I find my istD requires a blow off, every week or so. For some reason, the D2H which is used in very dusty conditions, might need a cleaning every few months. I have no explaination for this.
I just use a good huricane blower.Seems to work for most applications. Word of warning.Don't blow on sensor with your mouth. It cost me $90.00 to have the thing cleaned at Nikon.Not from me but the guy i bought the camera off of did that, and i get to fix. Dave > WR> ----- Original Message ----- > WR> From: "Markus Maurer" > WR> Subject: RE: Cleaning Sensors > > > >> Hi William and Shel > >> > >> Does every digital SLR need that sensor cleaning or are there better dust > >> sealed bodies and are the Pentax ones better or worse in this regard than > >> other brands? > >> For me as a film user, that "cleaning sensor thing" seems to be necessary > >> quite often, Shel's camera is nearly new. > >> I seldom clean my film bodies, I just have a look at the film pressure > >> plate > >> when I change film if it is clean. > > WR> Film is nice, the dust has a moving target...... > > WR> William Robb > > > >