Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have dust in all my digital cameras. The dots are only occasionally noticeable so it hasn't bothered me much. It is most noticeable if the photograph needs to be stopped down a lot or on my attempts to photograph red kites in flight where there are blotches all over the sky. I think my M8 shows more defined blobs for dust than the DSLRs, perhaps because the cover is closer to the sensor surface than the stack of filters on the DSLRs resulting in the dust particles being nearer to the focused plane the DSLR blobs are much fuzzier. Anyway if you mainly take pictures at wider apertures and no plain surfaces in view it is completely unnoticeable. Frank On 11 Jul, 2007, at 17:04, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: > I have had the same experience Ted, with my D200 and M8. While I > do not have the hard use that you do, I have yet to see any dust in > either camera. I do perform some minimal handling for cleanliness, > but not much else. > > Gene > > -------------- Original message from Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>: > -------------- > > >> This sensor cleaning thing is obviously a problem I haven't >> encountered yet! >> And touching wood I trust never to encounter. >> >> It never occurred to me that stuff on the sensor happens simply >> because I've >> never seen it since I started playing with digital cameras, Canon, of >> several models, and Leica M8. >> >> Maybe it's because I don't look for trouble I've been lucky, by >> the same >> token I have never seen anything in prints indicating "stuff on >> the sensor" >> when making 12X18 blow-ups. Nor as Power point screened images with a >> digital projector. >> >> I suppose I have to ask, is it possible my innocents of such >> problems has >> been just dumb ass luck I've not encountered it? Or that I should >> look >> harder on the computer screen at 300% blow-up for the critter dust? >> Certainly when I haven't seen it with the naked eye? >> >> And trust me I don't pamper my gear nor abuse it, but I do use it, >> not like >> I'm carrying a new born. They get slung on shoulder or neck and >> into photo >> battle changing lenses on the go wherever I maybe no differently than >> shooting film cameras. >> >> Any suggestions? >> >> ted >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information