cleaning your equiptment

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would it be ok to clean your lens camera insides (excluding sensor) with a compressor / compressed air? I thought it would be fine just wanted to check. oh and btw its a compressor not the canned air so there is no chance of liquid that you find in canned air getting on your lens
 
What kind of compressor are we talking about :thinking: Be it an industrial one or not, I would advise against it. You could end up blowing a few of the more delicate parts out. An arctic blower should suffice for cleaning, anymore stubborn bits then get it done in shop.
 
Unless your airline has an inbuilt dryer, then I would not recommend it.

Or, just whack it up to 10 bar and give it a good blast out..............:bang:
 
No... If it doesn't damage something, chances are it will move dust/dirt to an area where it will be even harder to remove.

Just get a rocket blower and use that instead - £10 or less.
 
thanks, just my granda has just got a 25l compressor, I was just wondering because I currently just use a microfibre cloth and one of those blowy things you have suggested, just thought it would be easyer. I won't then, thanks.
 
I tend to clean things when needer,does your camera need cleaning that often,or do you just clean because you think it need to me done :)
 
i just clean it when im bored, however i think i might have knocked the focusing screen out of place, any idea how it goes together? the led's are very dim when I look through the viewfinder, i did it ages ago but it hasn't really bothered me however Im going on holiday soon and wanted that to be sorted? (its the 500d btw)
 
you don't need any fancy crap, a rocket blower will be sufficient for your needs.
 
Damn, apparently you can rub off the focusing led's or points which makes them very dim, this seems to be what I have done, they are only £15 on eBay so hopefully I can get one of those and fix it myself, I have heard it is easy to do but not sure, it will be much cheeper than taking it into a shop though
 
Compressors by their very nature produce water, i work with several industrial sized compressors and we have "air dryers" attached to the compressors to pull out the water (and minute amounts of oil) from the compressed air into water receivers, we draw out about 300 litres of water from the system each week and its to be classed as "special waste" due to the oil content.
 
If it ain't broke don't fix it!.

I have seen people do more harm than good while 'fixing/cleaning' their cameras when not needed.
 
Rocket blower for me and an artists brush (as used for oils) to remove dust from lens grip (NOT THE GLASS) and rest of body (but never with the lens mount exposed).
 
What do you guys use to clean your lenses? I have stupidly put a finger print on my lens and need it off, but wasn't sure if to buy a cleaning kit with a spray/liquid and cloth's or just just ultra fine cloth to wipe it over??
 
Similar problem for me. I have a rocket blower which is great. But my 40d is playing silly buggers. It's just not focusing as well as it used to. Maybe it's just old but I've had AF issues before which I've solved with a clean.
Any experience in this or good advice?
Thanks
 
DizMatt said:
Similar problem for me. I have a rocket blower which is great. But my 40d is playing silly buggers. It's just not focusing as well as it used to. Maybe it's just old but I've had AF issues before which I've solved with a clean.
Any experience in this or good advice?
Thanks
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This is something I've seen twice - both with a friend's cameras. The AF sensor lies at the bottom of the mirror box. I believe that a bit of fluff on the AF sensor can make it more difficult for the camera to focus. I've no proof that this is what caused my friend's problems, but they stopped when I gave the mirror box a good blast with a rocket blower.
 
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