out of curiosity, how much does a DSLR cleaning cost?

robphelan

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i bought a used Canon 30d and am thinking about having it thoroughly cleaned just to start off with a 'clean slate' so to speak.

how much am i looking at shelling out?
 

jpeyton

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The sensor is the only thing that might need professional wet cleaning.

You can clean the rest yourself with some QTips and isopropyl alcohol.
 

996GT2

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i bought a used Canon 30d and am thinking about having it thoroughly cleaned just to start off with a 'clean slate' so to speak.

how much am i looking at shelling out?

Take a picture of a white wall at f/22.

If you don't see any black dots on the image, you are good to go and the sensor does not have dust specs on it.
 

fuzzybabybunny

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Put the camera into sensor cleaning mode and stick it out the window while driving at 70mph. Twist it around a bit so the air gets all up in there.

I have no idea how much it costs for just a cleaning. I've always sent my cameras in for some catastrophic failure. Canon charges at least $200 for any kind of service done to DSLRs though. Not sure if a simple cleaning would be in this category.
 
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corkyg

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We have a couple of worthy techs here in Tucson, and the normal fee is $35 for a wet cleaning. I've done it twice in the past 10 years.