Have you a vacuum cleaner?

[jesse1dog]

Steadily going through my cameras doing some cleaning.
Got out the eyeglass and was amazed at how much general dust and bits there were in the camera bodies.

It struck me that a small vacuum cleaner was the answer to this issue.

Has anyone experience of using. say a USB powered. vacuum cleaner with/in their cameras?

How else do you clean up the bits?

jesse

 

[bmattock]

I confess that I've never given it much thought. I do wipe out the inside of camera bodies that appear to have picked up debris, or blow them out with the handy rubber bulb thingy, but I generally don't examine them with a loupe.

I'm sure the USB Vacuum thing would work fairly well - might be worth a go sometime. Thanks!

 

[tripod]

Compressed air. Watch out for the shutter curtains.

 

[Roger Hicks]

Yes, I have one. Battery powered: probably more 'suck' than a USB version. I never found it much use.

Blu-Tack is my favourite.

Cheers,

R.

 

[oftheherd]

I would be afraid of getting it up against something, like the shutter curtains, and causing damage. I think the bulbs, holding the camera upsidedown, is better.

 

[Keith]

Real cameras aren't affected by a little dust ... only those silly things with sensors in them! 😛

 

[Kim Coxon]

And lens diaphragm blades. 😀

Kim

Compressed air. Watch out for the shutter curtains.

 

[back alley]

did someone say canned air?

😉

 

[MikeCassidy]

ah a little dust and dirt adds authenticity to your image. i heard lee friedlander opens up the back of hasselbach and spits it at least once a week.

 

[MikeCassidy]

did someone say canned air?

😉

i know about canned air - thats me every morning

 

[nikon_sam]

The rubber bulb thingy and a nice soft brush...
I bought a 1 1/2" wide Polyester (for water-based paint) Paint Brush, I use his to brush off the dust on the body, mirror, focus screen, prism and front/rear elements of lens...It can get into the places that your fingers can't...and when used on lenses I don't have to blow on them (usually end up spitting anyway)