There will come a point in your photography that you will just need to buy a second body.
2 5D Mark II bodies
It happened for me when I took my 5d Mark II out on a sailing trip. In a huge amount of bad luck,I got debris in the mirror, sensor and prism during a lens change. Thankfully, the 5D has internal features that helped clean off the sensor, so I was still shooting clear images, but the rest of the camera needed help. There quickly came a point where I started to hate to pick up the camera to shoot because I could see the crude in the prism and mirror. I tried to pick the pieces off with a clean brush and other various tools, but after a point in time I just gave up and decided to send my camera in for service. I figured I should let the professions do what I can’t or even should not…..
A couple helpful notes:
1) Never touch your camera sensor yourself! Let a professional do it.
2) Never fire a can of air into your camera or lens. This could cause more grief than you could imagine.
3) If you can’t clean it off easily…. get professional help.
Reasons for having a duplicate second body: (Not in any order)
1) You can prevent crude from getting in your camera by less frequent lens change outs.
2) You will never have any down time if either body ever “fails” to operate
3) Since you’re not changing out lenses, you can switch your camera quickly for getting that close-up shot or that wide angle you need right now
4) If something strange is happening with what your shooting, you can confirm it with a second body (glare, optical illusions and such).
6) You can get your gear cleaned without any down time. I usually get one of my bodies cleaned or adjusted in a heartbeat now if I even THINK I have a problem
7) You are investing in your craft and yourself.
Oh yeah.. And here is the address to send your Canon camera in for repair:
CANON EXPRESS SERVICE CENTER
15955 ALTON PARKWAY
Irvine, CA 92618
(949) 753-4200
Call the folks first so they can walk you through the process of getting your gear serviced for the first time.
My apologies to the non-Canon folks out there.
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