Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The sensor is charged when power is applied, no wives tale, fact. The charge will attract any dust, again fact, so to avoid attracting dust to the sensor, turn it off and change lenses. I would also wait a few seconds to allow the charge to dissipate. gene -------------- Original message from "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net>: -------------- > Interesting theory...... and where does the charge come from? > > I think this belongs in the category of new wives tales or urban legends, > but I > am willing to listen to any theories that are out > there.... > > Just on that thought.... I have had a few SLR mirrors cleaned by Nikon and > Zeiss > and Hasselblad repair techs. I forget who did it, > but he used a feather to dislodge the dust, and a blower brush ( not > compressed > air) to blow off the mirror. Note the low tech > approach....... > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > Also, I would add: always turn the camera off when changing lenses. > Someone gave me that tip, based on the idea that when the camera is on, > the static electricity inside it attracts dust like a vacuum-cleaner. > > Nathan > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information