1D-MKII Sensor dust and cleaning.

This is a post for information only.. Watch your sensors...

I have noticed that after shooting in the field the last two weekends, I have picked up a good amount of dust on the sensor. I cleaned it last weekend and all the specs came off. This weekend, it got just as dusty. Again, it cleaned up well.

I use the 1.4 TC a lot, so when changing lenses, I try to keep the TC with the camera in dusty places...

Wow. that was fast Gen...

It took me monthsto mess up my 10D.. and the MkII is till clean as a whistle

I kind of thought so too, but it was windy and on dusty park trails.
Can't help but change lenses...
It is so small, that I can't see it on the sensor, but a little puff of the air bulb and it goes away.
Not a big deal, the spots where no problem at all to pop off the picture in PS.
I couldn't even find them on a photo with lots of darker details...

Some one should come up with an extension ring that you can keep on the body that has glass on it to keep your body/sensor protected, kind of like filters for your lenses.

I think the tough problem with that is: maintaining auto focus with extending the lens further from the body.

I thought the MKII was supposed to be more airtight than the 10D and others. Is this not the case? Just wondering.

Cheers.

Only if you have a sealed lens, such as the 70-200 IS L, mounted on it. Once you take the lens off, however, it's just as air tight as any other camera with the lens off.

GenEOS, have you considered buying several Mark IIs? If you had one for each lens, you could put each lens on one camera before you reach the dusty conditions and not have to change lenses when you are there.

I hope you find this suggestion helpful.

Mike

Mike H wrote:
GenEOS, have you considered buying several Mark IIs? If you had one for each lens, you could put each lens on one camera before you reach the dusty conditions and not have to change lenses when you are there.

I hope you find this suggestion helpful.

Mike

Hell, I'm trying to figure out how to put wheels on the one I have so I can drive it to work....