DSLR Sensor Cleaning (Page 3): Here in Atlanta it cost about $30-$35 dollars to have your sensor cleaned in the store. No other facilities around where you live, sounds like he's...

catfish252

Here in Atlanta it cost about $30-$35 dollars to have your sensor cleaned in the store. No other facilities around where you live, sounds like he's having his brother do it and they split the fee -- just kidding -- I'm sure they are reputable. Look around for a local camera club and see where they take theirs -- I'm sure they are not shipping their cameras out.

John Howard Loc: SW Florida and Blue Ridge Mountains of NC.

I watched a lot of the videos and tried unsuccessfully to clean the mirror and sensor of my D3x. Seems whatever I had on it was greasy - like pollen or bugs. I tried different techniques, like the brush with static to attract the dirt, and then swabbing.... no luck.

Opted to send to Nikon service center. Cost was $160. Camera came back looking like new. CAUTION, they use cheap ground shipping which is ok if you have time. BUT, the sent the camera "no signature required". Imagine coming home to find your D3x on your front porch. Still would go back to them. And likely will every so often send one camera at a time to them to always have one in prime condition.

John Howard Loc: SW Florida and Blue Ridge Mountains of NC.

I watched a lot of the videos and tried unsuccessfully to clean the mirror and sensor of my D3x. Seems whatever I had on it was greasy - like pollen or bugs. I tried different techniques, like the brush with static to attract the dirt, and then swabbing.... no luck.

Opted to send to Nikon service center. Cost was $160. Camera came back looking like new. CAUTION, they use cheap ground shipping which is ok if you have time. BUT, the sent the camera "no signature required". Imagine coming home to find your D3x on your front porch. Still would go back to them. And likely will every so often send one camera at a time to them to always have one in prime condition.

saichiez Loc: Beautiful Central Oregon

Two best things I ever did....

1) Learned on film... The year was 1962!!!
Can't imagine how it's possible to learn on digital. I knew all the exposure triad, manual operation, focus (rangefinder and SLR), composition, manual stabilization (tripod) and much more before ever picking up a digital camera. Bought my first digital camera... a Logitech Fotoman one quarter of a megapixel in 1992 for $100, monochrome.

2) Second best thing I ever did for photography. Took the New York Institute of Photography correspondence course in late 60's. DID Not take the digital component.

Take a course of some sort. Learning in a structured manner beats digging up all that information your self and getting the order of it all wrong.

These forums are the worst way to learn, but there's a lot of drama, and a lot of yuks to make you smile during the day.

Pentony Loc: Earth Traveller

Bugfan wrote:

I hope this helps a little.

Thanks. I'm bookmarking your notes for future usage. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

agedrunner

I used a local camera store to clean my 7000. They are an authorized Nikon repair dealer. The cost was $65 and included a full check out of the camera. They used a special magnifier to insure they removed all of the particles and any oil.

Pentony Loc: Earth Traveller

jerryc41 wrote:

With a little expansion, this could be an article for a photo mag.
:thumbup:

Yes, Capn_Dave add a video and you'd be in business.

Pentony Loc: Earth Traveller

BboH wrote:

Look at Visible Dust - http://www.visibledust.com/

I like the idea of the light but not for $232.85. I would go to a local hardware store and purchase a head band with a light on it.

sbesaw Loc: Boston

saichiez wrote:

Two best things I ever did.... br br 1) Learned o... (show quote)

Couldn't agree more and did you also notice that there are a lot of answers to questions that weren't asked?
:D

Pentony Loc: Earth Traveller

I gather from some of the responses and videos, that the width of the swab should be the same width as the sensor glass.

Is the true?

Pentony Loc: Earth Traveller

catfish252 wrote:

Here in Atlanta it cost about $30-$35 dollars to have your sensor cleaned in the store. No other facilities around where you live, sounds like he's having his brother do it and they split the fee -- just kidding -- I'm sure they are reputable. Look around for a local camera club and see where they take theirs -- I'm sure they are not shipping their cameras out.

Please share the name(s) of the store(s) which do sensor glass cleaning on the spot in Atlanta.

Pentony Loc: Earth Traveller

To saichiez and sbesaw:

We all learn in different ways. Everyone is different. What works for one may not work for others.

Although your comments may have been appreciated, there was no need to put down anyone else's choice of learning.

Pentony Loc: Earth Traveller

Hankwt wrote:

Just a word of caution on using some of the youtub... (show quote)

Thanks for the advice :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

ecobin Loc: Paoli, PA

juicesqueezer wrote:

Great kit and certainly not $300. Hope this helps and there is even a tutorial on cleaning the sensor.

http://www.copperhillimages.com/

That's the kit I bought - instructions & product are great. I've cleaned my D800 sensor several times without issues. Haven't tried the mirror yet.

John Howard Loc: SW Florida and Blue Ridge Mountains of NC.

Here in sw fl our last cera store closed last year. All that is left are best Buy locations.