This has been a, shall we say, \"thorny\" issue, muddied up further by the couple dozen defective 5D sensors. I\'ve always tried to state the truth here, though it makes me persona non-grata with a couple of camera companies.
I bought my first D-SLR in 2002, so I\'ve been swabbing sensors for almost 8 years. If you\'re in this field for the long haul and you shoot your camera just about every day, you should definitely consider cleaning your sensor yourself. On the other hand, if you are a casual shooter or a weekend warrior, and having some dust-bunnies is not Armageddon for you, then, yes, use a blower and send it in when it gets to be ridiculous.
I can honestly relate to dcains aversion to doing this again, it must have been horrifying to see that coating literally dissolve. But as I said, many of us need our cameras every day and sending it in every time the sensor crud buils up just isn\'t a viable option.
Nicholas
Oct 10, 2009 at 09:47 AM
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