Originally posted by niceshot ALSO sometimes just fog up the sensor with your breath like you do for Lens and clean it with the q-tip OF COARSE I AM CERTAINLY NOT TELL ANYONE HERE TO DO THAT.
Hi
I decided to power read the entire thread and got stuck on this piece of advice.
I am sure the poster is well meaning but I would strongly advise against it. (It is also a classic paralipsis statement)
I must admit I have breathed on the front lens to help cleaning, but never the rear lens assembly of a zoom lens. Breath will collect inside the barrel.
The problem of course is, in order to fog up the sensor with your breath one has to go very close, you breathe into an enclosed cavity and this means all your breath is collected inside the mirror chamber.
Firstly you very likely shoot a bit of spittle even if you are careful and secondly you fill the mirror box with moist warm organic traces laden matter. Exactly the stuff fungus thrives on ! Don't do it !
Certainly don't do it after you just consumed a salami sandwich, salami is very hard to get off the sensor.
Cheers