Dirty Camera And Lens

I have a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi. It's dirty inside and needs a cleaning. I wonder is it a good idea to try doing it myself. I feel I'm somewhat skillful with tools and machine work.But with no instructional materails I'm not sure if I want to try it. Let me hear from you if you clean your own opticals.

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Permalink Reply by Rachel Michaels on July 25, 2009 at 4:20pm

If you are talking about dust on your sensor see this link http://gilad.deviantart.com/journal/13186986/
Hope it helps

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Permalink Reply by nathan mccreery on July 25, 2009 at 5:05pm

You can clean the lens with care. Leave the mirror to professionals. Sensors w/great care using the correct tools

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Permalink Reply by Michael Cabusi on July 28, 2009 at 9:32pm

If you must clean out the dust within your body use this first.

found for $10 at Amazon or other online source.

I had too much dust on my sensor, mirror, and focus screen. The rocket blaster worked great on my focus screen and mirror but my sensor still needed a more thorough cleaning. I cleaned my XTi's sensor this past weekend using the copperhill method and this kit:

$20 on amazon.

Swab cleaning your sensor is very risky and should be performed as a last resort to bust the dust off your photos; but many photogs do it. My sensor is super clean now.

I learned something new about dust and dirt. If you can see it in your viewfinder even after changing lenses, then its probably dust/dirt on your focus screen or mirror. If you can't get it off with the rocket blaster, then you should just leave it because it won't affect your photos anyways.