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: Selling my SLR; pre-sales advice

Graeme S
04-17-2009, 11:30 AM
I'm selling my SLR, since I have had very little use for it. It's big, bulky, and I haven't the time to go out and do dedicated shoot times.

Before I sell it, though, I want to take it in to a camera shop and get it cleaned up (lenses are kind of dusty; I worry about the sensor as well) because I know I'll just fuck it up.

Suggestions on shops or people? fanks guys.
w00tgasm
04-17-2009, 01:52 PM
What make/model is it?

If it's Nikon, bring it to them for a cleaning.
IIRC, Canon goes to VanCam
Graeme S
04-17-2009, 01:55 PM
It's a Canon 350D; very basic, sad I can't do more with it.
w00tgasm
04-17-2009, 02:25 PM
Just shoot at F/22 at the sky, take a look at how bad the dust is...
Normally a blower can take care of a large chunk of sensor dust.
Graeme S
04-17-2009, 05:02 PM
Just shoot at F/22 at the sky, take a look at how bad the dust is...
Normally a blower can take care of a large chunk of sensor dust.
Thanks for the advice, but I'd like to take it to a shop to get it serviced just so I can say "Recently serviced just for sale at...."
niforpix
04-17-2009, 09:38 PM
Paolo already suggested couple places 3 posts up.
Senna4ever
04-18-2009, 12:39 AM
I'll do it for you for free, as long as you buy the swabs. The lens/es I can do too.
Kasino
04-18-2009, 02:30 AM
I'll do it for you for free, as long as you buy the swabs. The lens/es I can do too.

do you guys clean the inside of the lens as well?
theres 3 dust specs in my lens, its not effecting the image but its bugging the sh@t out of me
IMASA
04-18-2009, 08:05 AM
Some lenses you can unscrew the front element like a filter and clean the dust spec. I had 1 tiny speck on my Nikkon 18-200 that bugged me. I was going to send it in for cleaning but I found a DIY online and did it myself. Just be very careful.
Senna4ever
04-18-2009, 09:34 AM
do you guys clean the inside of the lens as well?
theres 3 dust specs in my lens, its not effecting the image but its bugging the sh@t out of me
That is a job for the pros. Yes, there are some DIY guides on the net, but if you screw up the alignment when you put it back together, you're screwed.
niforpix
04-18-2009, 09:45 AM
I'll do it for you for free, as long as you buy the swabs. The lens/es I can do too.

Get Jason to do it for you. He's da man! :)
Kite
04-19-2009, 07:01 PM
It's going to cost you more to get the lens and sensor cleaned than extra money you will make by saying your gear has been recently serviced.

I say just sell it and be honest.