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<blockquote data-quote="Nikonitus" data-source="post: 90649" data-attributes="member: 10962"><p>Carefully,, in a word. Although, I have to say it's quite easy.</p><p></p><p>1. Get the correct swabs - Full Frame sized. Make sure they are applicable to the job you want to do - dust and possible lube.. Ask at the shop, if you decide to undertake.</p><p></p><p>2. Get things ready... Make sure the battery is fully charged. You'll really look stupid if the mirror comes down because the battery is flat, jamming your swab, so charge it up first...</p><p>a. Try to do the cleaning in a dust free environment. You may think there's no dust but the early morning sunlight revels heaps floating by everywhere so be on your guard</p><p>b. Make sure you have a well lit room with total "Peace and Quiet" - a MUST for concentration</p><p>c. Assemble all the cleaning gear and camera ready to "go" in the room,, swabs and fluid at the ready</p><p>d. Make sure you are in an easy state of mind. Empty your head and conentrate on the job in-hand</p><p></p><p>3. Switch camera ON, Go into menu and find the Mirror Lock Up option and select it. Lift that mirror. Take off the cover from the lens mount (presumably you took the lens off before all this)</p><p></p><p>4. Take the fluid and open. Pick up swab and apply 2 or 3 small drops across the face of the swab, enought to make it a little damp right across and NO MORE...</p><p></p><p>5. Camera laying on its back, slowly enter that swab lengthways so its ends DO NOT touch the sides of the port as it goes down.</p><p></p><p>6. Once you're at the filters face turn swab back so it is across the filters width. Press it onto the filters face at one end, equally so both sides of the swab are grounded on it.</p><p></p><p>7. With a bit of force - DON'T press down like you're try to wrench it - Easy Peasy, just a little force with finger and thumb. Pretend that filter is your babies hand,, nice n easy. Tilt the swab handle slightly forward into the direction you are going to drag it.</p><p></p><p>8. Now in ONE movement, drag the swab right across the filters face from end to end making sure you cover the entire face in that dragging movement. Make sure you go as far towards the end border as you can without actually touching the borders. Do this also with the sides as you drag the swab. Don't touch any borders. That could bring some of the lubes up onto the filters face and make your job messy. You only want to clean the filters face - ok. Towards the end of your drag, bring the swab handle vertical so the swab face gets right over towards the filters edge. It's almost like you are shaving (if you're a guy), getting into that bit under your nose, above the top lip.</p><p></p><p>9. After dragging the swab right over to the edge of the filter, lift it up a small distance and again turn it sideways so as not to touch the inside edges of the camera.</p><p></p><p>10. Now lift it out</p><p></p><p>Wait but a few seconds and you may want to look down at the filter to see the fluid totally evaporate off. Switch the camera OFF and hear the mirror come back down. Now go back to your photography - You're Done...!!!</p><p></p><p>That's the way I did mine. Hope I didn't miss anything out...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nikonitus, post: 90649, member: 10962"] Carefully,, in a word. Although, I have to say it's quite easy. 1. Get the correct swabs - Full Frame sized. Make sure they are applicable to the job you want to do - dust and possible lube.. Ask at the shop, if you decide to undertake. 2. Get things ready... Make sure the battery is fully charged. You'll really look stupid if the mirror comes down because the battery is flat, jamming your swab, so charge it up first... a. Try to do the cleaning in a dust free environment. You may think there's no dust but the early morning sunlight revels heaps floating by everywhere so be on your guard b. Make sure you have a well lit room with total "Peace and Quiet" - a MUST for concentration c. Assemble all the cleaning gear and camera ready to "go" in the room,, swabs and fluid at the ready d. Make sure you are in an easy state of mind. Empty your head and conentrate on the job in-hand 3. Switch camera ON, Go into menu and find the Mirror Lock Up option and select it. Lift that mirror. Take off the cover from the lens mount (presumably you took the lens off before all this) 4. Take the fluid and open. Pick up swab and apply 2 or 3 small drops across the face of the swab, enought to make it a little damp right across and NO MORE... 5. Camera laying on its back, slowly enter that swab lengthways so its ends DO NOT touch the sides of the port as it goes down. 6. Once you're at the filters face turn swab back so it is across the filters width. Press it onto the filters face at one end, equally so both sides of the swab are grounded on it. 7. With a bit of force - DON'T press down like you're try to wrench it - Easy Peasy, just a little force with finger and thumb. Pretend that filter is your babies hand,, nice n easy. Tilt the swab handle slightly forward into the direction you are going to drag it. 8. Now in ONE movement, drag the swab right across the filters face from end to end making sure you cover the entire face in that dragging movement. Make sure you go as far towards the end border as you can without actually touching the borders. Do this also with the sides as you drag the swab. Don't touch any borders. That could bring some of the lubes up onto the filters face and make your job messy. You only want to clean the filters face - ok. Towards the end of your drag, bring the swab handle vertical so the swab face gets right over towards the filters edge. It's almost like you are shaving (if you're a guy), getting into that bit under your nose, above the top lip. 9. After dragging the swab right over to the edge of the filter, lift it up a small distance and again turn it sideways so as not to touch the inside edges of the camera. 10. Now lift it out Wait but a few seconds and you may want to look down at the filter to see the fluid totally evaporate off. Switch the camera OFF and hear the mirror come back down. Now go back to your photography - You're Done...!!! That's the way I did mine. Hope I didn't miss anything out... [/QUOTE]
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