I use E2 on my 5D sensor and never had a problem   Robert A London UK --- On Sun, 27/4/08, Gary Hall <gary.chris@...> wrote: From: Gary Hall <gary.chris@...> Subject: Re: [Canon5D] dust on the CCD To: Canon5D@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, 27 April, 2008, 2:26 PM Hi Mark, Received my Visible Dust Sensor Loupe 7x 2 weeks ago and I give it a VERY high recommendation after a weeks use. The first time I used it, I was amazed that I could actually see the entire 5D sensor - CLEARLY and EVERY bit of dust! I found a cat hair on one side of the well and all kinds of dust that I could not see normally. It clearly is the safest way to clean your sensor too. There was a few flakes of dust that could be blown away with my rubber rocket blower. I did learn that you don't want to touch the sensor with the plastic tip as it will leave a slight smudge. No problem, I thought, just use a pec-pad and some Eclipse 2 - wrong. I don't know what is in my bottle of E2 but it leaves a residue and what a b*tch it was to remove. The E2 people told me it was O.K. to use E1 as the tin oxide coating is on the underside and that the E1 will not effect the glass on top of the sensor. E1 will evaporate much better than E2. http://www.photosol .com/cameras_ bymfg.html The fellow there was adamant about NOT touching the cloth (with your fingers) you use to wipe the sensor too. There is just enough oil to cause a residue. Without the 7x loupe, you would NEVER see this residue. After removing all of that junk it now takes 30 seconds to check the sensor and a bit more to clean. A bit pricey at $97.00 (including shipping), but a excellent addition to your equipment bag ALONG with your Lens Pen. I have cleaned my sensor many times and found it was a hit or miss situation every time, plus it took 30 minutes to an hour to get so "most" of the dust was gone. Briefly that procedure requires you to set the camera lens to f/22 go outside take a pic then examine the pic for dust on your computer - then repeat the procedure (over and over). I can't recommend the 7x sensor loupe enough and the Lens Pen. http://www.amazon. com/Visible- Dust-Brite- Sensor-Loupe/ dp/B001187FWQ Lenspens http://www.lenspen. com/ Mark wrote: Hi Got back from Paris and downloaded my shots only to discover a couple of dust specs on the last couple of days worth of shots. I have a dust removal kit here and wondering if anyone else has done it themselves and any tips before I start? M

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