Has any one used this dust blower?

[ss_kiran]

This was listed in PMA2007

http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9695532-1.html?tag=head


http://www.nrdfirefly.com/

Thanks

- kiran

[PhotosGuy]

Some personal views on Sensor cleaning. (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=184448)

[bacchanal]

Hadn't seen that, but I was thinking about giving the DustAid (http://www.qualitycamera.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=33&products_id=3279) a try...:rolleyes:...looks like fun. Personally, I use the ol' Rocket Blower on jewish holidays, and then Sensor Swabs/Eclipse every so often. Sensor Swabs are kinda spendy though.

[calicokat]

That is an interesting device

[JWright]

It's another example of a manufacturer feeding on the dust paranoia that has been created by the endless threads on the photography forums. Dust is not that big a deal! In 95% of the cases, you're not going to see it in your images anyway. It's going to get lost in the detail... The only time it might come into play is with shots that show a lot of sky or light-colored backgrounds.

There have been numerous posts that bust the myth that you should turn off your camera when changing lenses because it removes the charge on the sensor. Well, the only time the sensor is charged is when the camera is taking a picture.

I do everything that is contrary to conventional wisdom when it comes to dust and my cameras and my dust problems aren't any worse than anyone else's. I don't turn the camera off when changing lenses, I usually hold the camera with the mount up when changing lenses (so I can see what I'm doing) and I clean my sensor with canned air. I've even been in the desert when the wind was blowing 25 mph and I changed lenses in that...

[PhotosGuy]

I don't turn the camera off when changing lenses, For anyone else who has IS lenses & cares:
from JWright in my link above: "On page E-9 of my manual for the 100-400 under Tips on Using the Image Stabilizer: "The image stabilizer continues to operate after you release the shutter button, as long as the metering timer displays the exposure value. Never remove the lens while the image stabilizer is operating (emphasis mine), or you could damage the lens."

[JWright]

For anyone else who has IS lenses & cares:
from JWright in my link above: "On page E-9 of my manual for the 100-400 under Tips on Using the Image Stabilizer: "The image stabilizer continues to operate after you release the shutter button, as long as the metering timer displays the exposure value. Never remove the lens while the image stabilizer is operating (emphasis mine), or you could damage the lens."

Through observation I learned the metering on my 20D stays on for about five seconds after I remove my finger from the button. After that, it's safe to remove the lens because the IS has shut down. It is actually possible to see the IS working through the camera's viewfinder.

[PhotoJourno]

Thanks folks for sharing this info. Now that I read it, it makes great sense. I had never thought of it this way, but I can see that it is so.

I am (Was) so careless about changing lenses, that I rely on the mirror for protection, and my superhuman speed for lens switching. I can see how now this is all about to change.

Cheers,