The Phoblographer

The mirrorless camera market is growing at a tremendously rapid pace. As more users adopt the little cameras with a big heart, there’s more to learn about them vs DSLRs. One of the biggest factors is keeping your sensor clean. As careful as I am, my Olympus EP2′s sensor recently became so dirty that I actually started to see floaters appear in my images.

Here are a couple of tips for mirrorless camera users to use.

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If you’re totally new to the world of DSLRs and interchangeable lens compacts, then you’ll perhaps be wondering what those weird specks are in your photos. Chances are that you’ve got a dirty sensor. My personal weapon of choice for dealing with this is the Visible Dust Arctic Butterfly(reviewed here) but sometimes even that can’t do the job and I’d require swabs. So how do you check for sensor dust in the first place?

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Though not a new product at all, VisibleDust’s Arctic Butterfly is still something that photographers may want to keep in their bags as it can prove invaluable to cleaning their camera. Though some photographers may prefer their Zeeion Blower for safety reasons, the Butterfly has served me well over the past year that I’ve used it (I got it at least years Photo Plus) with only minor problems. More after the jump.

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