Kenneth Waller wrote: > Mark, FWIW, I've had my D for about 2 and a half years and have yet to have > to clean the sensor. I'm just very careful when changing lenses & always put > caps on as soon as possible.
Hi Ken - About 10 months after I got my *ist-D I gave the sensor a decent blowing off with an ear-syringe (like Paul was talking about.) When I got done I moved a drafting style desk light into position to take a look at the sensor - and a big glob of dust fell right in the open camera body, lading on the CCD. It apparently had some oil on it (I think it fell off the springs on the lamp) because it stuck on the sensor - no degree of air blowing would clear it. I took it to the local camera guy who tried cleaning it, but it still was full of spots. then I sent it to Pentax in Colorado and they did clean it. After that I still had major problems with dust sticking to the sensor though, and probably cleaned it with wipes and methanol 4 or 5 times over the few months. Maybe it was residual oil still from the dust. Finally, after the last cleaning, it has not been a problem. Now I look UP into the camera with a flashlight... - MCC -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo www.markcassino.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
