Wet sensor clean of D200 vs D70... Differences?

[tasadam]

Hi there
I am quite good at wet cleaning the D70 now.
The D200 is a little more daunting - it looks deeper, narrower gap, and much more expensive...

Is there much difference in doing a wet clean on the D200 to the D70 using spatula / Pec pad / Eclipse fluid / red wine method?

My rocket blower doesn't seem to want to budge a few dots on the D200 and I don't want to live with them for an upcoming winter walk on the Overland track...

[fozzie]

tasadam - I was faced with the same problem when moving from a D70 to D2x (Wet Clean). I used the same technique and Copper Hill equipment and just took my time. I ended up with a excellent outcome, clean sensor with no visible dust bunnies

fozzie

[robw25]

Hi there
for an upcoming winter walk on the Overland track...

you lucky bastard ! make sure you got longjohns, a fantastic walk ( done it twice )

cheers rob

[tasadam]

Do others do wet clean (copperhill) of the D200? Nearest place to me that does it for a fee is like 300km away but I would sooner do it myself if it's "the norm".

[seeto.centric]

after 12 attempts to wet clean my sensor, i THOUGHT i got rid of them all, but i realised afterwards that there are still 3 spots.. very small and kinda faint..

are there any preferred methods?
for me, ive found using one swab for the top, then rotating camera and changing swabs and using a new swab for the bottom yields the best results for me.
what do you guys use?
its frustrating haha - the downside of changing lenses.

tasadam, have you used up nikon's annual free sensor clean yet? ( or does the new nikon mob not do it anymore?)

-j

[Alpha_7]

after 12 attempts to wet clean my sensor, i THOUGHT i got rid of them all, but i realised afterwards that there are still 3 spots.. very small and kinda faint..
-j

My first attempted clean saw me do 21 wipes only to have found I made it dirtier then before, fortunately MattK at this stage felt sorry for me and took over but it still look a bit of elbow grease to get clean.

That's been my only wet clean, since then the blower has always done the trick.

[Yi-P]

I had to do my first wet cleaning about one and half month after I got my camera... was lucky that it took me about 5 wipes to get them off the sensor and didnt have to do wet cleaning after that, the rocket blower seems to do the job well.

[seeto.centric]

yeah after i think 5 attempts i got a bit cranky. i was in a bit of a hurry too - off to barbers then get ready for the sunset shoot (get to location before 4.45pm) so i think that factor may have temporarily blinded me to these 3 specs. i think ill just ignore them til the problem gets bad again.

as for the rocket, i dont think theres ever been a time ive gotten a bit of dust that big to be moveable by the rocket. its mostly the tiny little buggers!
i dont want to try too hard like last time and ram the tip into the filter HAHAH
that incident showed me the power of wet cleans

-j

[tasadam]

tasadam, have you used up nikon's annual free sensor clean yet? ( or does the new nikon mob not do it anymore?)

No free clean for me, my camera came from HK. That's only a deal for Australian supplied units.

after 12 attempts to wet clean my sensor,

Reminds me of when I did the D70 for the 1st time. But in the end I got the hang of it...

The rocket blower has been doing a good job for me since new but I think the time has come that I will have to give a wet clean a go. A few specs there that I don't want to live with for my next trip.

yeah after i think 5 attempts i got a bit cranky.

Wet cleaning is certainly not the job to get cranky at. I am sure you know that... As for the blower tip against the filter, whoa, steady on there... Maybe if you make a jig so the tip doesn't go in that far if you are worried about that happening again - the blower is a heck of a lot easier than a wet clean if it works! Any direct contact with the sensor invites danger, so I would be recommending you favour the blower and save the wet clean for when you really really need it - as I do now.