#camera care

Cleaning gear while on the go has never been easier.

Essentials is a series featuring products we’re currently lusting over in quick, easy to digest posts. If you have been around The Phoblographer for a while, you’ll know that we take gear cleaning pretty seriously. I mean, why wouldn’t we? We, like you, spend lots of money on cameras, lenses, and gear that we want to last for a long time. Cleaning plays a big role in making your equipment last…

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Friday Foto Talk: Winter Photography, Part I

Winter’s first snowfall: southern Utah.

This week I got snowed on for the first time this season, on the Colorado Plateau in southern Utah.  It’s been cold too, well below freezing some mornings.  So I think it’s time to talk about winter photography.

First of all, I’m assuming you want to keep shooting in wintertime.  There really is no reason to stop.  There is a beautiful crystalline…

Do you have unsightly dark spots on your photos? If your lens is clean and free of dust, and you still have dark spots on your images, you may have a dirty sensor.

Besides from you getting all worn and tired after a rugged day of doing your favorite high energy sport or hobby, there is also another thing that gets the same abuse as your action camera. This is the reason why it is very essential that you know how to take care of it properly. Good maintenance will not only let your enjoy its good performance long-term, you will also be extending its shelf life as well. 

Here, we share to you some tricks and secrets that can keep your gadget at its best state. 

1. Clean it straight after using it. You can cause some problems to your camera's body and lens if you just leave it with water, sand, or soil still stuck on it. To start, just remove the camera's casing and rinse it off using tap water. 

2. If you don't want to sit around and wait for your casing to dry, you can do a neat little trick to speed up the process. First, get your case and shake off the water that you can manage. Next, get a hair blower, put it on its coolest control, and direct it to your casing at least a foot away to dry it. This is a better option that using a normal cloth to wipe the water off because there is a chance that you may scratch the surface if you rub too hard. 

3. For the lens, take them out as carefully as you can. Even the smallest of scratches can already lessen the video and photo quality of your camera so make sure that you handle it with care. To clean it, use only a lens cloth and zoom lens cleaning fluid. 

Now for an extra something you can do with your lens, get a Rain-X car windshield spray and spritz some on it if you want to prevent the bubbles from forming in front of your lens every time you use it underwater. You can even use this technique for the interior of your camera's casing as well if you want dirt to easily come off its surface. After spraying, just wipe off the liquid a little and let it dry. 

4. To clean your camera's body, grab again a camera lens cleaning fluid and a lint free cloth. When cleaning, always pour the solution on the cloth before using it and not directly on the camera's surface to prevent damage. 

5. Though not an actual part of the camera itself, the state of your camera bag is also very important for maintenance. You can still end up damaging your gadget if you keep it in a container that has abrasive materials inside it like sand. So before putting your camera back to its bag, make sure that you've already cleaned it well.