frank theriault wrote: > Subject: Cleaning Sensors > > Or more specifically the sensor in my *istD. > > Is this a do-at-home project or something best left to professionals? > > If I can do it myself, how? > > If I take it to a shop, what's a reasonable price? > > Thanks! > > cheers, > frank Frank, My *istD was very susceptible to dust and I cleaned it 3 or 4 times. The 10D and K7 don't seem to gather dust (perhaps the shaker option works well?) and I've cleaned them both once. I find I've had to do all of the following each time:
1. Use the sensor shaker (I can't remember whether the *istD hasn't got this as it may be a by-product of shake reduction) 2. Use a blower 3. I've got an Arctic Butterfly from http://www.visibledust.com/ and I use this next 4. Wet clean with a spatula covered with a Pec Pad and a few drops of Eclipse cleaning fluid. The first 3 steps are non-intrusive and if they work are best, but they've never got rid of every spec for me. You need a good nerve to use the wet cleaning system for the first time, but I've found it to be simple and gives the best results. You will need to judge for yourself of course. I got mine from these guys: http://www.copperhillimages.com/shopping/pgm-more_information.php?id=3&=SID# MOREINFO http://tinyurl.com/3x4qhk2 and there's a tutorial here: http://www.copperhillimages.com/index.php?pr=tutorials1 http://tinyurl.com/3axkmpo I had to buy the Eclipse fluid separately in the UK as it can't be shipped overseas. Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
