Canon 1000D comparison to 450D

[MarkS]

Well done!

Did you find it a complicated process?

Mark

[Fay]

You have done well there, Robert!

[RobertM]

It quite easy thanks to the excellent Gary Honis video on youtube.  I specifically bought a screwdriver that was an exact fit for the screws and that made taking it apart a breeze    The most tricky part was keeping the front glass clean.  I managed to get a couple of flecks of dust on it and the act of wiping those off induced some static charge on the glass which then acted like a magnet to more dust on the other side, took me 20 mins to get the glass clear again !  In all the process took under 2 hours, not as quick as the video but not too bad either.  I also managed to keep the IR filter in one piece.  I could probably do it again in about 40 mins or less (for a filter removal) now I know what I'm doing.  The most worrying part of the whole process was powering it back on afterwards... heart in mouth... but it worked thankfully!

Robert

[JohnP]

I'm impressed Robert - Just watched the video - You can tell that Gary has done it a few times before... Out of interest what did you replace the filter with?

John

[RobertM]

Thanks John, I didn't replace the filter, it was a removal only job.  Less glass = less refractions = less reflections.

Robert
P.S. It's good to see you posting again

[JohnP]

Thks. So does that mean camera is an astro only job or will you still be able to manually focus using lenses..?

[RobertM]

Well, it does focus though not so accurately, I guess it depends what you're focusing on.  Anything with a depth of field might be ok but in any case manual focus still works.

Robert

[Whitters]

Just bought me a 450D, before viewing the video.     should be interesting. Any tips Robert?

[RobertM]

Yep,  Make sure you do it in as dust free an environment as possible (a damp rag helps) and ensure the screwdriver is a perfect fit.  If you can earth yourself too then the dust won't be as attracted to the parts you want to keep clean.  Otherwise be careful not to mix the screws up, I grouped them in the order I took the camera apart which makes life easy when reversing the process.

It's not that difficult but if you get any dust on the glass then it's a real pain.

Robert

[Whitters]

Thanks Robert I'll look forward to that