Sep 23, 2004, 10:31
Before I begin, Rufus will atest to the fact that this stressed me out on a previous occasion. Fortunately, I was able to clear any particles with the mirror up-hand blower method. Seemed to work great.....
Now however, I have a much dirtier sensor... blowing is useless and I have reviewed the pbase page on cleaning your sensor, but to be honest it still makes me feel less than enthusiastic about cleaning this thing. Primarily because I have only "read" about it, and never actually watched someone do it.
Who here cleans their own sensor? Am I better to just send the camera off to Nikon (D70).
Now for the really dumb questions.
Dumb Question #1 - Do I just clean the sensor located under the mirror, or do I clean the mirror as well?
Dumb question #2 - Do I take the sensor out?? I clean it whilst in the camera. Please avoid rolling your eyes at this stage, as the questions could potentially get worse.
Dumb Question #3 - Would my local camera store have the pads and solution for doing this?
Dumb Question #4 - More a statement really....A step by step process would really help. After I successfully do it, or ruin the sensor in the process I will dedicate my life to helping others successfully clean their sensor.
#5 - Do you bother to use lens cleaner sheets on the exterior of your lenses on a regular basis or wait until something is on there that rquires cleaning.
Cheers all......
Jerry.
Now however, I have a much dirtier sensor... blowing is useless and I have reviewed the pbase page on cleaning your sensor, but to be honest it still makes me feel less than enthusiastic about cleaning this thing. Primarily because I have only "read" about it, and never actually watched someone do it.
Who here cleans their own sensor? Am I better to just send the camera off to Nikon (D70).
Now for the really dumb questions.
Dumb Question #1 - Do I just clean the sensor located under the mirror, or do I clean the mirror as well?
Dumb question #2 - Do I take the sensor out?? I clean it whilst in the camera. Please avoid rolling your eyes at this stage, as the questions could potentially get worse.
Dumb Question #3 - Would my local camera store have the pads and solution for doing this?
Dumb Question #4 - More a statement really....A step by step process would really help. After I successfully do it, or ruin the sensor in the process I will dedicate my life to helping others successfully clean their sensor.
#5 - Do you bother to use lens cleaner sheets on the exterior of your lenses on a regular basis or wait until something is on there that rquires cleaning.
Cheers all......
Jerry.