Cleaned Infrared Sensor
I mentioned in a previous blog entry that I had a big dust spot or dirt spot on the sensor of my newly converted infrared camera. I also mentioned that I didn't know if I could still clean this sensor the same way I clean all other types of camera sensors so I went back to the website for the place that converted my camera to infrared to see if they address this question. It turns out that I can clean my infrared converted sensor the same way I clean the sensors in all my other cameras. That was good news because I am already well-versed in doing that quickly and easily. This morning, I removed the lens and placed my camera under my magnifying lamp on my desk. I immediately saw that changing lenses outside in the windy environment the other day was an exceptionally bad idea. I have never seen so much debris on a sensor! I would definitely need to clean up this sensor. My first step in cleaning a sensor is blowing it with a bulb blower. I hold the camera in the air with th