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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / December 2005Cleaning Nikon D100 CCD/EH-5 AC Adapter
I've had my D100 for a couple of years and the dust spots are beginning to bother me. I've read everything I can find and believe I have a good handle on the tools and process. I found I cannot lock the mirror up unless the camera is on the EH-5 AC adapter. Not a problem, right? Yow, nearly $90 for the adapter from Nikon. Slightly less on eBay at $60 or so if I can win the auction. Now I'm looking for alternatives... Is there a work-around for mirror lockup? Failing that, how about a low-priced generic EH-5? Appreciate any suggestions or help you might offer. Thanks, TerryS I got an AC adaptor because whenever I hook my D70 up to my computer it sucks the life out of the battery. Otherwise it lasts forever. Now, my D70 will let me lock the mirror on battery 'or' AC. I don't know if you can do this with your D100, but you sure don't want the mirror to snap shut on you when you're in there working, so Nikon recommends using the AC adaptor. Most people use a fully charged battery when possible. My question is, what if the electricity goes out when you're using the AC adaptor? The eBay route may be the way to go. Just watch the shipping and handling charges. That's where many eBayers make their money. I think I found mine at a reputable camera store on the Net at a discount. > I've had my D100 for a couple of years and the dust spots are beginning to > bother me. I've read everything I can find and believe I have a good [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Appreciate any suggestions or help you might offer. Thanks, > TerryS According to Sheldon <sheldon@XXXXXXXXsopris.net>: > I got an AC adaptor because whenever I hook my D70 up to my computer it > sucks the life out of the battery. Otherwise it lasts forever. Hmm ... I avoid that problem by moving the CF card to a separate reader connected to or in the computer. That way the camera is not stuck having to power the transfer, and the transfer goes rather faster than it can via USB. I've never even bothered to connect the camera to the computer, as I can do anything that I want by the CF card reader. > Now, my D70 will let me lock the mirror on battery 'or' AC. I don't know if > you can do this with your D100, but you sure don't want the mirror to snap > shut on you when you're in there working, so Nikon recommends using the AC > adaptor. Most people use a fully charged battery when possible. That is what I do. I always have a spare battery, so I switch to the fully charged one just prior to committing dusticide. > My > question is, what if the electricity goes out when you're using the AC > adaptor? Plug it into the UPS which protects your computer from the same problem. As soon as the power fails, pull the cleaning device out (you probably don't have enough light to continue anyway), and switch off the camera to let the shutter close normally. Hmm you might try the experiment -- open the shutter for cleaning, then unplug the AC adaptor. I suspect that the battery would carry it long enough to let you get clear anyway. (I would experiment myself, except that I don't have the AC adaptor.) > The eBay route may be the way to go. Just watch the shipping and handling > charges. That's where many eBayers make their money. I think I found mine > at a reputable camera store on the Net at a discount. Reasonable. > > I've had my D100 for a couple of years and the dust spots are beginning to > > bother me. I've read everything I can find and believe I have a good > > handle on the tools and process. I found I cannot lock the mirror up > > unless the camera is on the EH-5 AC adapter. Hmm ... does the camera refuse to do this unless the AC adaptor is providing the power, or are you just going by the warnings in the manual? Try it with a fully charged battery and see whether it works. > > Not a problem, right? Yow, > > nearly $90 for the adapter from Nikon. Slightly less on eBay at $60 or so > > if I can win the auction. > > > > Now I'm looking for alternatives... Is there a work-around for mirror > > lockup? Failing that, how about a low-priced generic EH-5? The problem may be a lack of the custom connector which the camera uses. Good Luck, DoN.  SignatureEmail: <dnichols@d-and-d.com> | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564 (too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero --- >> My >> question is, what if the electricity goes out when you're using the AC [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >probably don't have enough light to continue anyway), and switch off the >camera to let the shutter close normally. So to clean the sensor, you need to buy an expensive AC adapter *and* a UPS, if you don't already have one! Digital photography gets more expensive by the day! ;-) According to Tony Polson <tp@nospam.net>: > >> My > >> question is, what if the electricity goes out when you're using the AC [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > So to clean the sensor, you need to buy an expensive AC adapter *and* > a UPS, if you don't already have one! While I have a few UPSs sitting around, I *don't* have the AC adaptor -- I just make sure that I have a freshly charged battery in the camera, and don't take my time working on the sensor. > Digital photography gets more expensive by the day! It doesn't have to. Enjoy, DoN. SignatureEmail: <dnichols@d-and-d.com> | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564 (too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero --- > Now I'm looking for alternatives... Is there a work-around for mirror > lockup? Failing that, how about a low-priced generic EH-5? > > Appreciate any suggestions or help you might offer. Thanks, > TerryS goto the drug store and buy one of those nose cleaners for babies -- put the camera on manule for about 4 seconds - hit the shutter button and blow air on the ccd - this is how it is done cheaply and easily. I have been doing this for 4 years - no problems SignatureJoe Marcus Marcus Photography 1501 Spring Garden Street Easton, PA 18042-3143 610-258-1407 - Phone 610-393-0792 - Cellular http://www.marcusphotography.com Creating outstanding images for Festivals & Events around the United States. Location photography for advertising, promotion, fireworks companies, theatre and concert. > Now I'm looking for alternatives... Is there a work-around for mirror > lockup? Failing that, how about a low-priced generic EH-5? Manual exposure, Bulb shutter speed, mechanical locking cable release, tripod, fully-charged battery. About $5 if you don't already have the release. If you're worried about the time, test to see how much open time you get on Bulb with a fully-charged battery. |
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