Cleaning My D200 Sensor
[ Disclaimer: Use the information mentioned here at your own risk. I cannot replace your D200 if you damage it by following the instructions here; I'm still paying for mine ]
A little over a year later, my dust bunnies collection on my D200 sensor has become cumbersome…a nuisance, even. A lot of my stock photos have been rejected due to sensor dusts. So what’s a photographer to do? While buying a new camera is an enticing option, the echoes of my empty wallet will keep me awake for at least the next 10 years as soon as I hit the “Submit Order” button at B&H’s website.
The only other (practical) option is to clean it. After much googling, I bought a set of Sensor Swabs (Type 2) and a bottle of Eclipse from Micro-Tools (awesome store, BTW), and while I was on my buying spree, I threw in a cheap Giottos Hand blower pump thing.
So when I received the items this afternoon, I started looking for information on how to actually clean the sensor. Every freakin’ website points to a page by Thom Hogan regarding cleaning the sensor. The web page (overrated, IMO) could have been just a little more useful if it showed…um…how to set your Nikon camera in sensor cleaning mode. Holy crap, so much disclaimer in there when there is a glaring information missing. Man, people really suck.
Anyway, after setting the mirror lock-up (on the Menu…NOT the MLU on the frames-per-second dial next to the self-timer!) and exposing the sensor, I used the Giottos blower and it turns out that it’s the only thing I need. Dust is gone. I rule.
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