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 p.1 #1 · Any tests of sensor cleaning gear? | |
On FM and lots of other photo forums you'll never lose money betting that there's at least one active thread about sensor cleaning gear.
The hottest new entry to this VERY crowded scene is the Artic Butterfly. I swear that the people at Visible Dust must have some kind of office pool going based on who can come up with the most expensive sensor cleaning product.
So my question is whether anyone has ever attempted to objectively compare or test these different products. In the past I've always just tried buying and trying the different products but nothing I've ever bought was all that good (which I'm defining as as a single pass after which there was no dust visible at f/11, which is the smallest aperture I typically shoot at). But trying and buying is getting too expensive with so many different products on the market and getting up into the price range as the Arctic Butterfly.
All I've seen on these forums is personal testimonials, which are almost worthless because there are so many variations in technique, environments, patience, and people's standards for "clean". Not to mention that dust particles that would be too small to show up on lower-res cameras like the D100 can now cause problems on higher res cameras like the D300. (something to keep in mind if you're wishing for a 24 MP camera and you like to shoot landscapes at f/16!)
Edited on May 20, 2008 at 02:55 PM
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