Regular sensor dusting?

Just wondering what the consensus is on using a Rocket Blower (or other blower) on the sensor on a regular basis. Do you only do it when you have dust problems, or do you do it every once in a while just for good measure?

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. . .

^^^^^^nothing more to say . . .

I only do it when there's so much crap to clone out. But still there's a decent amount of excitement involved also

Just blew mine out today. Had an ultra mega piece of dust .. or something on the sensor filter. All better now.

I never blow off my sensor....

For the last 4 years, I've only wet cleaned it using Photosol fluid and sensor swabs. If I divide the number of cleanings by the number of years I've been shooting, it works out to one wet cleaning every 4 months on average. (I figured this out by keeping track of the number of swabs I've used).

I change lenses many times a week. I never turn off the camera when I change lenses. I never worry about whether the camera is facing up or down when I change lenses. I don't care whether I'm in a dusty environment or not. My philosophy is "the less you worry about dust, the less problems you'll see". So far this has worked very well for me

I guess my thinking is that there is going to be dust on the sensor no matter what. So blowing it off regularly would help reduce the build up. I'm not sold on the idea though.

I'm probably the first to vote for ''Only for the joy and excitement of it.'' as mine is so dirty it makes little difference

I only clean it as necessary and hardly ever use the auto sensor cleaning. I turned that crap off. Waste of battery IMO.

If I'm about to leave on a trip where I'm going to be doing a lot of landscapes I'll give it a blast prior... otherwise I shoot at f/2-2.8 most of the time so I could have a seriously gunky sensor and never notice

Only as needed, don't like pushing my luck playing with the insides of my cameras. Only use the auto sensor cleaner after changing lenses and that is not too often.

Never - I use the copperhill method. Blowers never seemed to work well for me. The 40D with its self sensor cleaning needs attention far less often.

I didn't vote because I won't use a rocket blower anymore. I've had it drive junk up into the viewfinder. Also, it only does as well as the air you blow into it. My experience is that at some point, you just blow dust out only to replace it with dust you blow in.

I've found one of the static brush methods to be much more effective and less invasive. I prefer the arctic butterfly although the copperhill one is good too.

J

Bruce_B wrote in post #4826171
I guess my thinking is that there is going to be dust on the sensor no matter what. So blowing it off regularly would help reduce the build up. I'm not sold on the idea though.

i am because it actually works. before using the blower i was wet cleaning more frequently.

i use a blower whenever i think of it and whenever i see dust in the viewfinder.

ed rader

I only do it when needed, haven't had to yet with the mIII though, the sensor shaker seems to be doing an excellent job so far.