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I would like to have my 40D cleaned including the mirror sensor and view finder is there anyone in the North West, who will do this for me and give me a price before they do it thank you:)
 
Canon60d said:
Diy use a soft bristle tooth brush be gentle though
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What?
Please tell me you are joking? :shake: :eek:
This is probably the daftest thing I have heard since knowing of someone who superglued a CPU cooler to a CPU in a computer.
The mirror and sensor are seperate items, for the sensor, a rocket blower, sensor swabs and fluid, an artic butterfly of or a lens pens sensorklear.
Any dust on a mirror should easily be removed with a rocket blower.
It doesn't matter how soft the tootbrush is, the mirror is easily scratched and that's a dead cert to b****r it up along with the sensor.
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A lenspen or a microfibre cloth will do for cleaning the viewfinder.
If there is still dust showing once a sensor is fully cleaned then it is probably on the focussing screen.
These can easily be removed and cleaned but be cautious as they can easily be scratched.

It's not a difficult job to do yourself, a little patience and don't rush the job.
A proffesional sensor clean will probably cost you £40-£50 and there is no guarantee that it will be 100% clean.
Swabs and fluid will cost around £10, lens pen sensorklear pen around £10 and an artic butterfly around £45.
 
hashcake said:
What?
Please tell me you are joking? :shake: :eek:
This is probably the daftest thing I have heard since knowing of someone who superglued a CPU cooler to a CPU in a computer.
The mirror and sensor are seperate items, for the sensor, a rocket blower, sensor swabs and fluid, an artic butterfly of or a lens pens sensorklear.
Any dust on a mirror should easily be removed with a rocket blower.
It doesn't matter how soft the tootbrush is, the mirror is easily scratched and that's a dead cert to b****r it up along with the sensor.
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A lenspen or a microfibre cloth will do for cleaning the viewfinder.
If there is still dust showing once a sensor is fully cleaned then it is probably on the focussing screen.
These can easily be removed and cleaned but be cautious as they can easily be scratched.

It's not a difficult job to do yourself, a little patience and don't rush the job.
A proffesional sensor clean will probably cost you £40-£50 and there is no guarantee that it will be 100% clean.
Swabs and fluid will cost around £10, lens pen sensorklear pen around £10 and an artic butterfly around £45.
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Thank you for your reply hashcake, i dont have a problem with a sensor clean ive done both of my camera sensors, but one of my 40Ds has dust and a hair on the mirror, or as you say maybe on the focussing screen, which i dont really want to try myself id sooner take it to a professional provided the cost isnt prohibited:|
 
If you are wanting someone to have a look / clean it for you, might be worth giving Wilkinson Cameras and see if they offer the service
 
andyred said:
If you are wanting someone to have a look / clean it for you, might be worth giving Wilkinson Cameras and see if they offer the service
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Thanks Andy, ive just rang wilkinsons and the manager was very very helpfull, if he can clean the focussing screen and mirror in the shop, he says it will be free, but if he cant do it and has to send it away im looking at approx £135 which i am happy with cheers:)
 
footman said:
And what may I ask is wrong with that? I always do this and I've never lost a cpu yet!
As your such an expert maybe you can tell me why none of my pc's work!

:D
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:lol::lol::lol:
 
Boddiesbitter said:
Thanks Andy, ive just rang wilkinsons and the manager was very very helpfull, if he can clean the focussing screen and mirror in the shop, he says it will be free, but if he cant do it and has to send it away im looking at approx £135 which i am happy with cheers:)
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That appears like excellent service I've received before from them. Which branch did you phone ?

Not sure it's worth £135 to have it done elsewhere though
 
andyred said:
Not sure it's worth £135 to have it done elsewhere though
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That sounds like a strip down and clean.
Fixation said that to me when they couldn't remove all the dust from my 40D.
I removed the focussing screen a few good blows with a rocket blower and job done.
So much for proffesional companies...
I've yet to hear about anyone needing to have a body stripped down for dust removal.
 
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POAH said:
buy yourself an artic butterfly and do it yourself.
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Surely thats only for the sensor isnt it:thinking: its the focussing screen plus the mirror that was the problem , but its been done now by a very helpful person at wilkinsons:)
 
Boddiesbitter said:
Surely thats only for the sensor isnt it:thinking: its the focussing screen plus the mirror that was the problem , but its been done now by a very helpful person at wilkinsons:)
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Excellent service, which branch did you go to ?
 
Boddiesbitter said:
Burnley:D
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I've been in there and blackburn and both offer good friendly advice / service

Sara who was in charge of Blackburn was fantastic, she's now moved across to southport.
 
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POAH said:
buy yourself an artic butterfly and do it yourself.
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I've been tempted to get one of these for ages, do you rate it?
 
hashcake said:
I've been tempted to get one of these for ages, do you rate it?
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Of course I was kidding haha think how stupid it sounds hashheed uve been smoking to much man
 
hashcake said:
It doesn't matter how soft the tootbrush is, the mirror is easily scratched and that's a dead cert to b****r it up along with the sensor.
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I wouldn't use a tooth brush but there's no reason (IMVHO) why a soft clean brush can't be used on the mirror, in fact I've cleaned mine many many many times with no ill effects at all.

I think that people worry too much about cameras, they are not made of tissue paper you know and there's no reason why anyone with a little common sense and care can't do a bit of basic cleaning without ruining a camera.
 
Canon60d said:
Of course I was kidding haha think how stupid it sounds hashheed uve been smoking to much man
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No, I haven't not for years, it's just a username these days.
You need to start using smileys when you are joking, it's hard to determine when someone doesn't use them or types 'lol'.
To be fair to the op, your post wasn't very helpful to him, I'm not having a pop but if you can't offer any advice, it's pointless posting.
 
woof woof said:
I wouldn't use a tooth brush but there's no reason (IMVHO) why a soft clean brush can't be used on the mirror, in fact I've cleaned mine many many many times with no ill effects at all.

I think that people worry too much about cameras, they are not made of tissue paper you know and there's no reason why anyone with a little common sense and care can't do a bit of basic cleaning without ruining a camera.
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That's your choice but even a soft brush can have a small amount of dirt / grit on it and that could enough to damage the mirror.
Personally I wouldn't recommend your method to someone who has little or no experience of removing dust.
In my experience dust doesn't stick to the mirror like it does the sensor hence using a rocket blower.
Some people won't even use a microfibre cloth to clean a lens glass in case it has foreign particles on it although I do.
This is also another reason (as well as static charge) products like the brush on an Artic Butterfly spins so they can release any particles.
 
Boddiesbitter said:
Surely thats only for the sensor isnt it:thinking: its the focussing screen plus the mirror that was the problem , but its been done now by a very helpful person at wilkinsons:)
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cleaned my 40d mirror and bottom of the prism with it. i give the camera a good blast of air froma rocket blower the clean inside with the brush.
 
hashcake said:
That's your choice but even a soft brush can have a small amount of dirt / grit on it and that could enough to damage the mirror.
Personally I wouldn't recommend your method to someone who has little or no experience of removing dust.
In my experience dust doesn't stick to the mirror like it does the sensor hence using a rocket blower.
Some people won't even use a microfibre cloth to clean a lens glass in case it has foreign particles on it although I do.
This is also another reason (as well as static charge) products like the brush on an Artic Butterfly spins so they can release any particles.
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The mirror is probably a little more robust than you think plus it's nothing to do with the final image so anything on it like dust or something sticky like pollen or even a scratch (not that that is going to happen) is just that, something on it.

Note what I said... anyone with a little common sense and care...

I don't see the point in frightening people off with silly scare stories.

All that's needed is common sense and care.
 
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woof woof said:
I don't see the point in frightening people off with silly scare stories
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It has nothing to do with with scaring people off with silly stories, it's highlighting the potential pit fall.
I do know that dust on the mirror won't affect an image but we can't asume everyone will know that.
Surely it's better for people to know the pros and cons so that they can then make their own minds up.
 
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