Not by me!

I sent a Nikon 80-400VR for internal cleaning and general service, their turnaround was suggested to be a couple of days from acceptance of quote. I shipped the lens and received a quote after a week. Go-ahead given but no lens for three weeks. I called and asked what the problem was and I was told 'Oh we had to send it to Nikon only they can service VR modules' This was supposed to explain the delay. If I was told it would be six weeks until I got the lens back I would not have minded and planned around it but to be told initially - no problem just a few days I was stuck without a lens for airshows!

On balance the lens did come back spotless and provided better contrast than before, unfortunately I had to buy a new lens to cover 400mm so subsequently sold the 80-400VR at top price!

Try to get all information before you agree to Fixation doing work. I know Fixation are popular and many Nikon dealers send their repairs to them instead of Nikon.

I still have a few items of debris on the mirror of my D2Hs and need a speck grabber from Jessops to remove. Its a job when next in town (unlikely!)

Dust on mirror, sensors, or fresnel screens?
Use a rocket blower (Giotto do the best one, priced at around £7 depending on where you look)
If the blower method doesn't work, or you end up simply blowing the dust around inside the camera body, try the opti-clean sensor cleaning system. the green kit comes in at approximately £55...very expensive, but to does work very well. comes with vacuum system and swabs. A way better method than the old Jessops branded mini vacs, which are no longer sold, which were (quite frankly) crap!

Incidentally, sensor, mirror and focus screen related problems are some of the most common reasons behind many of the repairs we take in at our shop.

I would personally not recommend using any wet cleaning methods on sensors, or mirrors.....unless in a do or die situation!....I wouldn't even entertain cleaning a fresnel screen by wetting it!...I wrecked enough of my own Nikon Contax and Bronica screens to learn the hard way!

As a footnote, when atempting to clean this items, point the open body mount throat opening downwards (ie viewfinder up) so that anything loosened falls out rather than back onto the shutter or sensor assemblies.

Good luck!

Ive tried air blower, and swabs and it is still there.

then check your warranty repair prtection plan or insurance, and use a wet method....you have nothing to loose before taking it to a repairers!

What do you mean a wet method? Im going to check the warranty.

Ollie, have a look at the sensor brush the link is in post 14

Ollie,

This thread shows the commonly used sensor cleaning methods.

http://www.worldphotographyforum.com...read.php?t=160

Wet methods involve using a cleaning fluid and soft swab directly applied to the sensor.

I have cleaned 4 cam sensors this afternoon,using the Intemos wet/dry cleaning system.On their website there is a video link showing the exact method.It does work.

It's H Lehmann

http://www.lehmannsdirect.co.uk/

Sorry to hear about your problems with Fixation, I've always found that they've given me excellent service but I always visit and sort things out in person, perhaps that helps?

Ollie, the Intemos cleaning tools and fluid are pretty good at shifting stubborn blobs and it's not difficult to do.

Thank you. I will buy some and have a crack at it. Thank you all for your help.