dust isnt much of an issue anymore with film or sensor sourced digital images because it is so easy to clean up with photoshop ( unless its absurdly large or numerous).
Its not like the old days where dust in a wet darkroom could easily drive you to insanity because it was so hard to eliminate completely. With digital editing it can be removed 100% without too much effort at all..... JCO -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 1:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Concerns About Moving to Digital (Quality of istD) Dust is not a problem if the camera is handled properly. I change lenses frequently and shoot outdoors quite a bit, but I don't have dust problems. I never leave the body exposed without a cap for more than a few seconds at a time, and I clean the sensor by flowing it off with a sterile ear syringe about once a week. When not in use, the syringe is stored in a box to avoid any contamination. Paul > I don't see that as a problem that will prevent "getting the picture," > so I didn't mention it. If dust, however, causes mechanical or > electronic problems, that's another concern, but I don't think it > does. I don't see at as any more of a concern than scratches, spots, > or dust on a negative. Maybe it is, but it doesn't seem that way. > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > What I did not see in your list (and I am only mentioning it "just > > in > > case") is how problematic dust is/is not with the *ist-D/DSLRs. > > Perhaps you don't mind the issue, I just thought to throw in one of > > the reasons I am not keen to go near them with a bargepole. > > > > Kostas > >
