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Old 28-12-05, 15:00
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Adey, you don't throw away the Digi-Pad, you just recover it with a Pec-Pad. One Digi-Pad will last you a lifetime, so the cost is minimal. Both Greypopint and used a blower in the early days and both regretted it due to some of the dust being moved into the viewfinder.

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Cheers, Harry - I'd seen the Pecpads on the Warehouse Express website but although they were in the 'CCD cleaning' section the description mentioned everything except sensors so I was a bit wary of them!

How do you blow dust into the viewfinder with the mirror locked up?
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Old 28-12-05, 15:17
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Super Santa kindly dropped off a shiny Sigma 105mm Macro lens plus Canon Micro RingFlash.

Yippee - watch out moths & dragonflies, here I come, he! he! he!
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Old 28-12-05, 20:09
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Santa dropped me off a new lens for my Digital slr and some 1gb sd cards.
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Old 28-12-05, 20:40
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Cheers, Harry - I'd seen the Pecpads on the Warehouse Express website but although they were in the 'CCD cleaning' section the description mentioned everything except sensors so I was a bit wary of them!

How do you blow dust into the viewfinder with the mirror locked up?

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If you decide to use the pec-pads, fold them. don't cut them otherwise you may leave small fibres on the Sensor, I've been using them for ages, almost two years and find them to work very well.

As for dust getting past the viewfinder, all I can say is that it does, well at least on the Canons, numerous people have already been blighted with this problem.

Should this happen to you, and you're feeling adventurous, have a read here.
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...essage=9871340

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Old 28-12-05, 20:46
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Super Santa kindly dropped off a shiny Sigma 105mm Macro lens plus Canon Micro RingFlash.

Yippee - watch out moths & dragonflies, here I come, he! he! he!
Now I'm sure Santa made a mistake, that Canon ringflash was meant for me, so can you send it on.

Enjoy them, what a great Christmas present.

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Old 28-12-05, 23:52
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I've booked for Kenya in January.

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Lucky devil.

I was born out there. Where abouts are you going ??

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Old 29-12-05, 00:09
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Lucky devil.

I was born out there. Where abouts are you going ??

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Hi Don

We looked out and saw the snow this morning, and decided we must get away and find some sun.

We are especially fond of Kenya and it's people, plus of course weather, so a quick scan of the internet brought up Kikambala just outside of Mombassa.

So a not so quick phone call (I have a disabled daughter) checking out a suitable hotel with wheelchair access. Yellow fever jab is up to date so just need cholera and a visa, then it's all systems go.

I doubt if I will manage to go on safari, but that could change when I get there, so roll on the 27 Jan and we'll be on our way.

I may think about you when I'm away, but it's very doubtful.

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Is anyone going to post some pictures taken with, of or using their presents?
Still life of rocket air blower, angled to make it look like a prop from "A Grand Day Out"?
Greypoint's feet in socks, propped up on settee, gift tag still hanging off, TV showing Queen's speech in background (out of focus), picture titled "Having a Traditional Christmas"?
Any pictures taken with (and without) those teleconvertors to demonstrate the extra reach?
Lots of macro subject opportunities with and without flash. Remember "Ask the Family" quiz where there would be an extreme closeup of an object and you had to guess what it was?

Lets see the results of Santa's generosity.

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Old 30-12-05, 19:45
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Sorry Don, just been re-reading the posts and realised that I'd not answered your question.
We will be staying just outside of Mombassa at a place called Kikambala. Unfortunately no sunsets there, but with a little luck maybe a couple of sunrises, assuming of course that I can get out of bed in time

Have been looking at those "links" you supplied, so getting very tempted to go on safari again, if I meet up with someone else at the hotel who's interested in going, then I could well change my mind.

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