of those things where I have to ship my camera in to Olympus
>>>> to have it done?
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