Anyone have a clue what the going rate is to clean a camera?? I keep getting spots on my camera and I know its not the lens because it get the same spots with all 3 lens I use...

look for yourself...



this one has 3 spots on the middle right....


Im kinda worried about doing it myself.... anyone mess up there camera before doing it themselves??

 

Canon services it for free.

 

SERIOUS?? Do I have to ship it out?? Where can i get more info?

 

Looks like you have some dust on the sensor which you can clean yourself. I haven't done it yet, but I have seen threads at POTN and it doesn't look all that difficult.

 

copperhillimages.com has a kit, i just cleaned mine actually. and there are a few tutorials on youtube

 

if you have one of those Air can, just spray it out. That is just dust on your sensor area.

 

I hear spraying it with air can just makes it worst....

 

your an idiot.............



dont do this....do it the write way and send it out to cannon

 

clean one tiny dust and you send it out to Canon from OR to CA? what a Dumb ***. Just hope when you body comes back, you will have some other issue and you can thanks "EXPERT" nizmo. lolz

To OP: don't mind my reply since i purposely set it up so NIZMO can put in his comments and he DID...love it..lolz)

 

Bubble, no dude... seriously, not with an air can... there can be liquid from the can that can be sprayed on the sensor (actually, the AA filter).

Buy a squeeze blower, or brush (if you're adventurous).

NEVER CLEAN YOUR SENSOR WITH AN AIR CAN.

 

hehehehe..i just love to "irritate" NIZMO..

 

I know you guys get along

BTW, don't even use the can from FRY's.

 

turtle503,

let get seriously here.

If your dust is a tiny one that you can use a blower to squeze it out, any blower would do. If they stick to your sensor then you will need some other equipment. I use "sensor scope" kit (a bit expensive) but it works very good.

I'm not a fan of sending my camera to Canon Service Center for cleaning stuff like this when i have the equipment to do it myself. Unless you don't make money out of your equipment and have all the time on your hand then send it out because expect at least 10-14 days to get your stuff back.

 

oh yeah and get a gitzo rocket blower while you're at it

 

Try to give a Canon service center a call if there's one in your area. There's one here so I just drop it in and it's usually just 3hours of wait.

 

That dust is nothing a little post op can't fix. Check out my pictures and you'll see what a dirty sensor is, lol.... I have no idea how it got so bad as I've always been really careful and quick when changing lenses. I tried the blowing method and it did nothing but move the dust around.

To those that don't know, the only time the dirt on the sensor shows up is when your shooting with a really small aperture. About the only time I shoot this way is when panning shots. Here is a completely un-edited example of how bad mine is....

 

Clone-stamp tool on 300+ photos/week can really slow the workflow down.

Cleaning the sensor isn't difficult, it's just getting the right tools to do it (brush, wet solution, or blower) and getting over the fear of doing it.

You don't even have to change the lens to get dust on the sensor. Dust eventually makes its way on to it due to the moving mechanisms in the chamber.

 

i've got a d40x here which i bought last year. i've been cleaning the sensor myself. it's pretty easy.

just go to a camera store and buy a set of camera cleaning kit - comes with lense cleaning liquid/wipes/brush and the blower.

here's what u should do to take out the dust:

1. fully charge the battery (this very important!!) u dont want the battery to die during the operation as this will cause the shutter to close while u got still the blower stuck in the cam
2. switch on the cam, lock the shutter. this exposes the sensor (check ur manual on how to lock the shutter)
3. unmount the lense - careful now .. the sensor is now exposed. don't drool on it.
4. keep the sensor facing down so to prevent air-born particles/dust from entering the body
5. use the blower and point it directly, about 2 inches away from the sensor. blow and blow till u're satisfied.

 

Just nitpicking here, but you are you are not opening the shutter, rather, you are moving the mirror... ie: "mirror lock-up."

When looking though the viewfinder, you are actually looking at images reflected by a mirror(s). The mirror is moved out of the way of the sensor when you release the shutter, and light hits the sensor (exposed to the sensor).

A lot is going to be made out of this later in future generation digital cameras, as there will be a movement to get rid of this "old technology."

Micro 4/3 by Panasonic and Olympus is just the beginning.

 

i was actually trying to recall that term. i blame it all on lack of sleep + hangover ... ftl. yes it's the "mirror lock-up" and not "shutter-lock"