When I saw my camera this morning, I noticed that dust and else-what was crammed in the lens. I pulled and blew it out myself, but it got me to thinking how I could avoid that from happening again.
Then I wondered how to clean a camera at all. So the question is, how do you personally clean your favorite Sony, or Canon, etc. Or are you bold enough to let it face the elements like I do?
Two things for me, I expect that my camera could be wrecked at any moment... that is why I have a back-up or two... and why I don't spend $10k on a body...
second I will spend money on WR sealed lens and bodies... everything I own that can be weather sealed is... it is not water proof, but helps with dust and heavy rain....
I don't put things away wet and I love my rocket blower...
... sorry about asking another cleaning-related question instead of an aswer, but.... how do you clean your sensor on a DSLR? I`m affraid to touch it :)
@icywarm That's pretty great advice. Anything with a screen of mine has a scratch proof cover on it. @indiannie_jones Ha Ha! well, that certainly is one way to do it...
@spaceman there is the touchless method... like a rocket blower... don't use compressed air as there can be nasty things in it... if not there are liquid cleaning kits or any decent camera store can do it (but I would take mine a the local pro store)
@icywarm
Okay,thanks. But how often should I clean it? I mean,I did notice a tiny bit of dust,but they don`t show on my photos yet (but I admit I did not test specifically to observe it).
I mean,I hav my camera for more then 2 months,and did not clean the sensor,is that okay,in your oppinion? Or photographer clean it each weekend or something?
@spaceman well ideally you never want to clean it... but that is not always possible... becareful when and how you change you lens... clean as needed, only when you notice things... some cameras do a little sense shake, I have this set to do it everytime I turn on my camera... rocket blower for the pesky stuff as needed...
@icywarm hmmm now i have a question hehe ... my camera does the sensor clean every time it turns on and off ... but if its a shake thing that it does, where does the dust or whatever go? is there gonna be like a pile of it somewhere in my camera ?? hmmmm ponders .....
well there shouldn't be a pile... or I would hope not... but yes that is a question for the ages... where does the dust go... and in a weather sealed body how did the dust get it, and where does it go...
1) some people use a light vac near the sensor
2) some people turn the camera so that the sensor faces down, use the blower, and hope the dust falls...
3) some dust must get tossed around well the mirror fires as air would come and go well it physically moves...
but yes at some point there could be a build up of dust, hence the mirror lock-up and other cleaning methods...
@icywarm hehe thanks :)) and i gues we just assume that its micro particles that we can't really see, and that don't make a neat little pile in the corner haha. i'll def be leaving it to the pros to clean mine i think, too scared to damage it if i do it....and they do it all the time etc etc....makes too much sense :)
@taidster actually, you should be able to see the particals, it takes some turns and creative lighting, but if you cannot see them, you wouldn't know where to clean and they likely wouldn't be noticed on the pictures in the first place...
Holly for your Sony CS and Canon s95 they are sealed body cameras so it's either the lens or back you want to clean. LCD with very soft microfiber cloth like eyeglasses cloth and just breath for moisture, for dust on lens a very light puff of air, a squeeze bulb works fine, and if needed a very fine, very soft bristled paint brush can work well. Be very careful if you use cloth or brush on the pocket camera lens as their fibers can get caught in the lens cover or telescoping mechanism. Some lenses are coated so you do not want to use cleaners on them. Keep them in a case as lint builds up in most clothing/coat pockets.
@singer Gee, I wish just blowing on the lens would have worked this time. Absolutely wonderful tips and advice, but the dust and dust fibers were actually sticking out of the lens crevices.
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second I will spend money on WR sealed lens and bodies... everything I own that can be weather sealed is... it is not water proof, but helps with dust and heavy rain....
I don't put things away wet and I love my rocket blower...
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@indiannie_jones Ha Ha! well, that certainly is one way to do it...
Okay,thanks. But how often should I clean it? I mean,I did notice a tiny bit of dust,but they don`t show on my photos yet (but I admit I did not test specifically to observe it).
I mean,I hav my camera for more then 2 months,and did not clean the sensor,is that okay,in your oppinion? Or photographer clean it each weekend or something?
1) some people use a light vac near the sensor
2) some people turn the camera so that the sensor faces down, use the blower, and hope the dust falls...
3) some dust must get tossed around well the mirror fires as air would come and go well it physically moves...
but yes at some point there could be a build up of dust, hence the mirror lock-up and other cleaning methods...