It's your sensor, you can do what you want to it.
On 3/28/2014 4:47 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote:
Wait I am confused so I am not suppose to put my camera in the dish washer?
On 3/28/2014 3:41 PM, Mark C wrote:
I thought some guy on this list who debunked the canned gas issue back
in the *ist-D
Only if it is a WR model (Washer Resistant...)
Mark
On 3/28/2014 4:47 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote:
Wait I am confused so I am not suppose to put my camera in the dish
washer?
On 3/28/2014 3:41 PM, Mark C wrote:
I thought some guy on this list who debunked the canned gas issue
back in the
I thought some guy on this list who debunked the canned gas issue back
in the *ist-D days. ...
I haven't seen dust problems for some time and have not done any sensor
cleaning other than the built in hypersonics or whatever. But - I use
canned gas on film before scanning. On occasion
Wait I am confused so I am not suppose to put my camera in the dish washer?
On 3/28/2014 3:41 PM, Mark C wrote:
I thought some guy on this list who debunked the canned gas issue back
in the *ist-D days. ...
I haven't seen dust problems for some time and have not done any
sensor cleaning
One of the things that will turn grown men into mewling kittens is any
mention of using canned gas as a dust removing method for cameras.
Don't do it, they say, it is instant death for your camera. Sometimes so
stridently that one would think they were having kittens.
But really, how unsafe
On 27/03/2014 8:22 AM, David J Brooks wrote:
There may be no dut but you seemed top have sprayed a large fox figure
onto the sensor.
It happened to be close at hand.
bill
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The frozen gas hitting your focusing screen will spiderweb it. Hitting
your mirror can remove the silver, On a sensor it probably won't do the
glass cover plate a lot of good either.
That said, I've never had a problem using a name brand, that produces a
relatively soft stream of gas. I
There may be no dut but you seemed top have sprayed a large fox figure
onto the sensor.
Dave
On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 10:02 AM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:
One of the things that will turn grown men into mewling kittens is any
mention of using canned gas as a dust removing method
On 27/03/2014 8:36 AM, P.J. Alling wrote:
The frozen gas hitting your focusing screen will spiderweb it. Hitting
your mirror can remove the silver, On a sensor it probably won't do the
glass cover plate a lot of good either.
Except that there were no harmful results from the frozen spray
On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:
On 27/03/2014 8:36 AM, P.J. Alling wrote:
The frozen gas hitting your focusing screen will spiderweb it. Hitting
your mirror can remove the silver, On a sensor it probably won't do the
glass cover plate a lot of good
That's true, it didn't happen this time, but I've seen focusing screens
ruined by frozen gas. Hell it might not happen in 10 times or 20
times. It just has to happen once to ruin your whole day. I think that
the demonstration was proof that Pentax made a very robust product in
the *ist-D.
David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:
On 27/03/2014 8:36 AM, P.J. Alling wrote:
The frozen gas hitting your focusing screen will spiderweb it. Hitting
your mirror can remove the silver, On a sensor it probably
Bought some canned air at Fry's Electronics and noticed a residual.
The spray left something behinda kind of film.
I wish I had a video of when I used it on the barbecue grill.
The hair on the back of my hand was gone in a flash,
and nearly my eyebrows as well.
But if your's doesn't do that,
On 27/03/2014 1:11 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
Bought some canned air at Fry's Electronics and noticed a residual.
The spray left something behinda kind of film.
I wish I had a video of when I used it on the barbecue grill.
The hair on the back of my hand was gone in a flash,
and nearly my
Quoting Bill anotherdrunken...@gmail.com:
One of the things that will turn grown men into mewling kittens is
any mention of using canned gas as a dust removing method for cameras.
Don't do it, they say, it is instant death for your camera.
Sometimes so stridently that one would think they
On 27/03/2014 8:50 PM, Brian Walters wrote:
Not long after that I bought a K200D and later a K-5 and found that the
in-camera the dust removal was effective enough (especially with the
K-5) that I've never needed to repeat the exercise. I'm happy to clean
up the few persistent dust spots in
I have used the Pentax cleaning kit twice in the Ds - there is some stuff that
just can't be blown away, and it seems to arrive at the sensor a day before
some important shot.
A good blower is very important indeed, but there is no way a blower carried
loose in the bag would remain clean long,
On May 16, 2010, at 5:05 PM, William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: Larry Colen
Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors
I didn't wreck a camera with canned air, but I did damage the
mirror in my K100 by cleaning it with canned air.
I'm almost afraid to ask how you managed
- Original Message -
From: Larry Colen
Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors
I was trying to blow some stubborn dust of the mirror. It frosted up,
and when the frost cleared the edge of the mirror was discolored.
Short puffs.
And don't ever clean your mirror.
William Robb
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Short puffs.
And don't ever clean your mirror.
And never huff or you may blow it down =P
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On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 10:37 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote:
- Original Message - From: Larry Colen
Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors
I was trying to blow some stubborn dust of the mirror. It frosted up,
and when the frost cleared the edge of the mirror was discolored.
Short
2010/5/17 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com:
Canned air, purchased at the local Frys electronics outlet, is not suitable.
I briefly tested a bit before any camera use and found a residue.
Having the useless can around, I looked for other opportunities to use it..
After cleaning the grill with
On May 17, 2010, at 15:28, eckinator wrote:
2010/5/17 Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com:
Canned air, purchased at the local Frys electronics outlet, is not suitable.
I briefly tested a bit before any camera use and found a residue.
Having the useless can around, I looked for other
Inside a can of air you can hear and feel a liquid It can't be
compressed liguid air see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosol_spray
You would need something like this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_cylinder
The stuff you force inside your camera is an aerosol. At best it's a
very pure
On May 17, 2010, at 16:27, Toine wrote:
Inside a can of air you can hear and feel a liquid It can't be
compressed liguid air see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosol_spray
You would need something like this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_cylinder
The stuff you force inside your
Or more specifically the sensor in my *istD.
Is this a do-at-home project or something best left to professionals?
If I can do it myself, how?
If I take it to a shop, what's a reasonable price?
Thanks!
cheers,
frank
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On Sun, 16 May 2010 08:03 -0400, frank theriault
knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
Or more specifically the sensor in my *istD.
Is this a do-at-home project or something best left to professionals?
If I can do it myself, how?
If I take it to a shop, what's a reasonable price?
For the most part a good blower seems to keep my sensore clean enough.
I have yet to build up the courage to wet clean any of mine.
I had to wet clean my D1 after i bought it. Sensore was filthy and i
took it to Nikon in Mississauga. IIRC it was $90 plus the governments
cut.
Dave
On Sun, May 16,
I did 3 methods in the past -I kinda don't clean sensors anymore in
the new cameras because the come with a new coating that seems to
repel things from building up.
In this order when I have to clean a sensor I try:
1) Blowinng -with a blower, I use some cheap Giottos blower
2) A brush -I use
frank theriault wrote:
Subject: Cleaning Sensors
Or more specifically the sensor in my *istD.
Is this a do-at-home project or something best left to professionals?
If I can do it myself, how?
If I take it to a shop, what's a reasonable price?
Thanks!
cheers,
frank
Frank, My
If you can find the Pentax sensor cleaning kit OCK1 or something like
that grab it. It works wonders and it's easy to use. I saw a movie
from the Leica factory and they also used the pentax cleaning kit!
On 16 May 2010 14:03, frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
Or more specifically
the camera while
changing lenses, and it' works flawlessly. Since then, cleaning sensors is
no longer a nightmare.
Dario
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A LOT) of dust floating around and getting inside the camera while
changing lenses, and it' works flawlessly. Since then, cleaning sensors is
no longer a nightmare.
Thirded! I use it, too.
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From: frank theriault
Or more specifically the sensor in my *istD.
Is this a do-at-home project or something best left to professionals?
If I can do it myself, how?
If I take it to a shop, what's a reasonable price?
My personal choice is to leave it to the professional. I'm afraid I'd be
a
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Subject: Cleaning Sensors
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Date: Sunday, May 16, 2010, 8:03 AM
Or more specifically the sensor in my
*istD.
Is this a do-at-home project or something best left to
professionals?
If I can do it myself, how?
If I take it to a shop
On May 16, 2010, at 5:54 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
From: frank theriault
Or more specifically the sensor in my *istD.
Is this a do-at-home project or something best left to professionals?
If I can do it myself, how?
If I take it to a shop, what's a reasonable price?
My personal choice is
- Original Message -
From: frank theriault
Subject: Cleaning Sensors
Or more specifically the sensor in my *istD.
Is this a do-at-home project or something best left to professionals?
If I can do it myself, how?
If I take it to a shop, what's a reasonable price?
Thanks
On May 16, 2010, at 4:49 PM, William Robb wrote:
This make people cringe, but I lock the mirror up and shoot the
sensor with canned gas.
It seems to work, and I haven't hurt anything yet.
I mentioned this on ForumsNeurotica and got soundly thrashed for
recommending a cleaning method that
On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 7:49 AM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote:
This make people cringe, but I lock the mirror up and shoot the sensor with
canned gas.
It seems to work, and I haven't hurt anything yet.
I mentioned this on ForumsNeurotica and got soundly thrashed for
recommending a
- Original Message -
From: Larry Colen
Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors
I didn't wreck a camera with canned air, but I did damage the mirror in
my K100 by cleaning it with canned air.
I'm almost afraid to ask how you managed that, but I'll ask anyway.
So, how did yoiu manage
Lock the mirror open, lay the camera on the floor, and urinate on the
sensor. I've never heard of a single instance where this failed.
(Don't kill me Bill)
I use canned air. It's pretty fast so unless your battery is nearly
dead you should be able to pull it off before the mirror comes back.
On 5/16/2010 7:49 PM, William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: frank theriault
Subject: Cleaning Sensors
Or more specifically the sensor in my *istD.
Is this a do-at-home project or something best left to professionals?
If I can do it myself, how?
If I take it to a shop
On May 16, 2010, at 8:19 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
On 5/16/2010 7:49 PM, William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: frank theriault
Subject: Cleaning Sensors
Or more specifically the sensor in my *istD.
Is this a do-at-home project or something best left to professionals
From: Steven Desjardins
I use canned air. It's pretty fast so unless your battery is nearly
dead you should be able to pull it off before the mirror comes back.
Obviously, don't get the tube so close to the sensor that the
cryogenic liquid actually collects on the surface of the sensor.
Also,
I use a modified web camera for photomicrography. It makes good stills
and videos at high magnification. The modification involves removing the
lens mount from the circuit board (exposing the CCD) cutting off a
millimeter or so to enable a 12mm Marshall lens, that replaces the
original, to
In the amateur astronomy circles, mod'ed webcams are also very
popular. Are their modifications in the same line as yours?
Jostein
On 1/2/07, Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I use a modified web camera for photomicrography. It makes good stills
and videos at high magnification. The
The astronomers sometimes cool their cameras to reduce noise for very
long exposures. There are cooled cameras for microscopy as well. My main
interest at the moment is high resolution stills and videos of protists
where I have plenty of light so noise is not really a problem. But I'll
be
Re: sensors or lenses or eyeglasses that are
multicoated -
what do you guys know of or think of something
called Galaxy?
A friend out west had some and I used it on my
multicoated eye glasses
(not glass) I guess you have to de-dust first
somehow though.
Living in NY and leaving all my windows
On 29 Oct 2005 at 1:21, P. J. Alling wrote:
I expect that the sensor cover is exceedingly thin, while blue tack
sounds like it would be wonderful for cleaning relatively thick glass, I
may look into it for lenses, I would be afraid of putting too much
pressure on the sensor cover and
Did I not already say that there would
be no residue? Try it yourself Rob and
get back to us. Unless you can't get
real blue tack down there in fly heaven.
Is this the time for funny smiling
faces? I never use them.
Don
Rob Studdert wrote:
On 29 Oct 2005 at 1:21, P. J. Alling wrote:
I
Rob Studdert wrote:
On 29 Oct 2005 at 1:21, P. J. Alling wrote:
I expect that the sensor cover is exceedingly thin, while blue tack
sounds like it would be wonderful for cleaning relatively thick glass, I
may look into it for lenses, I would be afraid of putting too much
pressure on the
a guy on the Minolta mailing list uses Scotch Magic Transparent Tape. no
thanks.
Herb
- Original Message -
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 1:31 AM
Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors
I agree. Never stick *anything
Hi!
Shel, I have a suggestion which is related to your question only
indirectly. When you switch lenses I (humbly) suggest you turn off the
camera... I started doing it about a month ago. I should say that it
does indeed reduce the amount of dust your sensor may be collecting. It
did for
On 29 Oct 2005 at 11:57, Don Williams wrote:
Did I not already say that there would
be no residue? Try it yourself Rob and
get back to us. Unless you can't get
real blue tack down there in fly heaven.
Yes it's Bostik, It had never ever crossed my mind to try the stuff on a lens,
I don't
On 29 Oct 2005 at 14:13, Boris Liberman wrote:
Could be... I try to keep my mind away from the dust so that it does not
bother me all too much ;-).
The chrome is steadily wearing off my mount to reveal brass so I suspect that a
lot of my sensor dust is actually ground up lens mount.
Rob
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To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 1:31 AM
Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors
I agree. Never stick *anything* to the sensor.
on sensor with your mouth. It cost me $90.00 to have
the thing
cleaned at Nikon.Not from me
but the guy i bought the camera off of did that, and i get to fix.
Dave
WR - Original Message -
WR From: Markus Maurer
WR Subject: RE: Cleaning Sensors
brushes do a
wonderful job. For a regular clean of light dust they are great. there
are a few other options available now - including one from Copper Hill
who provide the sensor swipe.
That's about it for my experience (and Journey) in cleaning sensors.
Hope it is of some use to you.
Leon
On Oct 28, 2005, at 10:23 AM, William Robb wrote:
I don't think the sensor is particularly delicate, use the same
caustion you would use when cleaning a good lens.
I thought SMC lenses (you did say good, right?) didn't require any
caution.
- Dave
Subject: RE: Cleaning Sensors
Hi William and Shel
Does every digital SLR need that sensor cleaning or are there better
dust
sealed bodies and are the Pentax ones better or worse in this regard
than
other brands?
For me as a film user, that cleaning sensor thing seems to be
necessary
quite often
BluTack sounds like the handiest thing since
Sliced Bread and Duct Tape! ;-)
http://www.glubie.com/01_Pages/Blu-Tack.htm
Don
-Original Message-
From: Don Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 12:13 AM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Cleaning
If you think about it, the only way you could have an air tight SLR is
if the lens had no moving parts, or it was vacuum sealed. Unfortunately
the lenses do have moving parts and therefore they act like a bellows
sucking air and out of the mirror chamber. So any DSLR camera that is
used much
- Original Message -
From: David Mann
Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors
I don't think the sensor is particularly delicate, use the same
caution you would use when cleaning a good lens.
I thought SMC lenses (you did say good, right?) didn't require any
caution.
They can
Howcome so many folks here have/had all these troubles with dust and
scratches on negatives? I have only had much of a problem when I did
something stupid, which was often enough but aviodable with a little
effort on my part. Wear those disposable white cotton gloves, blow off
the negative
- Original Message -
From: graywolf
Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors
Howcome so many folks here have/had all these troubles with dust and
scratches on negatives?
I think the advent of point source scanners showed a lot of scratches that
were invisible with diffusion printing.
A lot
-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:07:34 -0600
- Original Message - From: graywolf
Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors
Howcome so many folks here have/had all these troubles with dust and
scratches on negatives?
I think the advent of point source scanners
-
WR From: graywolf
WR Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors
Howcome so many folks here have/had all these troubles with dust and
scratches on negatives?
WR I think the advent of point source scanners showed a lot of scratches that
WR were invisible with diffusion printing.
WR A lot of my negs
- Original Message -
From: Tom C
Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors
Hadn't thought about the point source thing. WR surprises me sometimes.
:)
Sometimes I amaze myself, too.
Hi!
Time to clean the sensor in the DS ... locked up the mirror and saw the
sensor thingy. It looks like there's a plastic layer over the actual pixel
things. Correct? Is that particularly delicate or is it for protection,
and, therefore, of a durable nature?
I was thinking of using a
On 28 Oct 2005 at 20:03, Boris Liberman wrote:
Shel, I have a suggestion which is related to your question only
indirectly. When you switch lenses I (humbly) suggest you turn off the
camera... I started doing it about a month ago. I should say that it
does indeed reduce the amount of dust
On 28 Oct 2005 at 6:44, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Nothing is worse than having to clean film. My sensor gets nowhere near
as dirty as do those negatives in the lab. I used to figure at least
thirty minutes cleaning every scan. UGH.
I've had some pretty bad sensor dust problems that I've only
On 28 Oct 2005 at 11:32, graywolf wrote:
Howcome so many folks here have/had all these troubles with dust and
scratches on negatives? I have only had much of a problem when I did
something stupid, which was often enough but aviodable with a little
effort on my part. Wear those disposable
-discuss@pdml.net
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:07:34 -0600
- Original Message - From: graywolf
Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors
Howcome so many folks here have/had all these troubles with dust and
scratches on negatives?
I think
I do, Boris ...
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Boris Liberman
Shel, I have a suggestion which is related to your question only
indirectly. When you switch lenses I (humbly) suggest you turn off the
camera... I started doing it about a month ago. I should say that it
does indeed
On Oct 28, 2005, at 11:44 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Nothing is worse than having to clean film. My sensor gets nowhere
near as dirty as do those negatives in the lab. I used to figure at
least thirty minutes cleaning every scan. UGH.
That's why I started using dICE with my scanner. It
- Original Message -
From: graywolf
Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors
I think I have mentioned the Wal-Mart tech who came across the lab to
see what I wanted dragging a customers film on the floor behind him.
Say, Wheatfield, did he learn his lab techniques from you GRIN?
If he
I expect that the sensor cover is exceedingly thin, while blue tack
sounds like it would be wonderful for cleaning relatively thick glass, I
may look into it for lenses, I would be afraid of putting too much
pressure on the sensor cover and causing it to crack.
Don Williams wrote:
Although
On Oct 28, 2005, at 10:21 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
I expect that the sensor cover is exceedingly thin, while blue tack
sounds like it would be wonderful for cleaning relatively thick
glass, I may look into it for lenses, I would be afraid of putting
too much pressure on the sensor cover
Time to clean the sensor in the DS ... locked up the mirror and saw the
sensor thingy. It looks like there's a plastic layer over the actual pixel
things. Correct? Is that particularly delicate or is it for protection,
and, therefore, of a durable nature?
I was thinking of using a blower brush
- Original Message -
From: Shel Belinkoff
Subject: Cleaning Sensors
Time to clean the sensor in the DS ... locked up the mirror and saw the
sensor thingy. It looks like there's a plastic layer over the actual
pixel
things. Correct? Is that particularly delicate
http://tinyurl.com/4ugeb
rg
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Time to clean the sensor in the DS ... locked up the mirror and saw the
sensor thingy. It looks like there's a plastic layer over the actual pixel
things. Correct? Is that particularly delicate or is it for protection,
and, therefore, of a
see www.visibledust.com
I use a sterile ear syringe that I purchased at a pharmacy. I keep it
in a box when not in use, so it is dust free. It blows hard enough to
remove dust specs without ever touching the sensor.
Paul
On Oct 27, 2005, at 5:16 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Time to clean the sensor in the DS ... locked
That product is mentioned in the article I mentioned. The article is
about duplicating it at a fraction of the cost.
rg
Jim Colwell wrote:
see www.visibledust.com
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Time to clean the sensor in the DS ... locked up the mirror and saw the
sensor thingy. It looks like there's a plastic layer over the actual pixel
things. Correct? Is that particularly delicate or is it for protection,
and, therefore, of a durable nature?
The filter in
Message-
From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 4:23 PM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors
- Original Message -
From: Shel Belinkoff
Subject: Cleaning Sensors
Time to clean the sensor in the DS ... locked up
First, why? Have you seen evidence of dust in your photographs?
I use a Giottos Rocket hand-bulb blower to clean dust off. It is
always kept wrapped up to prevent dust from getting in it. In the
event that that isn't sufficient, I use a Visible Dust Sensor
Brush ... Yeah, if you're really
Shel
You have probaly gotten the answers you need.However.
A good hurricane blower has kept dust from all my digital sensors.
Don't use anything with bristtles. I dont care what people say, they are not
ment for
sensor cleaning.
Only once did i have to send in a digi.
The guy i bought my D1
Hi William and Shel
Does every digital SLR need that sensor cleaning or are there better dust
sealed bodies and are the Pentax ones better or worse in this regard than
other brands?
For me as a film user, that cleaning sensor thing seems to be necessary
quite often, Shel's camera is nearly new.
I
On 28 Oct 2005 at 4:55, Markus Maurer wrote:
Hi William and Shel
Does every digital SLR need that sensor cleaning or are there better dust
sealed bodies and are the Pentax ones better or worse in this regard than
other brands?
For me as a film user, that cleaning sensor thing seems to be
- Original Message -
From: Markus Maurer
Subject: RE: Cleaning Sensors
Hi William and Shel
Does every digital SLR need that sensor cleaning or are there better dust
sealed bodies and are the Pentax ones better or worse in this regard than
other brands?
For me as a film user
27, 2005, 8:39:51 PM, you wrote:
WR - Original Message -
WR From: Markus Maurer
WR Subject: RE: Cleaning Sensors
Hi William and Shel
Does every digital SLR need that sensor cleaning or are there better dust
sealed bodies and are the Pentax ones better or worse in this regard than
- Original Message -
From: Bruce Dayton
Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors
Of course, film has a huge problem with dust after the negative has
been developed. Then every time you do something with it, you get
lots of dust and scratches. I have spent significantly less time
dealing
On 27 Oct 2005 at 22:04, William Robb wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Bruce Dayton
Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors
Of course, film has a huge problem with dust after the negative has
been developed. Then every time you do something with it, you get
lots of dust
As long as you don't have any particularly recalcitrant dust it should
be sufficient.
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Time to clean the sensor in the DS ... locked up the mirror and saw the
sensor thingy. It looks like there's a plastic layer over the actual pixel
things. Correct? Is that
of
preventive maintenance.
Tom C.
From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 14:15:30 +1000
On 27 Oct 2005 at 22:04, William Robb wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Bruce
- Original Message -
From: Tom C
Subject: Re: Cleaning Sensors
That reminds me. It's probably about time to clean the sensor again. I'm
guessing I end up cleaning it 4 - 6 times a year. If I see the dust in an
image, it gets cleaned right away. If I'm making a special effort
Yes ... two nice big blobs ... Tks for the suggestions. Got quite a few to
consider ;-))
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi
First, why? Have you seen evidence of dust in your photographs?
Never heard of a hurricane blower. Is that a brand name or some specific
type of blower?
Shel
Am I paranoid or perceptive?
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You have probaly gotten the answers you need.However.
A good hurricane blower has kept dust from all my digital
Hi Markus ...
Dust is an issue with film. I'd blow my camera bodies out before each day
of shooting, and film easily picks up dust (and scratches). Don't know if
there are better sealed bodies, but if you're changing lenses, there's no
seal anyway. I've had the DS about a month or six weeks,
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