>> The integrated red filter has a piece of dust at the center. >> How do I clean it?
> Hey, guys, why is everybody so upset over a little dust? If it isn't > starting fungus (which can be checked by a loupe most of time), I > wouldn't worry about dust. Even about a speckle of black pain inside > the lens - it just doesn't affect the image in any way. Here's a good "reality test" for those who worry about dust in a lens. Take a Post-It. Cut out a small section where the adhesive is...oh. I dunno, maybe an eighth to a quarter inches in diameter. About the size of a "petite" pea. Stick it right in the middle of the lens. Focus at a normal middle distance and look through the viewfinder. Surprised? Something that big _will_ cause a very slight reduction of contrast. But you'd be hard-pressed to see it in a print. And the film won't see it any better than you do. So much for a dust mote. --Mike * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Mike Johnston's online articles about photography: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/m-johnston.htm http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/opinion/mikejohnston/index.htm http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/opinion/html/sharpness.htm - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
