Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dennis Painter wrote: "Magnetic fields cannott affect digital storage unless it is magnetic i.e. floppy disks or tape or hard disks. Most digital cameras use semiconductor storage, not affected by magnetic fields." The Microdrives that most folk use in pro digicams (such as the Nikon D1) are tiny hard disks. "If dirt is a problem then don't change lenses ;-) Likely this is a problem for just about any camera, the internals are going to be sensitive to dirt and dust." The pro digital SLRs I've used are *very* sensitive to dust. You change the lens (not something that's easily avoided), dust gets into the body, finds its way onto the sensor surface and hence onto your images. The sensor is *very* difficult to clean in the field, you can try putting the shutter on B and spraying the sensor with air, but IME it doesn't work very well. Usually it's a tech job. At the same levels of dust and dirt a conventional camera just keeps going. In practical use, dust on the sensor is a *serious* problem. - -- David Morton dmorton@journalist.co.uk "The more opinions you have, the less you see." -- Wim Wenders. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html