Amateur Photographer - UK (2019-11-30)

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AdvancedCamera
ServicesLtd
Tel: 01953889324
advancedcameraservices.co.uk
CanonServiceandRepair
Centre
Tel: 02076603510
http://www.canon.co.uk/support/
rcc/#GP
Fixation
Tel: 02075823294
http://www.fixationuk.com
AJJohnstone& Co
Tel: 01412212106
http://www.ajjohnstone.co.uk
H LehmannLtd
Tel: 01782413611
http://www.hlehmann.co.uk
NikonUKServiceDept
Tel: 03301230932
http://www.nikon.co.uk/en_GB/
service_support/repair_
centre/main_repair_centre.
page
ParkCameras
Tel: 01444237070
http://www.parkcameras.com/
camera-repairs
Jessops
http://www.jessops.com/c/offers/
services/repairs

Technique

rice),it’sbesttogetit checkedout.
Waterdamagecantakea whileto
showitsimpact.Thedelicatecircuits
withinthecameramaycorrodeslowlyand
problemscandeveloplater down the line.


Partoftheservice
Somecameraservicecentresoffer
a routineservicethatincludesaspects
suchassensorandfocusscreencleaning
anda fewchecksfora fixedfee.AtCanon
UK’sservicecentrethiscosts£90fora
camerasuchastheCanonEOS5DMark
IV,forexample,whilea premiumservice
thataddsrecalibration(ifrequired)costs
a totalof£117.
OthercentressuchasFixationdon’t
offera routineserviceassuch.Theycheck
aspectssuchasthefocusing,meteringand
lubricationagainststandardssetbythe
manufacturerandlookforwearandtear;
thentheysendyoua freeno-obligation
estimateforanyworkthat’srequired.In
bothcases,there’sadditionalcostforany
partsandlabourthatarerequired.


Don’ttakeinsuranceforgranted
Whilegoodcamerainsurerswillpayout
foraccidentaldamagetoa camera,they
aresometimesveryspecific aboutthe
exactcircumstancesinwhichthedamage
occurred.If you’retravellingwithyour
camerawhenit’sdamaged,forexample,
theymayrequireproofthatit wasina
purpose-madecase.Similarly,mechanical
breakdownmayonlycoverforitems
that are less than fi ve years old.


Caring foraccessories

Lenses
Alwaysstoreunmounted
lenseswithbothendcapson,
preferablyuprightandin a
bag,caseorcupboardthat
preventsdustfromsettlingon
them.Beforeyoupacka lens
foruse,checktheelementsat
eitherendandgivethema
wipewitha cleanlenscloth
andcleaner,if necessary.

Camerabag
Brushdowntheexteriorof
yourcamerabagtoremove
anysandordirt.Thenempty
it andshakeit outsidewith
allcompartments,pockets
andflapsopen.If necessary,
puta nozzleonyourvacuum
cleanerandgivethewhole
baga thoroughclean,
rememberinginside all
thepockets.

Tripod
Tripodsgetpushedintomud,
sandandwater,andneeda
littlelove,too.Assoonasyou
canafterusingyours,givethe
legsa rinsein clean,fresh
water.Extendthelegsfully
andgivethema goodwipe
before leaving them to dry in a

warmroom.Aftera bitof use,
thenutsandboltsof a tripod
canworkloose,socheckthem
allona regularbasisand
tightenthemif necessary.
If youhavemorethanone
camera,makesurethatthe
quick-releaseplateis returned
tothetripodhead after use.

Filters
Treatfilterscarefully,likethey
areanelementof a lens.Use
a bulbblowerorbrushto
removeanyloosedirtwithout
scratchingthem.Thenusea
cleanlenscloth,if necessary,
withsomecleaningsolution
likeLEEFilters’ClearLEEFilter
Washtoremoveanyfinger
prints,greaseorwatermarks.

Batteries
Removebatteriesfrom
devicessuchasflashgunsso
there’snoriskof themleaking
intoyourgear.Trytouse
high-qualityrechargeable
batteriesandchargers,and
storethemcarefully.Another
goodtipis tonumberyour
batteriessoyoucanbesureto
usethemin rotation,because
this increases their life.

Service centres

Rinsea muddy
tripodwithwater
afteruse,andleave
it extendedwhile
it dries out

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