I thought I took care of my professional gear, but when I picked up my gear from Camera Electronics today and was told about how much sand and dirt my lens, bodies and bag had accumulated I was totally shocked!
Here are a few things I have learnt today.
(1) always use both lens caps when finished with a lens.
(2) Take time to wipe down, blow off or clean sand particles after a beach shoot from the caps and lens.
(3) Clean the inside of your camera bag occasionally.
(4) Realise that Perth is one of the dustiest places in the world!
(5) Cleaning the body sensor is only half the problem if the lens are not spotless anyway. dust from lens is literally sucked away into the sensor as soon as a lens change is done.
(6) Don’t attempt to clean body sensors yourself if you haven’t been properly trained to do so. This will invariably cause more problems or even damage sensor.
It’s good to have the backing of such a superb Pro dealer like Camera Electronics. They not only have the expertise in sales and service but have a clear people investment in technical support as well.
Tags: Camera cleaning, camera electronics, caring for camera gear, dust and sand on camera, Sensor Cleaning, shooting at the beach
Here Here Cyrus,
I have always been a meticulous cleaner of my camera gear… before a shoot i clean, wipe and check everything over and then after generally as well. I ALWAYS put rear lens caps on as dust can really easily get into your lens that way.
And after all that trying to be carefull, i had my body cleaned at Camera Electronics just two weeks ago and they said the sensor had quite a bit of dust dust on it. So there you go. Worth every dollar to have a professional do that clean! To many things to worry about cleaning a sensor…. They are setup with the right gear and the right skills to do it. Why risk your investment by skimping on a few dollars…. get it done professionally.