Visible Dust Sensor Loupes: which one?

JohnJ80 wrote in post #6182324
I hate to tell you guys, but Copperhill sells a magnifier that goes for something like $14.95 IIRC and includes the built in LED light.

http://www.copperhilli​mages.com …ore_information​.php?id=47

J.

Oh, c'mon, John - how good could it really be if it's for your photography addiction and it doesn't cost an arm & a leg?

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P51Mstg wrote in post #6180826
I've got the original loupe (I'm guessing 5X) and it works fine. Really can see sensor and in perfect focus to examine it.

The Artic Butterfly brushes....... I got them with a cleaning kit. Never used them, I'd sell them here if I could find them. The spinner and battery and static discharging and all that other stuff (to me at least) is CRAP............ I figure if I can't blow it off, might as well wet clean it......

Next I also use and swear by the GREEN Visible Dust swabs and SMEAR AWAY SOLUTION. Other solutions I've tried have "waterspotted" on occasion, SMEAR AWAY doesn't. The green Swabs are different than the orange ones (different material) and TO ME they seem to work better (I have a bunch of orange ones I'd sell). Everyone one here say use CopperHill (which may well be a fine product but I'm not testing it on my camera), BUT TO ME, I don't want to wrap a Tissue (and get god knows what on it) around a spatula and swab my sensor with it..........

I've cleaned sensors MANY MANY MANY TIMES and no problems, no sense messing with success......

On the 5D I can say this (had 2 at one time). As time passes and you clean it many times (about 20 or so for me) INCLUDING the inside of the area around the sensor, you seem to get the dust out that came from the factory and it seems like overnight there are no dust problems. Mine was nasty looking all the time, MANY MANY cleanings later, suddenly it was clean all the time, no further problems......

Flying Photog,,,,,,,,,,,, Hi Buddy, hope to see you at ISAP in Seattle this spring....

Mark H

Good info here Mark...

Looking forward to Seattle as well...

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So who else uses the copperhill loupe and likes it?

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thebishopp wrote in post #6187592
How did you like that cleaning kit Shutterbug? I just bought the basic kit that includes the CH Loupe from their website.

It worked fine for me! I had to clean it 3 times the first time I did it. Don't know if it was because of the shape the MkII's sensor was in or just me learning the technique the first time out. I'm satisfied with their product and the loupe provided a fine viewing of the sensor after I was done.

My routine is, Arctic Butterfly brush first to remove light dust, wet clean with CH then a last pass with the Butterfly to remove anything that might have been left behind from the wet cleaning(dust or particles). On the 3rd time I was successful and didn't need the Butterfly again after viewing with the loupe.

I was really surprised, and shocked, at all the garbage on my sensor when I first viewed with the loupe prior to cleaning!

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Shutterbug Doug wrote in post #6192501
It worked fine for me! I had to clean it 3 times the first time I did it. Don't know if it was because of the shape the MkII's sensor was in or just me learning the technique the first time out. I'm satisfied with their product and the loupe provided a fine viewing of the sensor after I was done.

My routine is, Arctic Butterfly brush first to remove light dust, wet clean with CH then a last pass with the Butterfly to remove anything that might have been left behind from the wet cleaning(dust or particles). On the 3rd time I was successful and didn't need the Butterfly again after viewing with the loupe.

I was really surprised, and shocked, at all the garbage on my sensor when I first viewed with the loupe prior to cleaning!

Sounds good. Just got it in today.. pretty quick shipping and they even included a plastic Slinky LOL.

I thought the disclaimer on the included paperwork was amusing:

"Because each of our customers has a varying degree of mechanical ability/hand-eye coordinatino as well as his or her own unique capacity to absorb and follow directions, we cannot possibly guarantee you will not damage your sensor. The decision and responsibility to proceed is yours and yours alone"

LOL.. I'm going to edit it and use it as a quote in a sig line.

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