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Most camera makers suggest that you do NOT use canned air spray. A simple bulb-blower is a lot safer.

Comment by Arthur Dent posted on cleaning at 15/01/2006 - 19:42

You can buy kits for sensor cleaning. Most dust can be blown off with a bulb-type blower, but actually touching the glass over the sensor means you need to concentrate and be very careful.

Comment by Arthur Dent posted on cleaning at 15/01/2006 - 01:08

I got the 16-45 when I got the D because of the crop factor. Amazingly, it's one incredably good lens! Based on that exerience, I got the 12-24, and haven't been disappointed. My old M 20mm lives with the film cameras, and the two digital wides are truly superb.

BTW, I took a shot directly into the sun with the 12-24 and found absolutely NO flare. None. Nada. Zip. Zilch.

Impressive. I'd stick with Pentax glass if at all possable.

Comment by Arthur Dent posted on SIGMA Lens experiences at 15/01/2006 - 01:19

The advantage of using RAW is in most RAW converters, there's a white balance tool which saves you lots of time.

In ACR (Adobe Camera RAW), there's an eyedropper that you click on, then click on a neutral color in the scene. Doesn't have to be white, but usually it's better to use white. It will work on gray, too, like if there's a gray card in the scene.

I suspect most RAW converters do something similar, although the only one I've used is ACR.

Comment by Arthur Dent posted on Copying 50 year old slides at 23/01/2006 - 14:09

I use the 16-45. It's way better than the other kit lens, and makes a great "walking around" lens. Sharp, minimal distortion.

It's expensive, but you get what you pay for.

Comment by Arthur Dent posted on Sigma AF 28-300 HZ ASP? at 07/01/2006 - 17:10

28-300? There's no way you'll get decent quality from that wide a range. Pentax may make one, and it'll be far superior to the B list lenses.

But I'd advise a couple of more moderate zooms and a few primes.

Comment by Arthur Dent posted on Sigma AF 28-300 HZ ASP? at 07/01/2006 - 05:39

Ditto on the firmware, and to get the most out of digital you would do well to learn to use a RAW workflow.

I just spent some time at Sea World in San Diego, with the D and the 45-125 lens (the lens is ancient but it's still a great lens). The camera is a dream to work with, and you'll be very happy with it. Use it in good health!

You'll find lots of good information on this site, and friendly natives!

Comment by Arthur Dent posted on A new Toy at 07/01/2006 - 05:26

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Unfortunatelly for me, you are right: the extra buttons, knobs, the optional battery grip and the ability to trigger wireless flash units will not "grow up" in a next firmware...

That's the critical point. The D has the buttons and dials to avoid menu-diving. And menu-diving is not compatable with a professional workflow. Or an enthusiast workflow, for that matter.

Comment by Arthur Dent posted on SLR question - *istD or *istDS2? at 07/01/2006 - 05:20

I would leave the NR on, if you're taking time exposures yo're not exactly in a hurry, are you?

Comment by Arthur Dent posted on Time Exposures using *istD at 06/01/2006 - 05:13

I usually do cropping and leveling in the Adobe Bridge converter, I suspect you can do much the same with other converters.

The beauty is you can keep the original, and make changes in the future, but if you've done the global changes in the converter, they're there every time you open the file.

Comment by Arthur Dent posted on RAW conversion Q's at 15/01/2006 - 01:06

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