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

[robphelan]

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]

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]

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.

 

[angry hampster]

You can buy supplies to clean the sensor yourself for about $60. Very nerveracking, but it's nice to know how to do on your own.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

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.

 

[angry hampster]

You could just run it under the sink, too. Right, fuzzy?

 

[soydios]

You could just run it under the sink, too. Right, fuzzy?

shower 😉

 

[finbarqs]

canon in irvine, ca charges $35 for a cleaning.

 

[Maximus96]

buy a SensorKlear pen by LensPen and do it yourself.

 

[corkyg]

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.