Dust-AID. Clean your sensor with TAPE! - PhotoCamel

Kevin Barrett · 03-11-2007

Announced at PMA 2007

DUST-AID : Adhesive Based Sensor Cleaner for DSLR's

Looks promising...

badpickev · 03-12-2007

wow this old method has finally caught on. it was a lot cheaper before it was made of digital cameras.

kevin_c · 03-13-2007

Looks a good simple idea, although my worry would be the pad sticking to the sensor and coming off the 'wand'! - I assume the side that sticks to the wand is much stickier.

Dacoda Image · 03-15-2007

Well this product is available online now.. but for $39.95... plus S&H. You get directions, plastic wand, 12 sticky pads and a tin (band-aid like) case. Kinda pricey for my taste when I too worry about the pad sticking to the sensor...

Kevin Barrett · 03-15-2007

I use a speck grabber... $8 USD and it can be utilized over and over again. The downside, is that it takes awhile when you have many specks. However, it is effective.

photosbymorgan2 · 03-26-2007

I purchased the Dust-Aid product and cleaned my sensor with it. Very easy to use and the adhesive on the sensor side is sticky but not so sticky as to leave anything.The adhesive on the stick side is really sticky thereby keeping the pad attached to the stick. After I cleaned my sensor which by the way only took four presses to cover the whole sensor on my 1D Mark II, I took a picture of a white backdrop and no dust was found on the picture.

I have tried the pec pad method and never could get all the dust off as easy as I did with Dust-Aid.

For the 5D owners, they are asking that they do not use the product yet as the 5D filter has a tin oxide coating. Though they have not found their product to hurt the coating, they are still testing to ensure that it does not.

JDArt · 03-26-2007

Yikes! This thing won't hurt your sensor? I do not like the sound of that tape thing popping off the sensor. What if some of that adhesive gets left behind on the sensor?

How much is this thing?

photosbymorgan2 · 03-27-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by JDArt

Yikes! This thing won't hurt your sensor? I do not like the sound of that tape thing popping off the sensor. What if some of that adhesive gets left behind on the sensor?

How much is this thing?

The kit is 39.95 plus shipping. I believe my total was 42.00

Though the tape sounds bad on the video, it is not as bad as it seems. It is really not very sticky and does not leave behind anything on the sensor.

brian.austin · 03-28-2007

I suppose I ought to quit licking my finger and wiping it across the sensor one of these days...

03-11-2007	#1 (permalink)
Kevin Barrett Bactrian Location: Lowell, Michigan Posts: 2,299 CamelKarma: 102 Gallery \| Blog	Dust-AID. Clean your sensor with TAPE! Announced at PMA 2007 DUST-AID : Adhesive Based Sensor Cleaner for DSLR's Looks promising... __________________ __________________ Members don't see this ad. Register your free account today and become a member on PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Community, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.
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badpickev F1 Camel Location: Jax FL Posts: 2,903 CamelKarma: 473 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Dust-AID. Clean your sensor with TAPE! wow this old method has finally caught on. it was a lot cheaper before it was made of digital cameras.
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kevin_c Guanaco Location: Dorset, England Posts: 342 CamelKarma: 79 Editing OK?: Ask first Gallery \| Blog	Re: Dust-AID. Clean your sensor with TAPE! Looks a good simple idea, although my worry would be the pad sticking to the sensor and coming off the 'wand'! - I assume the side that sticks to the wand is much stickier.
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03-15-2007	#4 (permalink)
Dacoda Image Llama Location: Belfield North Dakota Posts: 932 CamelKarma: 2034 Editing OK?: Ask first Gallery \| Blog	Re: Dust-AID. Clean your sensor with TAPE! Well this product is available online now.. but for $39.95... plus S&H. You get directions, plastic wand, 12 sticky pads and a tin (band-aid like) case. Kinda pricey for my taste when I too worry about the pad sticking to the sensor...

03-15-2007	#5 (permalink)
Kevin Barrett Bactrian Location: Lowell, Michigan Posts: 2,299 CamelKarma: 102 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Dust-AID. Clean your sensor with TAPE! I use a speck grabber... $8 USD and it can be utilized over and over again. The downside, is that it takes awhile when you have many specks. However, it is effective.
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03-26-2007	#6 (permalink)
photosbymorgan2 Dromedary Posts: 1,110 CamelKarma: 140 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Dust-AID. Clean your sensor with TAPE! I purchased the Dust-Aid product and cleaned my sensor with it. Very easy to use and the adhesive on the sensor side is sticky but not so sticky as to leave anything.The adhesive on the stick side is really sticky thereby keeping the pad attached to the stick. After I cleaned my sensor which by the way only took four presses to cover the whole sensor on my 1D Mark II, I took a picture of a white backdrop and no dust was found on the picture. I have tried the pec pad method and never could get all the dust off as easy as I did with Dust-Aid. For the 5D owners, they are asking that they do not use the product yet as the 5D filter has a tin oxide coating. Though they have not found their product to hurt the coating, they are still testing to ensure that it does not.
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03-26-2007	#7 (permalink)
JDArt Camel Breath Location: Far out, man Posts: 12,944 CamelKarma: 1122 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Dust-AID. Clean your sensor with TAPE! Yikes! This thing won't hurt your sensor? I do not like the sound of that tape thing popping off the sensor. What if some of that adhesive gets left behind on the sensor? How much is this thing?
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03-28-2007	#9 (permalink)
brian.austin Photocamel Master Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 5,121 CamelKarma: 1678 Editing OK?: Ask first Gallery \| Blog	Re: Dust-AID. Clean your sensor with TAPE! I suppose I ought to quit licking my finger and wiping it across the sensor one of these days... __________________ __________________ Members don't see this ad. Register your free account today and become a member on PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Community, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.
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