Cheers Ned, glad it has arrived safe and sound.

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David

Excellent - making the most of the c**p weather we are having.

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David

Do you think you'll get this for less than £100 Owen? I don't think you should have pointed the forum members towards this lens!

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David

Which pro's are going to be there Cliff?

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David

Owen was referring to image quality on the previous post where this was mentioned. I agree with MikeP on this one, I don't know of anything that will better the IQ of the 55-300 for reasonable money, but Owen was leaning towards a prime, not a zoom. I think this will be hard to find for £100 or less, unless it is very old or very battered.

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David

I'll have a word with Nicky (don't tell her I said this)!

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David

Would that beat a 55-300 for IQ?

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David

Lens has arrived, in great condition and superbly packed. Thanks Mike, I'll give it a good workout this weekend as I'm off to Martin Mere on Saturday and Robin Hood's Bay / Whitby on Sunday.

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David

Another PM sent.

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David

I may be missing something here Donald, but the website you have provided a link to actually recommends a variety of methods including pressurised canned air! All of the methods described on the website have already been mentioned in this thread.

The truth is, as long as you use common sense, it is not difficult to clean your sensor and wet cleaning is the best method, assuming all loose particles have been blown off first.

The trick with wet cleaning is to use the correct lint free cloth and not to make it wet, only a little damp. It's easy to make a swab with a straight edge from a lollipop stick or chip fork, then wrap around this the lint free cloth and moisten with a drop of isopropyl alcohol. This has worked for me on the few times I've had to use it and even on a very dirty K-m sensor it has removed all traces of dirt without causing any damage at all.

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David