On May 16, 2010, at 5:54 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > From: frank theriault >> 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? > > My personal choice is to leave it to the professional. I'm afraid I'd be a > little ham-handed and could end up spending a LOT more for repairs. > > If you're going to attempt it yourself, start here: > > http://www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com/index.html > > Forty to fifty dollars USD is not unreasonable IF the shop does a good job. I > had it done once a year. > > The problem is finding a shop that DOES do a good job. I wouldn't trust most > chain stores (like Wolf/Ritz). > > Nikon/Canon offered cleanings at $40 per at the CNPA (Carolinas Nature > Photography Association) annual convention, and they would take all comers, > Nikon/Canon or not ... up until this year when Nikon dropped out and the > Canon rep would only do Canon. > > Don't know yet who I'm going to go to now. >
I wouldn't trust anyone cleaning my sensor other than the manufacturer's service center. And I'd be nervous about having them do it. I simply use an ear blower that was sterile when I bought it. It's kept in a box when not in use. If it can't remove a speck, I use the Pentax sensor cleaner, which is quite easy to use and very effective: http://www.amazon.com/Pentax-Image-Sensor-Cleaning-O-ICK1/product-reviews/B0018ODLH6/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 As one user notes in the amazon reviews, it looks like the kit includes less than a buck worth of material. But it works very well. To me, that makes it a good buy. Paul > -- > 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. -- 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.
