D60 CMOS Cleaning

[dadsgm]

I am getting ready to purchase a D60 which will be used with my current 28-135 and 70-300 IS USM lenses.

Since I will be changing lenses, althought not too frequently, are there any great problems with needing to clean the CMOS???????????

I am aware the camera has a self cleaning mode for this, but has any one experienced using it, how did it perform, is there a manual method (as with a 35mm), or is this something not to really worry about??????

[Ellis Zacharias]

dadsgm wrote:
I am getting ready to purchase a D60 which will be used with my current 28-135 and 70-300 IS USM lenses.

Since I will be changing lenses, althought not too frequently, are there any great problems with needing to clean the CMOS???????????

I am aware the camera has a self cleaning mode for this, but has any one experienced using it, how did it perform, is there a manual method (as with a 35mm), or is this something not to really worry about??????

I have successfully cleaned the D30 manually to remove dust from the CMOS sensor and assume that the same procedure will work with the D60.

1. Set camera to Manual Mode.
2. Lower shutter speed to "bulb" setting.
3. Press and hold down the shutter release. This will cause the mirror to rise, revealing the CMOS sensor.
4. Direct a jet of clean, dry air onto the sensor, taking care not to insert the air nozzle into the camera (if mirror is inadvertently released, the mirror could be damaged if it strikes the nozzle).

[Roger_Cavanagh]

I suspect the "self-cleaning mode" you refer to is just the setting that locks the mirror up so that the sensor is revealed. This requires you to have the camera plugged into mains power. Ellis' method of using bulb works. I have done that way myself because it easier to manoeuvre the camera to check for specks without the mains lead, however, make sure the battery is fully charged.

I've got some descriptions of cleaning equipment that may be useful http://www.rogercavanagh.com/library/t17_cleaning.htm

Provided you are sensible about changing lenses, you should not find that you have too mich trouble with a dirty sensor. I have cleaned my D30 perhaps 6 times in the 20 months I've had it.

Regards,