My camera is OK!!!! *whew*
After my clumsy mistake described in my previous post, I went to Vistek to get my sensor looked at and to see if there can be anything done to revive my beloved camera. The girl that helped me was super nice and she showed me how to clean my sensor using a sensor brush, some methanol solution and a blower bulb. Plus she did it for me and taught me how to do it FOR FREE!
She cleaned up most of it except for the corners because she was already out of the unboxed corner swabs. I then picked up a box of corner swabs and a blower bulb (I’m never letting any compressed air get near my camera EVER AGAIN!). I went home and cleaned up the corners and then *gasp* my camera was back to tip top shape! Thanks so much for the help Vistek!
For a while there, I thought my photography days were over. It was extra painful because this camera holds a significant sentimental value for me. It was a present from my girlfriend and my sister on my graduation day. My girlfriend shared the costs for most of my equipment too! That’s why I hold photography in such high regard because it is personally fulfilling and it is highly supported by the people close to me.
I can now sleep soundly and have a big sigh of relief. My camera is back in excellent shape. I can’t wait to go out there and take photos once again!