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how's it going does it work?
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Fen
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eh?
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NorthernNikon
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You can set it up to remove dust on start up or shut down IIRC. It's all in the menus donchaknow! 
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Seven..
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ok in English 
Does this mark the end of having to use sensor swabs and the like?
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El Sid
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Does this mark the end of having to use sensor swabs and the like?
Not entirely IMO. Some bits of cack can be quite sticky (pollen, soot for example) and not inclined to fall of just because the sensor shakes a bit. Should be required a lot less frequently though (mind you neither of my Canons have had a swab near 'em - I seem to manage just with the blower....).
Thinking of spending or spent?...... 
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Hotblack
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Does this mark the end of having to use sensor swabs and the like?
I doubt it. As Nigel says, it should reduce the times you need to clean, but I find a rocket blower enough most of the time and I've only ever swabbed my D200 twice in 2 years.
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Dom_Rivers
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When I first got mine it needed a bloody good blowing out after a week, it was full of all sorts of clackit, about a month later I noticed a blob in a landscape piccy and got rid of it by manually doing a few "vibrates" in a row (which I was quite impressed by), over the last 3 months absolutely nowt, nothing, nada, despite a good few lens changes in all sorts of environments.
I've got mine to clean on shutdown and it seems effective, the sensor stays cleaner than my old D50 did.
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hil26
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only ever used rocket blower for past number of years, never needed to swab
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Seven..
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Thanks all, was just wondering how the new technology was working out that's all. It could be the difference between this or that camera
Nigel, not yet but maybe
My D100 has only had 3 wipes in four years and a couple of blows with an ordinary puffer but I rarely change lens. Spots are there but with PS and all I just clone them out.
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alanS
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At wider apertures contamination sometimes just doesn't show up but if you're using smaller apertures there's a good chance of anything present showing up.
My next purchase will have anti dust features as even though they wont be 100% they must surely help.
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Towershot
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I can only say that I use AP set to f/11 most of the time,and use a rocket brush when I see dust.
Now on the D80 I had to have a blow with the rocket about every month,because of the blobs in the sky (UFO,s)?
But since getting the D300 in late Jan I honestly haven't
seen any ufo,s.
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Seven..
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Great, good to know for the most part it does work
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Mxpics
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i have just tried the rocket blower for the first time on my d50 and d70 and im left with specks everwhere what have i done, just removed lens locked mirror up and used rocket blower
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Seven..
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hmmm I was advised a long time ago not to use rocket blowers although a lot seem to I'd rather use the swabs or a puffer blower
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NorthernNikon
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hmmm I was advised a long time ago not to use rocket blowers although a lot seem to I'd rather use the swabs or a puffer blower
Yes, but that advice was against using them for something entirely different! 
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alanS
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Just try again but give the whole chamber a good blow out first. If debris stays and will not dislodge you may have to go for a wet clean.
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ermintrude
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hmmm I was advised a long time ago not to use rocket blowers although a lot seem to I'd rather use the swabs or a puffer blower
Yes, but that advice was against using them for something entirely different!
He he, reminds me of a naughty birthday photo I saw a couple of days ago But Id probably get hit if I put it here
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Mxpics
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the specs show in the viewfinder but not on the pics, its not external
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Benchista
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the specs show in the viewfinder but not on the pics, its not external
Then they're on the focusing screen, more than likely, and can be ignored - or blown off with the rocket blower.
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El Sid
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Dust is probably on the finder screen. Just give the mirror box another blow out- don't try to physically clean the screen as they are usually quite delicate. It helps to keep the camera pointing down as well.
The first time you blow out a camera you tend to disturb dust that was elesewhere as well - not just on the sensor.......
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Monobod
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No compredi, surely the Rocket Blower is a puffer, just a bit better? Its the compressed air that should be avoided.
I have not had problems with my K10D, the shake routine deals with dust very well. I only twice needed to use the Rocket, but have not needed t swab it ever.
Hope I haven't spoken too soon.
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Seven..
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Sorry pardon my ignorance I was thinking the rocket blower was the compressed air. Just ignore me
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