Servicing Your Toy

Papou · 11-02-2007, 12:24 PM

Being a keen Fisherman i get just as much pleasure on a rainy /windy day at home stripping my reels back and giving them a good cleanup and regrease or oil and back together again as much as i get out of using them and i have reels that go that far back can hardly remember the purchase year let alone date lol..
Now would be nice to have the knowledge n tools to do the same with ye ole camera but think it would be a HUGE mistake to tinker that far

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Infact apart from cleaning the lens filter and a brush n dust its about as far as i dare go unless i get some dust on the senser(Which annoys the bejazuz out of me) and then off with the lens and blow/wipe n wipe some more till itsgone..
Do you have a service /cleaning routine that you reguly get into and how far do you dare go without the fear of

"OH OH!!"..
Cheers and will be interesting to hear others viewes...

Papou · 11-02-2007, 12:29 PM

PS..If one were to Service their camera once a year, say with a recommended service agentpentax or whomever , How much further would they go servicing your Camera if there wer no fault or e ven dust sitting on the sensor???..
Would they strip n clean, dust lube or whatever for the service???

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And is it neccesary??..

**Mallee Boy** · 11-02-2007, 06:09 PM

I bought my DS in Feb 2005. Other than wiping it down occasionally and giving it a good going over (inside & out) with the rocket blower, thats about it.

The only exception to this was more recently when I noticed a tiny little bit of surface rust on some external screw heads which I was able to rub off with a little Inox and paper towel....we live across the road from the beach, so not un-expected as anything metal takes a belting here.
Cheers.

11-02-2007, 12:24 PM	#1
Papou Inactive Account Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery Posts: 124	Servicing Your Toy Being a keen Fisherman i get just as much pleasure on a rainy /windy day at home stripping my reels back and giving them a good cleanup and regrease or oil and back together again as much as i get out of using them and i have reels that go that far back can hardly remember the purchase year let alone date lol.. Now would be nice to have the knowledge n tools to do the same with ye ole camera but think it would be a HUGE mistake to tinker that far.. Infact apart from cleaning the lens filter and a brush n dust its about as far as i dare go unless i get some dust on the senser(Which annoys the bejazuz out of me) and then off with the lens and blow/wipe n wipe some more till itsgone.. Do you have a service /cleaning routine that you reguly get into and how far do you dare go without the fear of "OH OH!!".. Cheers and will be interesting to hear others viewes...

11-02-2007, 12:29 PM	#2
Papou Inactive Account Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery Posts: 124 Original Poster	PS..If one were to Service their camera once a year, say with a recommended service agentpentax or whomever , How much further would they go servicing your Camera if there wer no fault or e ven dust sitting on the sensor???.. Would they strip n clean, dust lube or whatever for the service???.. And is it neccesary??..

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11-02-2007, 06:09 PM	#3
Mallee Boy Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,904	I bought my DS in Feb 2005. Other than wiping it down occasionally and giving it a good going over (inside & out) with the rocket blower, thats about it. The only exception to this was more recently when I noticed a tiny little bit of surface rust on some external screw heads which I was able to rub off with a little Inox and paper towel....we live across the road from the beach, so not un-expected as anything metal takes a belting here. Cheers.