How To Change Camera Lens And Avoid Dust

If you are a DSLR or digital single lens reflex camera owner, more often than not you will have to change lens.

Learning how to change lens is essential to protect your camera sensors from being in contact with dust. There are many methods available on the internet and some techniques can be learnt from your friends. Well, whatever methods there are, there are always a probability or chance that dust will get into your camera sensors with frequent attaching and detaching lenses. So, it’s wise to learn how to reduce the possibilities and reduce damage to your camera sensors to dust!

Whether you own a Canon DSLR or Nikon DSLR or Sony or any other brands, it’s the same principle. You will need to change the lens fast. And of course, make sure that no dust gets into your sensor by using some simple common sense.

From the Canon DSLR Instruction Manual there are several steps listed to attach and detach lens. Well, let me briefly list the steps on how to change or attaching and detaching a lens.

1. Remove the caps. Remove the rear lens cap and the body cap.
2. Attach the lens. Align the lens’ red or white index with the camera’s index matching the same color. Turn the lens until it snaps in place.
3. On the lens, set the focus mode switch to <AF> (autofocus). If it is set to <MF> (manual focus), autofocus will not operate.
4. Remove the front lens cap.

There are a few tips and tricks that you can learn to reduce the possibility of dust entering your camera sensor or minimizing dust.

Of course, whenever you want to change lens, always do it in a place with minimal dust. That includes places that is windy, that can cause dust to be blown into the camera sensors. A tip is, if you have two cameras, bring along with you, two different lenses attached so that you do not need to change lens. Besides, this can also save some time and reduce the possibility of missed shots when you try to change lens. Simple logic right?

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When you are storing the camera without a lens attached, remember to attach the body cap to the camera. That’s according to the Instruction Manual book. Of course nobody is too foolish enough to keep their camera without a lens attached without the body cap. Unless the body cap has gone missing or misplaced somewhere. Then an alternative is to buy another body cap! Don’t use plastic to cover or anything. Plastic can accumulate dust! Heard of static charge?

Also, remove the dust on the body cap before attaching it. Simple common sense. But some people forget that too. Always remember that if the cap has dust, the dust can be transferred to the camera sensor! It’s important although it’s a simple and logical thing to do.

Watch the video that demonstrates how you should change your lens. It’s a quick and fast method that will minimize dust onto the sensor.

As you can see from the video, the lens cap is first unlocked. Then, detach the lens from the camera. As soon as the camera is fully detached, place the attach the camera with the lens that you planned to change and at the same time, place the lens cap onto the lens that you have removed. Then you can attach the lens by turning until it snaps in place.

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Of course, always point your camera downwards. If you point it upwards, dust can accumulate easier. And do it in a clean table and clean room. Make sure the fan is turned off to reduce the possibility of dust being carried by the wind.

If you have mastered the basic steps, frequent changing of lens will be definitely easy.

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