Need Info about Cleaning

Rene`

I have 2 Pentax Cameras K a K100D and an *istDL. I use them alot! I believe that I need to have the inside cleaned, but I don't know how. What should I do. When I photograph a white background I see a couple of spots on the picture and I have to do touch ups.

Incase it helps-- I live in Georgia. Should I send it somewhere or can I carry it somewhere and wait? How long should I expect to be without it?

swintonphoto

You shouldn't have to send it somewhere. Sounds like you have a few spots on your sensor. There are some good sensor cleaning kits out there so you can clean it yourself. Not a bad practice to do periodically. Also things like the rocket blower are good investments.

claudermilk

Take a look here for some good advice & reasonably-priced products: http://www.pbase.com/copperhill/ccd_cleaning

SloYerRoll

with CM
The Copperhill method by far is the best resource to educate yourself on cleaning your CCD or CMOS sensor.

J.T.

SloYerRoll wrote:

with CM
The Copperhill method by far is the best resource to educate yourself on cleaning your CCD or CMOS sensor.

Copperhill products are a good price too for what you get, compared to other places that sell cleaning products for sensors.

cmason

Copperhill

ziggy53

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