How do i clean my hvx200

[thinkoffline]

Strange question but I shot in the middle of the Zia Pueblo desert of New Mexico a couple of weeks ago in the middle of a dust-storm. There is no amount of covers and protection to use to prevent dust from getting inside. everything was coated, matte-box, follow focus, Letus everything.

Stupidly I rented the lenses but used my own camera!! Never again!

Anyway, I have cleaned out everything that comes apart - the mate box, filters, Letus are all clean. But there is dust inside the HVX. I initially add problems switching the zoom from Servo to Manual. This had loosened up but I can feel the dust as it operates. I am also getting fixed particles on the lens of the HVX. Not the Letus - this is clean, it is definitely on the HVX.

How do I clean this out? What is the best way or is there somewhere I can send it.

Surprisingly I asked B&H if they could clean it or could recommend a cleaner and they had no idea!! If anyone here has any suggestions you could save me a great deal of "I told you so's" from the wife!!!

thanks so much!!

dK
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[scorsesefan]

thinkoffline... There's a Panasonic authorized dealer in Brooklyn: http://www.nivie.com/ Had a DVX100B serviced for work and they did a good job. They're in the old marine terminal. Hope this helps

 

[thinkoffline]

I just took my camera in to these guys.
AWESOME!!!! If you are in New York and need your Panasonic camera checked out these guys are the bomb!!! Just the best!!! Cannot recommend highly enough. Fully cleaned out of the camera - got the lens replaced - very reasonable price on the right side of $1k! And fantastic attentive service!!!!

Really can't recommend enough!!!!