Arctic Butterfly Disappointment

Tried this?

http://www.copperhillimages.com/index.php?pr=products

 

How exactly does the Arctic Butterfly work?

I use the original simple Visible Dust brush which you clean/charge with either compressed air or, as I do, with a Rocket blower. I get excellent results every time. I have never needed anything else.

Is the Arctic Butterfly supposed to clean and charge itself by spinning or have I got the wrong end of the stick? It certainly seems not to be as effective as the original product.

 

Similar result with....BRUSHOFF

michaelnel, I had the same result with the Photographic Solutions BRUSHOFF Sensor Cleaning Brush http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...869&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation seemed to make it worse and I always have to resort to the "wet method" to get it all off and it's not difficult to do. I did wonder about the Arctic Butterfly but I'll pass on it after seeing your results. Thanks for posting your real world results.

 

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Is the Arctic Butterfly supposed to clean and charge itself by spinning or have I got the wrong end of the stick?

Yes, that's the way it is supposed to work. You take the cap off, spin it three times for 5 seconds each, then take ONE wipe across the sensor. If you want to take another go at it, you have to do the 3x5 spin thing again for each wipe.

Maybe an incantation would help!

 

I know this is frustrating. I use the blower and the copperhill method. It took me 3 passes to get from here


To here


I hope you come up with a satisfactory routine that suits you soon.
Dave

 

I'm not sure I really understand how so much dust can accumulate in just 2 weeks. I've had my D70s for almost 2 years now, nearly 6k pictures, I change lenses all the time, and my sensor looks like this with 0 cleanings. (this was using my LCD monitor set to the highest brightness, blank-white screen, f22 on my 50/1.8). Am I not testing it right or is my sensor just super clean? (i do notice one small spec middle right-ish, but I'm not going to sweat it.

Brian

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This is just my opinion, but I NEVER blow things around in the sensor box. Long time ago I tried with a blower, it was the first and the last time. In my opinion it just makes things worse.
My true and tried method remains the Eclipse / Pec Pad method. Easy, cheap and very effective.

 

I'm not sure... so I did auto-levels on my jpg in photoshop and here's what I get.

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I still don't really see any dust, but it makes me think if my 50mm has a centering defect? Looks to me like the bigger blue rings may be vignetting but it doesn't look even to me in the upper left corner. :Confused:

 

Maybe I'm missing something. But if it looks clean without PP tweaks whats the point of cleaning then? I mean, if I cannot see it in a normal picture why hassle with sensor cleaning until it's really necessary? I'm not going to search for the dust (I know it's there :smile .

 

Looks to me as though it even improved the weather a bit :wink:

 

Have a look at this site, particularly the chapter on methods. I found it very useful.

Cheers.

 

*LOL* Now, THAT's what I call 'talent'!!!

Bernie Heins of Nextphoto is a very good friend of mine. Highly technical guy, and we've both come to the conclusion that blowing does just that - blows the dust around. It's going to come back if you don't remove it completelyh. We both use the Pecpads and Eclipse method with 100% success each time. Only once did I need to do a second cleaning to get it all.

Reminds me, guess I'd better do a test and clean before the kayaking season starts. :redface:

 

When I bought my cleaning kit it came with swabs for also cleaning around the mirror cage. The more dust gone the better!