Clean Optics Redux
Posted by david | Filed under Shutterbug
Back in October, I wrote about having forgot to clean the filter on my camera … well, it turns out that the stain on my filter wasn’t actually causing the spot on my pictures.
There was actually a stain on the filter… but the spot on the pictures was actually being caused something on my cameras CCD sensor.
I didn’t realize what the problem was until I took pictures with different lenses.
I took the camera to Wolf Camera (where I purchased it) to get it fixed. Hopefully all I have to do is pay the $65 cleaning fee.
Update 4/25: Sadly, Wolf hasn’t finished the cleaning … I’m getting kind of antsy, as there have been a number of nice days I would have liked to go out and taken pictures. I called today to check on the status, but they couldn’t tell me much. The guy who normally deals with repairs & such is out.
April 25th, 2007 at 9:32 pm
Have you considered doing it yourself? There are plenty of different kits around, and it’s relatively easy.
http://strobist.blogspot.com/2007/02/you-can-do-it-clean-your-dslrs-ccd.html
April 26th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
Yeah, I thought about that … but I’m not really all that thrilled with the idea of possibly screwing it up and destroying a $1600 camera.
I’ll let the professionals do it.
April 26th, 2007 at 10:43 pm
Something to remember, you’re usually not actually cleaning the sensor itself. There is usually a thin cover that sits in front of the sensor itself. Fortunately, I’ve not had to clean mine yet *knock knock*.
April 27th, 2007 at 8:29 am
Same difference … if I screw it up, it’s really expensive to get it fixed.
May 17th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
FWIW: Got the camera back … sensor is spotless now. It was worth the $65.