|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
 |
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
January 3rd, 2013, 01:00 PM
|
#1 |
|
Major Player
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: NYC
Posts: 432
|
Canon 17-55m lens needs cleaning
My Canon 17-55mm 2.8 lens has accumulated dust and debris inside the lens do I need to have it cleaned out by a professional or is this something that I can do myself?
|
|
|
|
January 3rd, 2013, 01:12 PM
|
#2 |
|
Inner Circle
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Cambridge UK
Posts: 2,853
|
Re: Canon 17-55m lens needs cleaning
A long while ago I did see a YouTube video showing how to do this and it looked pretty straightforward if you are dextrous/used to doing these kinds of things. A quick search on Google should find it. Then you can decide if you feel like doing it. Otherwise send it in to be cleaned.
My Canon 17-55 EF-S is dust free (had it since it was first out) but I do not zoom with it in any obviously dusty environments (e.g. some factories etc.) to avoid it sucking in dust with its "piston effect" and unsealed front. Good luck!
__________________
Andy K Wilkinson - https://www.shootingimage.co.uk Cambridge (UK) Corporate Video Production |
|
|
|
|
January 3rd, 2013, 01:36 PM
|
#3 |
|
Major Player
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: NYC
Posts: 432
|
Re: Canon 17-55m lens needs cleaning
i found a video on youtube from motleypixel not sure if that's you but i'll have a look thanks mate.
|
|
|
|
|
January 3rd, 2013, 01:51 PM
|
#4 |
|
Inner Circle
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Cambridge UK
Posts: 2,853
|
Re: Canon 17-55m lens needs cleaning
Not me!....but I think that is the video I watched about 18 months or so ago. Embedded below for the convenience of other forum users - and me, if I ever need it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOZRN2mxajk I also just found this one too (not watched it so no idea if its informative - but you might want to take a look).
__________________
Andy K Wilkinson - https://www.shootingimage.co.uk Cambridge (UK) Corporate Video Production |
|
|
|
|
January 3rd, 2013, 02:08 PM
|
#5 |
|
Major Player
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: NYC
Posts: 432
|
Re: Canon 17-55m lens needs cleaning
instead of a rocket blower can I use one of those can dust blower not sure if that would leave a smudge on the lens. Anyway thanks I'll try it myself if I mess up i'll just pack everything and send it off to a professional.
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||||
|
||||||
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
|
