Re: DUST: Does this rule out buying DSLR's?


"Bill Funk" <BigBill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:03:49 +1300, "Jim F B" <jimfb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

DSLRs have considerable advantages over P & S cameras because of the
different lenses that you can use. It's great to be able to have a
dedicated
fisheye lense, or a huge telephoto lense. But, if every time you change
lenses, you take the risk of getting dust spots on your next lot of
pictures, then what on earth has gone wrong with the design engineers! You
can't for ever be cleaning the sensor when you are out in the field taking
photographs, no matter how simple some people find it to be. There are not
that many dust free zones indoors, let alone when you are changing lenses
and working outdoors. And apparently, you have to be sure that you are not
voiding the warranty when you start certain cleaning operations inside
your
DSLR. Can anyone tell me whether you can actually void a warranty when you
are cleaning a DSLR sensor?

I don't see anyone complaining about having to be forever cleaning the
sensor except for those who don't have a camera that would need *any*
sensor cleaning.
My DRebel/300D is over 2 years old, and hasn't needed the sensor
cleaned yet, and that's in Phoenix, a very dusty city. (I dunno why,
maybe I just live right.)
But I see sensor cleaning as one of the things that might need to be
done now and then in order to enjoy the advantages of a DSLR.
Sort of like buying more tires when you have a performance car; it's
part of the cost of admission.
As for voiding the warranty, personally, mine is out of warranty. For
those still under warranty, if you're worried you're ham-fisted
enough, pay a pro to do it. Otherwise, who's to know? The failure rate
(resulting in actual damage) seems to be very low. I've only heard of
one instance here (RPD) from a poster who said a liquid cleaner went
under the AA filter, and left marks; the consensus was that too much
liquid was used. Maybe, maybe not. But that's the only such complaint
I've seen. It obviously isn't much of a problem, if at all.

Fair comment Bill, but we all strive to get better, and in my opinion, the
Olympus engineers are leading the field in making their DSLRs more dust
proof than the other DSLR brands, and in doing so, acknowledging that a
preventable dust problem exists. Therefore, I hope the other manufacturers
follow suit in due course. I'm pleased if there are many DSLR owners who are
not bothered about the dust issue and it doesn't affect them, but there have
been a lot of people discussing this issue on internet who would prefer that
they didn't have to clean a DSLR's sensor. I agree that, with any product
you need to know and accept its limitations if you want to enjoy it. I might
have enjoyed flying in a Tiger Moth a few decades ago before jumbo jets were
invented, but I'm glad the aircraft engineers recognized that improvements
were a good idea, even if a lot of people at that time couldn't see much
wrong with the Tiger Moths!


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