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My K20 needs cleaning. I just can't raise the enthusiasm to do it at the moment. The clone tool takes care of it for now. The Ds didn't need much cleaning either, though perhaps more often the the K20. But then I used it more than I do the K20 :oops:.
Posted by Gwyn on 05/07/2010 - 16:30
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Same as you Ken. The *ist-D & *ist-DS need regular cleaning :roll: Since the K10 I've only ever had to blow off stubborn dust - but that seems increasingly rare (with the K7) It certainly is doing its stuff :D Matt
Posted by MattMatic on 05/07/2010 - 16:38
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See my various threads about this :(:(:( I've always had the sensor-shake-on-power-up option on since the day I've bought the Kx, and had nothing but trouble with dust the last few months. Waiting for SRS to get an Artic Butterfly in for me at the moment, camera sat on the shelf doing nothing....
Posted by flossie on 05/07/2010 - 17:30
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I haven't really found dust to be much of a problem to be honest. Certainly nothing compared to the dust that could end up on negatives.... flossie, where is all this dust coming from? Maybe lens changing in a very dusty environment? I'm not sure a "better built body" is the answer to dust th...
Posted by johnriley on 05/07/2010 - 17:36
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I change lenses pretty often,in hostile enviroments,especially this weather when it's dusty!.I always have my the automatic cleaning on at start up ,hence I have very little problem with dust. If I do manage to take in a few particals,the "Butterfly " solves the problem,I had much more trouble with ...
Posted by beginner on 05/07/2010 - 18:02
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The *istD was terrible - K10 a lot better and the K7 even moreso. Have even had the dust remover switched off and its been fine! Andy
Posted by alfpics on 05/07/2010 - 18:03
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My only two DSlrs have been a K10D & a K20D. Dust has been much (much) less of an issue with the K20D. Which means: a. I've got better at changing lenses; b. I'm changing lenses in a less dusty environment; c. the K20D has improved performance in this regard. I reckon it's mostly c.:D I d...
Posted by Dr. Mhuni on 05/07/2010 - 18:03
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Of three sensors, I cleaned one (scary) and learned to be more careful. I haven't had to repeat, yet.
Posted by dougf8 on 05/07/2010 - 18:44
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I wish I knew where all this dust is coming from! I change lenses 99.9% of the time indoors, and I try to be as carefully about it as I can. From going through the pictures with the Clone/Heal tool in LR, I am positive that the dirt noticeably increases through the day as I'm walking about outdoors ...
Posted by flossie on 05/07/2010 - 18:53
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You do hold the camera facing down when you change lenses don't you?
Posted by Dr. Mhuni on 05/07/2010 - 19:09
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And you do switch the camera off while you change lenses don't you?
Posted by Gwyn on 05/07/2010 - 19:27
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You do use head and shoulders? You have hoovered your camera bags out? You have got rid of any desiccant packs (I suspect dust producers)? You don't keep the spare lens in your pocket with a loose macaroon?
Posted by dougf8 on 05/07/2010 - 19:40
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You're right, Doug - the head and shoulders is very important:lol:
Posted by Dr. Mhuni on 05/07/2010 - 19:42
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No (face up) and Yes (its off), respectively - I need to see where the orange dots are to line them up; try to spend as little time as possible with exposed sensor. I've seen other people change DSLR lenses and never noticed them trying to do it upside down... Also put the rear lens cap that I to...
Posted by flossie on 05/07/2010 - 19:42
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I'm an eczema sufferer (probably "eczema victim" as of this century) and produce lots and lots of "DNA evidence", sorry dead skin, which I shed over every "(potential) crime scene", sorry place I visit. So the dandruff thing is not said lightly as one will probably be leaning over the lens looking ...
Posted by dougf8 on 05/07/2010 - 19:46
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Surely the silent AF is down to the lens and can you not use the select focus points on the KX you can on the K20 and the K7. As I do not own a KX I can't really comment but it does seem you are blaming the camera body for somthing that may well be nothing to do with it.
Posted by Thordell on 05/07/2010 - 19:48
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You do use head and shoulders? You have hoovered your camera bags out? You have got rid of any desiccant packs (I suspect dust producers)? You don't keep the spare lens in your pocket with a loose macaroon? :wink: ho ho :) although with me, it would be suspicious long hairs getting inside it (...
Posted by flossie on 05/07/2010 - 19:50
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Surely the silent AF is down to the lens and can you not use the select focus points on the KX you can on the K20 and the K7. As I do not own a KX I can't really comment but it does seem you are blaming the camera body for somthing that may well be nothing to do with it. Yes the silent AF is down to...
Posted by flossie on 05/07/2010 - 19:58
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I'd practice trying to change face down, flossie. This could make quite a difference. I don't find it too difficult - though always change lenses on as flat a surface as possible with the new lens aligned as well as possible. You can easily select focus points on the K20D, though it doesn't highl...
Posted by Dr. Mhuni on 05/07/2010 - 20:07
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I leave the sensor cleaner on all the time. I always change lenses indoors and make do with the one I fit for the rest of the day (!) I change lenses with the K100 upside down. "Prepare" the new lens by vigorously blasting the mount and rear optic with a blower brush then switch lenses as quic...
Posted by bwlchmawr on 05/07/2010 - 20:24
