As every photography pro or enthusiast knows, you have to keep your camera and lenses clean! Since I work with dogs, I am constantly cleaning my lenses and the sensor in my camera. Slobber is a work hazard for me!
About two months ago, I dropped one of my camera’s with a lens attached. I was getting this weird error 99, so I sent it in to be fixed. When it returned, I found a note from the technician that told me I might still get the error and if so, I needed to send in the lens. Well, of course I got the error and I was NOT excited about having to send in my lens. So, I decided to write them about it and complain, not that it was going to do me any good, I was still expecting to send in the lens.
As it turns out, I followed their directions of cleaning the contacts for the lens and voila - I got some NICE pics this morning from the offending lens and camera combo! My moral of the story being - before you send in your camera for repair - email them and ask if there is anything you can try first.
Here’s a small check list for your SLR before contacting your camera maker:
Clean all the lenses - including taking off their protective filter and cleaning it.
Take an eraser or soft cloth and clean off the contacts where the camera body and lens come together. Be sure not to get anything in the camera body.
Clean your sensor according the instruction manual that came with your camera.
Check your cards and format them in the camera.
Just by doing this simple maintenance you may find an improvement in the clarity of your photos!
Have Fun!
