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K20 sensor clean on start up
Shaking the sensor inevitably puts some stress on the mounts Presumably the designers would have taken that into consideration when they specced the camera. However it does sound and feel quite strong when i turn the camera on. What about the early adopters:?: anybody heard of problems with sensor ...
Posted by davex on 13/08/2009 - 13:09
K20 sensor clean on start up
I leave mine on, and I've not had a problem with the mechanism or with dust. G
Posted by George Lazarette on 13/08/2009 - 13:24
K20 sensor clean on start up
Personally I do not use this function. Shaking the sensor inevitably puts some stress on the mounts and other parts of the camera so doing this unnecessarily may result in a premature failure. If the camera fails early then just use it as an excuse to upgrade!:wink: "Oh dear my sensor's broke, I'...
Posted by Hardgravity on 13/08/2009 - 13:26
K20 sensor clean on start up
I have had mine on since the day I got it and it has been OK since March 2009.
Posted by felix on 13/08/2009 - 13:32
K20 sensor clean on start up
I've had "anti dust shake on startup" turned on on my K10D (Dec 2006) and K20D (Mar 2008 ) since the day I got them. Both have over 10000 clicks and I've had no problems.
Posted by Bob and his Pentax on 13/08/2009 - 15:23
K20 sensor clean on start up
Personally I do not use this function. Shaking the sensor inevitably puts some stress on the mounts and other parts of the camera so doing this unnecessarily may result in a premature failure. Same reason I never start the engine in my car :) You would hope the designers would have got this right...
Posted by mikew on 13/08/2009 - 15:23
K20 sensor clean on start up
Personally I do not use this function. Shaking the sensor inevitably puts some stress on the mounts and other parts of the camera so doing this unnecessarily may result in a premature failure. Sorry Oggy but I find this comment rather strange as that is how the Shake Reduction system actually works,...
Posted by Unlocker on 13/08/2009 - 15:46
K20 sensor clean on start up
When I had my K20D it was set to operate on start up, no problems at all.
Posted by Greytop on 13/08/2009 - 15:49
K20 sensor clean on start up
When I had my K20D it was set to operate on start up, no problems at all. Have you got the same facility on the K7, and do you use it?:?
Posted by Hardgravity on 13/08/2009 - 16:20
K20 sensor clean on start up
When I had my K20D it was set to operate on start up, no problems at all. Have you got the same facility on the K7, and do you use it?:? Yes and yes although it is different in that rather than the whole sensor assembly being shaken it is just the low pass filter in front of sensor that is vibrated ...
Posted by Greytop on 13/08/2009 - 16:44
K20 sensor clean on start up
Well, that is cool. I have yet to see any use in the older sensor shaker method. Sometimes dust would move but never I've never seen where it would actually fall off. I always bring a rocket blower to do any cleaning. (luckily the coating is nice enough to have needed a wet cleaning only once in t...
Posted by amoringello on 13/08/2009 - 17:27
K20 sensor clean on start up
i have mine turned on from day i bought my k20,no problems :D
Posted by parker06 on 13/08/2009 - 19:23
K20 sensor clean on start up
Personally I do not use this function. Shaking the sensor inevitably puts some stress on the mounts and other parts of the camera so doing this unnecessarily may result in a premature failure. Same reason I never start the engine in my car :) You would hope the designers would have got this right...
Posted by Oggy on 13/08/2009 - 20:23
K20 sensor clean on start up
If you use the same lens and don't change it very often I wouldn't use it at start up, I change lenses quite often so I use it but it will cause a certain amount of ware on the camera and only time will tell how much, all mechanical parts ware out eventually normally 5 years. :mrgreen:
Posted by jackitec on 13/08/2009 - 20:47
K20 sensor clean on start up
If Pentax thought the wear was significant, I doubt that they would have provided an "on at start-up" option. G
Posted by George Lazarette on 13/08/2009 - 21:08
K20 sensor clean on start up
The sooner they wear out the more cameras they will sell, (I corrected my spelling) when I worked in IBM most computers were designed to last around 5 years and today's cameras are just computers with a lens attached if they didn't wear out there would be no repeat sales and no more Pentax, that's w...
Posted by jackitec on 13/08/2009 - 21:51
K20 sensor clean on start up
OK Ladies and Gents - think of it this way. Rumours are that the the mean number of operations between failure of the camera is 100000. Now if every time you took a picture you took another, is the camera going to last as long. Maybe since operating it will eventually cause it to fail, they shoul...
Posted by Oggy on 13/08/2009 - 22:04
K20 sensor clean on start up
If they didn't put a shutter button on it it wouldn't wear out and they wouldn't sell any more Pentax Cameras so don't use the button if you want it to last :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen: Jack.
Posted by jackitec on 13/08/2009 - 22:23
K20 sensor clean on start up
I've never used the shimmy on startup feature. I live in Oaxaca, Mexico, and we're famous for dust and soot. So far, neither has been a problem with my K10D. If I get dust spots, then I shimmy, use my blower, and I'm good to go. I have nothing against using it on startup but I have no reason to do i...
Posted by patrickt on 14/08/2009 - 01:05
K20 sensor clean on start up
Oggy - I have been away so I missed the question about starting a car 3 times in a row. I do that when off road, it's not always wise to leave the engine running so I might go 10 yards, stop/start, another 10 yards stop/start. It's only the battery I'd worry about and since I fitted a huge tractor b...
Posted by mikew on 17/08/2009 - 15:02
