A good read, as is his previous arcticle on using blowers. A few comments though.... 1) Be cautious as to the type of blower that you use. Many will actually blow more particles onto your sensor....some use a powder for the latex/rubber...these particles reside inside the blower as a remnant of the manufacturing process. Also remember that most dust particles that will cause problems on your sensor are so small they are almost invisible to the eye. I won't mention any blower brand names but one that seems to be very effective can be found in recent threads here on this subject. 2)Again, without mentioning brand names..there has been considerable research/debate over the "excessively high priced" brushes. There are alternatives...again, I have posted links to those in previous threads. 3)Nikon does allow mirror lock up for cleaning without AC. What is clear is that those who venture into the DSLR world will be faced with dust maintenance issues at some point in time....be warned! @Andreas: You don't need a DSLR...if I could take pictures half as good as yours I would be happy!

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