Keep Camera cleaning and cleaning advice: This might have been posted before so excuse me for repeating. No matter how hard I try to keep my cameras clean, I always end up with dust in...

jfh2841 Loc: United States

This might have been posted before so excuse me for repeating.
No matter how hard I try to keep my cameras clean, I always end up with dust in the view finder and sometimes on the sensor. I do my best to change lenses indoors, hold the body upside down, etc.. But still....
Any advice?
And advice on cleaning. I have Nikon bodies

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

We live in a dirty world. Your camera will continue to get dirty inside and out. As long as the dirt doesn't show up in your pictures, you're okay.

https://photographylife.com/how-to-remove-dust-from-nikon-24-70mm-lens
http://kurtmunger.com/dirty_lens_articleid35.html
http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2008/10/front-element-scratches
Inside-
http://photographylife.com/what-to-do-with-dust-inside-lens

Cleaning -
https://digital-photography-school.com/clean-care-camera-gear/
https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-clean-your-digital-camera-493810
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/spring-cleaning-how-to-clean-your-digital-slr-camera/
https://petapixel.com/2013/09/04/clean-old-cameras/
https://www.lifewire.com/dslr-camera-maintenance-493771

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

jfh2841 wrote:

This might have been posted before so excuse me for repeating.
No matter how hard I try to keep my cameras clean, I always end up with dust in the view finder and sometimes on the sensor. I do my best to change lenses indoors, hold the body upside down, etc.. But still....
Any advice?
And advice on cleaning. I have Nikon bodies

If there is a good camera store near you, you might want to take it there for a cleaning once a year or so.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

boberic wrote:

If there is a good camera store near you, you might want to take it there for a cleaning once a year or so.

Who do you recommend in your area? I usually send mine back to Nikon for a check and cleaning.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

jfh2841 wrote:

This might have been posted before so excuse me for repeating.
No matter how hard I try to keep my cameras clean, I always end up with dust in the view finder and sometimes on the sensor. I do my best to change lenses indoors, hold the body upside down, etc.. But still....
Any advice?
And advice on cleaning. I have Nikon bodies

The first thing you should purchase is a rocket blower. Using that periodically, will keep the dust and dirt out of your camera. Dust, is known to get inside zoom lenses. The least expensive zoom lenses are likely to get dust inside, over time, than the more expensive zoom lenses, that have tighter tolerances. It very rarely affects photo quality though. You may want to invest in a sensor wet cleaning kit with swabs.

CO

The dust you see in the viewfinder is probably on the focusing screen. It's the rectangular plate at the top of the mirror box. Be sure to get a filtered blower. I have the Koh Global Hepa Jet Air II blower. It has a large hepa filter, an anti-static filter, a one-way check valve, and a medical grade PVC grade bulb. Blowers that have a rubber bulb can shed fine particles. The PVC bulb won't do that. Adorama Camera carries it or you can order it from Koh Global.

If a blower won't get the dust off the focusing screen, you could get these swabs. I've used them.

Get a filtered blower
Get a filtered blower...

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boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

DaveO wrote:

Who do you recommend in your area? I usually send mine back to Nikon for a check and cleaning.

Unfortunately in our part of the world the nearest camera stores are in Hartford, Wooster or milford Each is a 2-3 hour round trip. From what I have been able to read Milford Photo is the best. And further away than the others.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

boberic wrote:

Unfortunately in our part of the world the nearest camera stores are in Hartford, Wooster or milford Each is a 2-3 hour round trip. From what I have been able to read Milford Photo is the best. And further away than the others.

Thanks much. I know someone who drives up to Precision Camera in Enfield and another small shop in Warwick. Not much here in the big metropolis, but I'm not moving!

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

Limit the amount of dust in your home as much as possible. Vacuum carpets at least once a week, dust off surfaces with both a feather duster and damp cloth at least twice a week. If you don't do this, you may as well get used to dealing with a constantly dusty camera.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

repleo Loc: Boston

jfh2841 wrote:

This might have been posted before so excuse me for repeating.
No matter how hard I try to keep my cameras clean, I always end up with dust in the view finder and sometimes on the sensor. I do my best to change lenses indoors, hold the body upside down, etc.. But still....
Any advice?
And advice on cleaning. I have Nikon bodies

Check out this video by Lensrentals who probably clean more cameras than anybody else.

Among other things they use an 'Artic Butterfly' brush. The brush spins at high speed for a couple of seconds before you use it which static charges the bristles. Then the bristles attract the dust instead of chasing it around the sensor. Not cheap but not much more than two professional cleanings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRW9AmDPqr0&t=25s

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

jfh2841 wrote:

This might have been posted before so excuse me for repeating.
No matter how hard I try to keep my cameras clean, I always end up with dust in the view finder and sometimes on the sensor. I do my best to change lenses indoors, hold the body upside down, etc.. But still....
Any advice?
And advice on cleaning. I have Nikon bodies

Change to Olympus? I wash my former E-M5 and now my E-M1mkII under a slow running faucet and towel dry. The ultrasonic vibrated sensors in my former 2009 E-M5 (my grandson has it now) and my E-M1mkII have never been cleaned and have never needed cleaning. With every lense change, it vibrates and what drops off the sensor falls on to a sticky pad just below the sensor.

Some actual advise for the Nikon viewfinder, carry a micro cloth and a thin package of Zeiss lens wipes. The micro cloth and wipes can be purchase at Walmart. The micro cloth can be washed and reused until worn out. And remember to clean the rear glass and mount of the lens before attaching to the body.

markinvictoria Loc: Victoria TX

rook2c4 wrote:

Limit the amount of dust in your home as much as possible. Vacuum carpets at least once a week, dust off surfaces with both a feather duster and damp cloth at least twice a week. If you don't do this, you may as well get used to dealing with a constantly dusty camera.

Probably good advice...if you never take your camera outside your home.

jfh2841 Loc: United States

Thanks to all for the advice. I work outside in windy Kansas a lot so dust is a part of life. I appreciate all of the input.

ctsteps5

Where the heck is Wooster? And where is the camera shop there?