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busterboy
26-08-2006, 14:07
Clicky here to view (http://youtube.com/watch?v=_P8_LNmpFSc)
2blue4u
26-08-2006, 14:23
See! Didn't I say that all camera bags should pack a vibrator?
matty
26-08-2006, 15:44
well the cunning little camera monkeys!
Joe T
26-08-2006, 18:15
I'm not sure that it can really be as good as what they say in that ad....

Better than nothing though!
Marcel
26-08-2006, 19:20
Is this that 400D cleaning video with the incredibly ShoppingChannelARiffic voiceover?
Hoodi
26-08-2006, 19:23
Wow, that sounds so NU & INNUVARTIVE!

Nobody has done this before... Honest!
Joe T
26-08-2006, 19:26
Is this that 400D cleaning video with the incredibly ShoppingChannelARiffic voiceover?

So that you dont actually have to watch it I will answer this for you. The answer is yes :p
Marcel
26-08-2006, 19:29
lol I watched it yesterday, but never got round to posting it....After I asked, I clicked the link to check....silly of me I know...:bonk:

So you reckon this self cleaning thing will catch on? Will it make a difference to Canons market share of Entry level DSLR?
Hoodi
26-08-2006, 19:44
Not sure how this will effect market share, as I think alone it's probably too small to judge - but I do think it'll catch on.
Dust is a serious PITA for dSLR users - so anything which aleviates that, even to a small extent, has to be a good thing.
This would also remove the need to clean altogethor for a lot of users - although I'm sure it wouldn't stand up to the level of scrutiny a lot of people here expect, it's probably more than acceptable for most users.

My only reservation is that it makes the sensor filter array more complex - which is bad news for modding it!
busterboy
27-08-2006, 20:31
So you reckon this self cleaning thing will catch on?


You wait and see..;)

The new 1D series (still rumoured) will have the same device fitted as will all Canon's DSLR range in the next 2 years.:thumbs:
Marcel
27-08-2006, 20:32
I can see it being a bonus on the pro end, definately.

I like how they're honest in that video and say "actually it wont shift all the crap from the sensor, for the stubborn buggers, we still got the software / algorithms to sort it out"
Warspite
27-08-2006, 20:37
It will catch on for the simple reason that everyone else is introducing or has introduced similar solutions and therefore to omit it will be a negative when potential buyers are comparing products.
busterboy
27-08-2006, 20:42
Filthy sensors are the only drawback with digital cameras as we know them.:(

There are 100's of people who use their cameras on a daily basis with dust bunnies showing on most shots with skies involved..:(

They have to eliminate this problem for the consumer to keep the sales pattern at a high level.:)
Kate
28-08-2006, 09:19
Hmmmm. Not convinced that a bit of shaking will work, but if it improves things even by a small margin, then it's going to convince the consumer. Wouldn't make me swap my camera though. I'm happy swiping the sensor now and then.
HIMUPNORTH
28-08-2006, 14:56
If you must brush/swab then use these http://www.visibledust.com/ brilliant! :thumbs:
milou
28-08-2006, 22:43
This should help but at least it's acknowledged that all dust won't be removed by the system. Good voice-over and young groovers music :p
petemc
28-08-2006, 23:03
My only reservation is that it makes the sensor filter array more complex - which is bad news for modding it!

I wonder how well it works with IR...
Hoodi
28-08-2006, 23:54
At a guess? Not great but usable.
Newer almost always = worse, but they also tend to use cheaper filters in the lower end bodies... Which means better! So it'll probably sit at something like worse than a 350D but better than a 20D...

Still. As I mentioned, it'd make it a right PITA to mod for full time IR - something I have on the cards for a D50 :)