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Cleaning
Just got back from shooting in Africa and my camera body is dirty! What is the best way to clean out all the dust and stuff? I have heard isopropyl alcohol and qutips. Thoughts?
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You might want to consider taking it in to an authorized shop to have them go though can clean the transport area. They can do a much better job. Plus, they can also lube the drive assembly which is very important. Well worth a couple of hundred bucks.
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I did recently have the camera cleaned and lubed, but they did not do anything to the outside and that is what I want to clean.
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I have had excellent results with cotton swabs, a soft cloth, and plain old Windex. Takes off the dirt, doesn’t harm any of the surfaces.
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My top tip is to add a battery operated computer keyboard vacuum cleaner to your kit. While I do not enjoy cleaning houses I do quite enjoy busting this out and hoovering up my camera body.
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I would use an ammonia free cleaner– like those 16 OZ aerosal commercial window cleaners that are alchohol based. The ammonia is bad for paint, vinyl and other surfaces. They really can chew up rubber parts too.
I cleaned off a camera and lens that was a victim of a 4X4 wheel mud race (the freelancer ignored my request to bag the camera– bags were supplied) — totally covered in mud. It took 3 1/2 hours.
Always be thinking, “am I driving dirt in or taking it off?”George Griswold
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New Orleans, Louisiana
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