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    anything you do needs to be very gentle and carefully done.

    turn it upside down and 'blow' the dust out, preferably with something professional. don't know about the rubber blowers. always best to be safe with this kind of stuff.

    otherwise, checkout the butterfly.
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    it would be a great feature one day if there is a self cleaning every time you turn off the camera. like what a dslr does :)
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    i would like to know how do when the dust is betwen the sensor and the OLPF ? inside the block

    thank you
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    Whatever you do, don't use 'canned' air. It can be cold and crack the glass.
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    This is not the kit I have but this is a great basic kit to get:
    http://tinyurl.com/8md8wke

    You'll want the loupe. Why even try to understand what needs cleaning if you're not really getting a good view of the OLPF.

    My kit has a other extra brushes that I don't use. I have swabbed the OLPF plenty of times while in the field. Sometimes it's better to do that than let some hard to remove tiny junk sit there. Especially past T11.
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    Another +1 for the Arctic Butterfly. I also recommend compressed Nitrogen if you have access to it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Justin Chin View Post
    This is not the kit I have but this is a great basic kit to get:
    http://tinyurl.com/8md8wke

    You'll want the loupe. Why even try to understand what needs cleaning if you're not really getting a good view of the OLPF.

    My kit has a other extra brushes that I don't use. I have swabbed the OLPF plenty of times while in the field. Sometimes it's better to do that than let some hard to remove tiny junk sit there. Especially past T11.

    broken link :(

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