G'day Alan,
Greetings from a fellow newbie. You've got some nice pictures there. You and Frank seem to share the "focus is optional" philosophy :-)
Well, it is! It's just that most people do seem to opt for it instead of against. I take focused pictures too, just try not to favor them excessively!
And thanks, glad you liked them!
WRT sensor cleaning, I've had my *ist D since November '04 and to date I've gotten away with only needing to use a blower. I haven't had to clean the sensor for about 2 months, since I switched from using zooms to primes.
Dave S
When I realized that it was an issue, I got scared and decided I'd better find out what was up with it. So I looked into the various techniques. I'll see what it's like when I get out in the dust, but so far it hasn't been much of a problem. That sounds backwards, though, I'd think that using primes would mean more switching, hence more exposure to dust. Or is there airflow through the lens?
On Apr 10, 2005 3:27 AM, Alan P. Hayes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Having managed to keep up with this list for the last 20,000 or so posts, I thought I would introduce myself. I've recently acquired an istD after owning a succession of digital point and shoots over the last few years. Prior to that my only photographic experience was long ago, when match needle TTL metering was the latest thing. I still find myself approach these new cameras with a manual bias. If anyone's interested you can see some of my pictures at the url listed in my sig, below. Those are a little out there's other more normal stuff here: <http://www.ahayesphoto.com/carnival2/index.html> and <http://www.ahayesphoto.com/glare/index.htm> and <http://www.ahayesphoto.com/blurrysite/blurindex.html>
On sensor cleaning, I've been following this fellow's advice and using a cosmetics brush. His approach seems to make sense and work pretty well, and it's cheap to boot!
<http://194.100.88.243/petteri/pont/How_to/a_Brush_Your_Sensor/a_Brush_Your_Sensor.html>
This is a well named list, the members display a prodigious knowledge of things Pentax and a prodigious ability to discuss...almost anything! -- Alan P. Hayes Meaning and Form: Writing, Editing and Document Design Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Photographs at http://www.ahayesphoto.com/americandead/index.htm
-- Alan P. Hayes Meaning and Form: Writing, Editing and Document Design Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Photographs at http://www.ahayesphoto.com/americandead/index.htm
