September 16th, 2008
My camera smells
After 18 months of heavy-duty use, my camera body had developed an unlikely problem: it stank.
And my hands took on a weird slightly putrid smell after carrying it around for a while. I guess I should have realised that it might be a good idea to clean it once in a while, but now I couldn’t delay it any longer.
Eschewing a quick check of the manual to see what it recommended, I grabbed a baby wipe and went to work. A couple of minutes later (and no scary melting or marking), everything was much better.
The matte black surface now looks much better, and crucially the thing doesn’t smell any more. Next time I take it out I won’t have to wash my hands when I get home.
Score that one for the baby wipes – the gaffer tape of the cleaning world.