What are you using to clean exterior of your camera

12 years 3 weeks ago #222377 by Gammill
I hate to ask a potentially newbie question. I've been cleaning my camera with a micro fiber cloth that is just moist. Problem is you don't get in all the cracks. How are you cleaning yours? Will you compressed air on the exterior in the cracks?


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12 years 3 weeks ago #222379 by crystal
When I want the exterior clean, I just go outside and shoot in the rain. Come in when I am done and dry the camera off. B)
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12 years 3 weeks ago #222382 by Gammill

crystal wrote: When I want the exterior clean, I just go outside and shoot in the rain. Come in when I am done and dry the camera off. B)


Oh man I don't know about that! :blink:


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12 years 3 weeks ago #222383 by Gammill
BTW that still wouldn't get in the cracks ;)


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12 years 3 weeks ago #222386 by crystal

Gammill wrote: BTW that still wouldn't get in the cracks ;)


The tiny raindrops get in the cracks. lol

On a serious note, I don't do anything special to clean the exterior.
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12 years 3 weeks ago #222388 by Gammill
When I get in "one of those moods", I start cleaning and cleaning like a crack addict :rofl: :rofl: and it bugs me when I can't get into the cracks. You know what, I'm going to try the hobby pipe cleaners. I bet that will work just fine. Time to visit eBay!


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12 years 3 weeks ago #222393 by Darrell
I don't think I have never cleaned the outside of my camera. Where are you taking pictures?

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12 years 3 weeks ago #222412 by sandozer
I have only ever had visible "dirt" on my D300, and that was after a day in Monument Valley,AZ. The fine red dust got really ingrained in the rubber grip, and looked quite unusual.

No cleaning required, normal wear and use and it`s as good as new and a good shower of Scottish rain really cleaned it up.
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12 years 3 weeks ago #222418 by boriqua latina
Just for the outside camera body I use qtips alone just to remove the dirt and around edges and on some cracks but gentle..No water, nothing moist, then after a white wipe down with a clean white t-shirt only just on the outside.... The inside I clean it differently...lens cleaned differently as well....


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12 years 3 weeks ago #222430 by butterflygirl921
I have been wondering the same thing. I never used to clean the exterior of my other camera but my new one i want to keep it looking new. Thank you guys for the suggestion :goodpost: :cheer: :cheer: :cheers:


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12 years 3 weeks ago #222494 by Office Guy
Wipe down with a micro fiber cloth


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