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<blockquote data-quote="wornish" data-source="post: 425314" data-attributes="member: 15434">Re: cleaningYou don't say what model of camera you have and there may be slight differences.But you need to first get a blower one designed for cameras (NOT a hair dryer <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />).&nbsp; &nbsp; I user a Giottos Super Rocket which is brilliant, but there are many other makes.&nbsp;Set the mirror lock up option on your camera.&nbsp; Then remove the lens and hold the camera with the lens opening facing downwards and use the blower to clean out all the dust from inside the being careful not to touch the nozzle on anything the dust will fall downwards.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then comes the tricky part cleaning the sensor.&nbsp; There are numerous tutorials on YouTube to show you how and the special cleaning kits are again each slightly different so there is no one right way.Finally to check for spots a photograph of a white piece of paper or a white sheet&nbsp; taken at a small aperture f/16 or f/22 I find shows up the spots best.Make sure you have the camera either on a tripod or sitting stationary on a table to do it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wornish, post: 425314, member: 15434"] [b]Re: cleaning[/b] You don't say what model of camera you have and there may be slight differences. But you need to first get a blower one designed for cameras (NOT a hair dryer :)). I user a Giottos Super Rocket which is brilliant, but there are many other makes. Set the mirror lock up option on your camera. Then remove the lens and hold the camera with the lens opening facing downwards and use the blower to clean out all the dust from inside the being careful not to touch the nozzle on anything the dust will fall downwards. Then comes the tricky part cleaning the sensor. There are numerous tutorials on YouTube to show you how and the special cleaning kits are again each slightly different so there is no one right way. Finally to check for spots a photograph of a white piece of paper or a white sheet taken at a small aperture f/16 or f/22 I find shows up the spots best. Make sure you have the camera either on a tripod or sitting stationary on a table to do it. [/QUOTE]

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