On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 22:01:25 +1100, you wrote: >I would like to hear from anyone who has bought and used the cleaning >swabs that Nikon recommend for the same sensor in their cameras. Did >it work? Did you scratch the CCD and end up with an expensive repair >you are too embarrased to talk about? Are they easy/hard to use (I'm >an electronics technician and have small nimble fingers that should >manage ok)?
I've cleaned the sensor (once) on my D100 with no ill effects, but instead of swabs I used a home-made handle and folded PecPads. It was no particularly difficult, but I read everything I could find about home sensor cleaning before I attempted it, and made a few practice swipes before I went after the sensor itself. At the time I did it, the swabs did not seem to be the best way to go, the folded PecPads were getting better reviews as sensor cleaners. The materials I have are: Eclipse Lens Cleaner, 2.0 oz, $8.00 PEC*PAD non-abrasive wipes, $7.00 pkg of 100 piece of scotch tape piece of softwood from the garage scrap bin fashioned into the shape needed to make a swab handle. Check dpreview.com forums. I followed a site whose url I have misplaced which had wonderful step-by-step photos of the process and pitfalls. -- John Mustarde www.photolin.com
