Cleaning 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.


"TerryS" wrote in message
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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

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

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According to Sheldon :
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.

"TerryS" wrote in message
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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.

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(DoN. Nichols) wrote:

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.


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!

;-)

On 02/12/2005 6:30 PM, TerryS wrote:

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.

According to Tony Polson :
(DoN. Nichols) wrote:

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.


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.

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