5D cleaning and calibrating cost

Does any body know how much does it cost for Canon to calibrate this camera? and how much does it cost for cleaning alone? Last question is do I need to ship the original box with the camera or just the camera is fine? Thanks.

Probably right around $200. No, do not include the box, just the camera itself with a body cap. Hold on to your battery, etc.

Thanks for the respond. Do they also clean the camera and lens if I just pay for calibration? Thanks.

Depends on how busy they are. If you send in a lens/body combo for calibration, they usually will just do the calibration work unless you specifically ask for a cleaning.

My 40d busted. they fixed it and cleaned the sensor. But it does not hurt to ask when you get them on the phone.

How often do you need to do a calibration and cleaning?

calibration is necessary when you have a lens that is not behaving like it should with your body. Sometimes Canon just asks for the lens, other times they ask for both. As far as cleaning, it depends on how badly your sensor accumulates dust. You have a 40D with a self-cleaning sensor, so your need to send it in would be far less than a body like my 5D. Even with the fact that the 5D doesn't have a self-cleaning sensor, I just use a rocket blower/sensor pen to clear off most dust. If it gets really gunked up, I use the Copper Hill method to wet clean my sensor.

Thanks "TaDa" for the info.

Is the sensor behind the mirror tada?

Yes, you have to go into sensor cleaning mode through the menu system to see it. unless you're seeing spots on your images, I wouldn't worry about it Eric