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Anyone done an AF sensor clean?

Started Sep 5, 2012 | Discussions thread
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PhilPreston3072 Senior Member • Posts: 2,660
Anyone done an AF sensor clean?

I am thinking of taking off the lens of my 450D, setting it to sensor clean mode and attaching a straw to my vaccum cleaner hose so I can suck out any dust that might have fallen on top of the AF sensor.

I have been getting quite frequent out of focus portrait shots lately using the Centre AF point, and in good light. At other times the focus will be spot on. So I suspect some dust might have settled on top of the AF sensor, throwing off the Phase Detection sometimes.

Does anyone here have any experience with cleaning the AF sensor?

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