So now I’m wondering. If you get a sensor cleaning anti-static brush, is it okay to charge it up with a blower brush?
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Well, now this has been consistently interesting. Are you wondering about the dust cleaning problem for DSLR cameras? Many decades back, most of the dust problems and dust cleaning methods/techniques have been discussed and mastered with vinyl records. Of course, because vinyl records are used over and over again and again, so dust will tend to get stuck to them that needs to be removed for reuse. Of course, make sure you don’t try to use the exact same instruments used for cleaning vinyls to clean a DSLR camera sensor, or else you will get big troubles.
In regard to cleaning film negatives, I guess you can say the same, that the best cleaning methods for film negatives are those that are best for cleaning a DSLR camera sensor.
So, for some good tips from the info source. Relating to brush pressure, for vinyl, the weight of the brush is the max pressure that some people recommend. So, staying more gentle than this for DSLR sensor cleaning should be good.
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So, now the final verdict. Be forewarned about using anti-static guns. If there is a static charge on the surface, an anti-static gun can remove it. Otherwise, an anti-static gun can end up charging up a surface and making it attract even more dust. For this reason, you probably want to avoid anti-static guns entirely for film use. Additionally, devices such as the Zerostat are overpriced: you can build your own by modifying a butane lighter. All you need is a piezoelectric crystal charging element or two, and maybe a blower fan.
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