Nikon D700: How to clean the sensor

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Nikon D700: How to check if your sensor needs cleaning, how to clean the sensor and how to check if the cleaning succeeded. DO NOT clean the sensor of your camera unless you are comfortable with the process and take responsibility for whatever results you get. You may hurt your camera and scratch the glass in front of the sensor. I recommend you ask someone professional to do the cleaning unless you are comfortable with the process and willing to take whatever risks may materialize.
Tip from Tim Delaney: I use the full frame swab on my old APC camera by swabbing in the opposite direction as the width of a DX sensor is about the same as the height of the FX; and I use the used swab to wipe around the lens mount before disposing of the swab, thereby getting a bit more use from it!
Tip from Dan Druff: My technique: 2 drops on one side of the swab one one pass wet and and reverse with the dry side.

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@michaelanderson5560 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this (and your other videos)!

@frederikboving 4 ай бұрын

🙏🏻🙂

@artoffighting06 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video, and I agree! If you're stubborn and ABSOLUTELY MUST find out yourself, then give a brush a go. If you're able to listen and learn from others (and want to save some money and headache) ...don't even bother with ANY kind of brush for sensor cleaning! ! ! (No, not even the dedicated 'static charge' ones..) It will only make it worse! Smear the muck all over the place! Sure when you have something big on your sensor (visible with the eye), like a hair or a cockraoch, use the damn brush. But my guess is, an air blower would do a better job at that as well. In fact, you can use the 'rocket-blower' quite effectively when you go a bit deeper in, remeber, it's just air! And what the blower this way does not get, no brush ever will, so go straight to wet wipes after that. That's just my recommendation.. , have fun :)

@frederikboving 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing - much appreciated! Yes, I think you are right, but I have had some "stubborn" items on the sensor that the rocket blower could not get rid of and I needed to use the brush. But I think you are right - as a general rule: touch the sensor as little as possible! Take care!

@MrAlvaroFurtado 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Frederik, it is how i just usually do it with my D700, the same basic procedure. Greetings from Portugal.

@frederikboving 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Álvaro! Greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰🤗

@MountainGoat69696 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video. I have my D700 since new and have been cleaning mine only with the blow brush but only blowing air. Seems clean enough but will definitely look at the cleaning solution too.

@frederikboving Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing! As they say: if it ain't broke, don't fix it! If your sensor is clean, don't clean it! Sound to me like your current process with the blower gets the job done. All the best!

@dannyreyes8996 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this tutorial! Worked like a charm!

@frederikboving 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Danny, glad it was useful!

@user-gk8gg1zt7l 5 ай бұрын

Nice video. LIKE😃

@frederikboving 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the visit 😀

@halbryant7068 3 жыл бұрын

Very thorough and informative video!

@frederikboving 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Hal!

@boltonperry9227 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice and thorough!! Thx!

@frederikboving 2 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU!

@snoogly 3 жыл бұрын

I recently took a D700 to the only remaining Nikon Plaza in Tokyo. I asked for sensor cleaning, mirror cleaning, behind the focusing screen cleaning, body cleaning, manual lens focus calibration (can be done with an Allen key). They would only do the cleaning, and took persuading to clean behind the focusing screen! It was rather depressing. The only Nikon ‘showpiece’ center left in Tokyo, but it was all mirrorless, and the staff handled something as ancient as a D700 with almost contempt. Anyway, it only cost about $15 for the cleaning, so not all bad.

@frederikboving 3 жыл бұрын

The part about contempt for the good old D700 is indeed a sad story! Glad you got it serviced for a good price anyway! But I guess that they have the latest and greatest in their heads - after all, they don't make much money on D700s these days.

@artoffighting06 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed sad story, but as you wrote $15 is like nothing. Way back then, (before I started cleaning myself) I asked at a local photography business, which is not a dedicated Nikon place, about the price of professional sensor cleaning. They said they would send it aways - don't that sort of thing in house (and my country does not even have an official Nikon center!) and costs were way over 100 bucks, ..not kidding! But, I had to return my D7200 for repair due to a mechanical defect :( ..which will cost a little, expectedly. They will replace the bayonet mount and consequently have to recalibrate lots of other parts, ..BUT, they will maintain and clean the whole thing as well, no extra cost, which is a nice touch! So...

@tsdelaney 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, Fred. I’ve got two small tips: I use the full frame swab on my old APC camera by swabbing in the opposite direction as the width of a DX sensor is about the same as the height of the FX; and I use the used swab to wipe around the lens mount before disposing of the swab, thereby getting a bit more use from it! Great content!

@frederikboving 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tim! Good advice - will add it to the video description! 🙏🏻

@dandruff9244 3 жыл бұрын

thanks i got a d7100 which is filthy

@merlinmarquardt 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice demonstration. Thanks.

@frederikboving 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Merlin 🙏🏻

@dandruff9244 3 жыл бұрын

2 min job with swab and eclipse liquid my technique 2 drops on one side of the swab one one pass wet and and reverse with the dry side

@frederikboving 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

@moravcik53 3 жыл бұрын

.... 10/10 as per usual ....

@frederikboving 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏻 Josef!

@ajfresco 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Frederik for another interest & useful video!

@frederikboving 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@dandruff9244 3 жыл бұрын

@@frederikboving great videos

@2klember 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I did enjoy your Nikon D4 review . Would you be able to do deep review about D700 and comparisons video with D3s & D4 about image quality and colors? Whats your opinion about those 3 cameras? People keep saying that D700 have unique colors and images looks like film but Im not sure if D700 is that different from other Nikon cameras. I do own D3s and D4s but I didn’t had a chance to compare them with D700. I’m just wondering if it make sense to purchase D700.

@frederikboving 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Rob! Thanks for your feedback and questions! I have done a lot of D700 videos, how deep they are I leave you to decide, but there are a few review-ish videos in this playlist: kzfaq.info/sun/PLPjooVCTLG910wkb8TMrajbIHmA54MJ-A also from other KZfaqrs than me. I cannot speak to the D3S as I "only" have the D4. I love the colors of the D4 and it is my prime camera. The D700 has more pale colors, but it produces extremely clean images and for B&W that is my favorite camera. The D700 is an old camera however, and the user interface is quirky to say the least, relative to the D4 or the D750 - here its age shows (live view for example). But the images are absolutely fine and it has a huge fan base: facebook.com/groups/330500120976297/ - not that I really can see the difference, but apparently they can. If you have the budget, go give the D700 a try, I am sure you can re-sell it if you don't like it to a price very close to what you paid, so the cost of ownership will be small. But if you are more looking for a "get the job done" camera without a flavor of magic, I think you should stick to your current cameras.

@BK-it8ht 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Have you tried shooting without the lens? That should eliminate the possible dust of the lens. I tried this way and the sensor looks clean. And with a lens attached there are dust specs.

@frederikboving 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Bogan, yes I have! The first version of the video I actually did shoot without a lens, but the first comments I got advised not to do so, as you may attract dust to the sensor if you shoot without lens on the camera. So I changed that part of the video. If you are uncertain if the dust you see is on the sensor or lens, try changing the lens and see if you get the same result. If yes, then it must be dust on the sensor. Remember to shoot with a narrow aperture (f/22) in both cases. In my experience, dust is not so easily visible if you shoot without a lens - I figure it is because shooting without a lens is similar to shooting very wide ("f/0"). Hope this helps!

@BK-it8ht 3 жыл бұрын

@@frederikboving Yes you are right. Its easy to get more dust inside by the action or the mirror flipping. And it was wired that it didn't show any dust specs without the lens. I will do it with more then one lens.

@MrPetermc199 3 жыл бұрын

One tip, place your lens the other way to protect the back

@frederikboving 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I get many comments to my (poor / unconventional) lens and camera handling. I usually find that the rough conditions of shooting a lot at the beach (salt air, salt water, moist, wind) is what gets to my gear.