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<blockquote data-quote="Pretzel" data-source="post: 553382" data-attributes="member: 12257">2016 has not been kind, so I haven't had the camera out much at all.&nbsp; Did some dabbling with the flowers that are only around for 3 weeks or so, and have taken a snapshot here and there, but the life-enjoyment hobby has all but been stagnant.&nbsp; Then, messing with my new macro lens, I've discovered sensor spots.Time to climb up out of my wallow, though, so ordered the following so I can get back into it, starting with spot management!&nbsp; Got a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00017LSPI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1" target="_blank">Giottos Rocket Air Blower</a> (replacing my off-brand from the local shop), an <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K8MTPEW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1" target="_blank">APS-C wet-cleaning kit</a>, and a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JPD0UQW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1" target="_blank">Sensor Gel Stick</a> (have heard good things about these).&nbsp; I figure a guaranteed clean blast of air should fix most things, then the Gel Stick can catch most of the rest.&nbsp; The wet-clean kit will be a &quot;final effort&quot; when needed.&nbsp; Also taking another stab at a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003TM600U/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1" target="_blank">light stand</a>.&nbsp; 10', air cushioned, and not a bad price, so there we go.&nbsp; Once I get it, I'm going back through Zack Arias's Onelight 2.0 videos and work on stepping up my inside lighting shots.&nbsp; Did I mention that I got it all for 20 bucks?&nbsp; (Thanks to the stack of Amazon rewards points I had built up, anyway)Then...&nbsp; well, we'll see where we go.&nbsp; It can only be up from here.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pretzel, post: 553382, member: 12257"] 2016 has not been kind, so I haven't had the camera out much at all. Did some dabbling with the flowers that are only around for 3 weeks or so, and have taken a snapshot here and there, but the life-enjoyment hobby has all but been stagnant. Then, messing with my new macro lens, I've discovered sensor spots. Time to climb up out of my wallow, though, so ordered the following so I can get back into it, starting with spot management! Got a [URL="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00017LSPI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1"]Giottos Rocket Air Blower[/URL] (replacing my off-brand from the local shop), an [URL="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K8MTPEW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1"]APS-C wet-cleaning kit[/URL], and a [URL="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JPD0UQW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1"]Sensor Gel Stick[/URL] (have heard good things about these). I figure a guaranteed clean blast of air should fix most things, then the Gel Stick can catch most of the rest. The wet-clean kit will be a "final effort" when needed. Also taking another stab at a [URL="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003TM600U/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1"]light stand[/URL]. 10', air cushioned, and not a bad price, so there we go. Once I get it, I'm going back through Zack Arias's Onelight 2.0 videos and work on stepping up my inside lighting shots. Did I mention that I got it all for 20 bucks? (Thanks to the stack of Amazon rewards points I had built up, anyway) Then... well, we'll see where we go. It can only be up from here. [/QUOTE]

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