Do you clean and disinfect you dslr?

[tecboy]

I clean with a damp cloth - but I don't disinfect.
Your camera was covered with bacteria before you took photos of animals. I hope you didn't make the animals sick.

Bacteria are ubiquitous and virtually inescapable in normal human life.

Use rice to dry out wet consumer electronics - Bing

I'm volunteering at the humane society. They are concerning about transferring disease from one animal to another animal. I pet the dogs and cats and touch my camera and shooting at the same time. I use hand sanitizer after I pet each animal, but I wonder the bacteria stay on my camera. Also, the bacteria can spread through my eyes, nose, and mouth. I have not gotten sick yet.

 

[bribrius]

i would so disinfect it. disinfectant wipes buddy. buy a box.

 

[tecboy]

If you go to the county fair or a zoo and pet sheep and goats, they ask you to wash your hands after.

 

[bribrius]

If you go to the county fair or a zoo and pet sheep and goats, they ask you to wash your hands after.

i don't pet sheep and goats. Not really into the animal bestiality thing. but i hear ya.


Disinfecting Wipes for Multi-Surface Cleaning | Clorox

at a big box store near you.

 

[tecboy]

If you own a dog and bought several rawhides, bones, and treats, these contain certain amount of bacteria. There are label say to wash your hands after handling these. I have never wash my hands, and I didn't get sick. I think I done. Carry on, guys.

 

[minicoop1985]

I lick it. Saliva tends to work very well. Make sure to eat copious amounts of sugary food prior, and chew gum if possible.





I don't think I've done more than wipe my Canon down with a cloth, but I take about an hour to ensure my Blad is nice and clean. Never disinfected, but I see why you would want to.

 

[cowleystjames]

I strap my D4s on top of my car and drive it through the car wash.....well it's supposed to be water resistant!

 

[Overread]

Are you people nuts? Everyone knows that to clean a DSLR you send it to an expert lemur to clean it off! Only little fingers like theirs can really get into all the little gaps and spaces to really clean out the DSLR and lens!

As for the concern of spreading infection honestly the easiest way I can think of is to get yourself a few packets of OPTech Rainsleeves and put the camera and lens into that. At which point the only part of the setup exposed to the outside air is the lens itself, and that shouldn't be coming into contact with the animals. You can then just take the sleeve off and dump it after every shoot with the animal. They are not that expensive and its likely a lot easier and efficient than fiddling around with trying to wipe or chemically clean the DSLR between each shot (many cleaning chemicals might leave residues which could end up on the lens and potentially cause problems)

 

[jaomul]

Baby wipes are good, but not ones you just used on a baby

 

[pgriz]

On a more serious note, our mania for killing off all bacteria is misguided. All animals (us included) are covered with bacteria, who live on our skin, in our sweat glands, mouths, guts, etc. The vast majority are either benign or beneficial to us. In many ways, having a healthy microbial flora on us crowds out the bad ones. When we kill the bacteria, we are left without our little allies, and the bad guys now have uncolonized territory to exploit. So the issue is not to kill off ALL bacteria, but to maintain a healthy layer of "good" bacteria that will out-complete and crowd out the bad guys.

 

[runnah]

Since I shoot porn in my free time I cannot express how important proper camera cleaning is after a ummm well shoot.

 

[snowbear]

. . . maintain a healthy layer of "good" bacteria that will out-complete and crowd out the bad guys.

And the bad bacteria are the ones with gang tats, hooker heels, and puffing little blunt's.

 

[robbins.photo]

. . . maintain a healthy layer of "good" bacteria that will out-complete and crowd out the bad guys.

And the bad bacteria are the ones with gang tats, hooker heels, and puffing little blunt's.

Wow, bit judgemental there. They might not all be bad bacteria. Some of them may actually be good bacteria that just fell in with the wrong crowd. Lol

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[tecboy]

Animals have stronger immune system than humans. If you raise an animal, your immune system gets a boost just like Pgriz said.