D70 picture dust marks?

Subject: D70 picture dust marks?
From: "John S"
Date: 7/27/2004 11:38 AM Pacific Standard Time
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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It makes a cetrain amount of sense to use a zoom lens and NEVER
interchange it
allowing dust to enter the camera. I ordered my D70 with zoom and am
selling
all my Nikor fixed focal length lenses on e-bay. Well I may keep the 180mm
F/2.8 (s)

Hm. That's kinda the point of a SLR (swapping lenses so you have the right
one for the shot(s))

just don't do it in a dust storm
point the camera down
power it off and *wait* a few seconds for the ccd to discharge its static
charge
get new lens ready (cap off)
swap lenses
put cap on swapped out lens

total time exposed, maybe 2 seconds.


Get a zoom that covers the range you need.

Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

Subject: D70 picture dust marks?
From: "John S"
Date: 7/27/2004 11:38 AM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:


"ArtKramr" wrote in message
...
It makes a cetrain amount of sense to use a zoom lens and NEVER
interchange it
allowing dust to enter the camera. I ordered my D70 with zoom and am
selling
all my Nikor fixed focal length lenses on e-bay. Well I may keep the 180mm
F/2.8 (s)

Hm. That's kinda the point of a SLR (swapping lenses so you have the right
one for the shot(s))

just don't do it in a dust storm
point the camera down
power it off and *wait* a few seconds for the ccd to discharge its static
charge
get new lens ready (cap off)
swap lenses
put cap on swapped out lens

total time exposed, maybe 2 seconds.


Get a zoom that covers the range you need.

Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

Hello

thank you all for the replies - feel much more confident about sorting the
dust bunnies

As for the not swapping lenses issue - a good friend lent me a 300mm / f4 -
I am never going to be able to afford that, and the opportunity was just too
good to pass up!

Cheers
Callum


"Richard Ballard" wrote in message
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In article ,
(ArtKramr) writes:

It makes a cetrain amount of sense to use a zoom lens and NEVER
interchange it
allowing dust to enter the camera. I ordered my D70 with zoom
and am selling
all my Nikor fixed focal length lenses on e-bay. Well I may keep
the 180mm F/2.8 (s)

Fixed focal length lenses generally are sharper. Quality lenses
contain multiple elements (pieces of glass). With their greater
functionality, zoom lenses typically have a greater number of
elements than fixed focal length lenses. Lens sharpness
_decreases_ with each added lens element.

In addition, wide aperture (small f-stop number) usually is
less expensive to create in a fixed focal length lens. Usually
some trade must be made among zoom range, aperture and cost.
And fixed focal length lenses usually are simpler, lighter and
more rugged -- less to break.

IMO a zoom lens used with a film SLR has more utility than a
zoom lens used with a dSLR having electronic zoom capability.

YMMV.

Richard Ballard MSEE CNA4 KD0AZ
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ArtKramr wrote:

Subject: D70 picture dust marks?
From: "John S"
Date: 7/27/2004 10:38 AM Pacific Standard Time
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"ice" wrote in message
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If it is in the low pass filter, the manaul recommends that you lock
up the mirror and blow some air using a blower brush, minus the brush
bit. How safe is this to do? As the camera is only a few months old,
would it be worth returning to the shop?

100% normal, for all dslrs

These sites are decent for both technique and pointers to supplies:

http://bythom.com/cleaning.htm

http://www.pbase.com/copperhill/ccd_cleaning (click on each "photo" for
descriptions)

My approach (when I finally get dust bunnies - none yet) is to try blowing,
then I'll attempt a ccd cleaning if blowing doesn't do it, and probably get
it cleaned/serviced by nikon in 1-2 years.



It makes a cetrain amount of sense to use a zoom lens and NEVER interchange it
allowing dust to enter the camera. I ordered my D70 with zoom and am selling
all my Nikor fixed focal length lenses on e-bay. Well I may keep the 180mm
F/2.8 (s)

Isn't this a draconian solution to a simple problem. Cleaning
the filter/CCD is part of using a DSLR.

-Raf


--
Misifus-
Rafael Seibert

http://www.ralphandsue.com

ArtKramr wrote:

Subject: D70 picture dust marks?
From: "John S"
Date: 7/27/2004 11:38 AM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:


"ArtKramr" wrote in message
...

It makes a cetrain amount of sense to use a zoom lens and NEVER

interchange it

allowing dust to enter the camera. I ordered my D70 with zoom and am

selling

all my Nikor fixed focal length lenses on e-bay. Well I may keep the 180mm
F/2.8 (s)

Hm. That's kinda the point of a SLR (swapping lenses so you have the right
one for the shot(s))

just don't do it in a dust storm
point the camera down
power it off and *wait* a few seconds for the ccd to discharge its static
charge
get new lens ready (cap off)
swap lenses
put cap on swapped out lens

total time exposed, maybe 2 seconds.



Get a zoom that covers the range you need.

Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

And who makes a 17-400 that anyone can afford?

-Raf

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Misifus-
Rafael Seibert

http://www.ralphandsue.com

Subject: D70 picture dust marks?
From: misifus
Date: 7/27/2004 7:20 PM Pacific Standard Time

It makes a cetrain amount of sense to use a zoom lens and NEVER interchange
it
allowing dust to enter the camera. I ordered my D70 with zoom and am
selling
all my Nikor fixed focal length lenses on e-bay. Well I may keep the 180mm
F/2.8 (s)

Isn't this a draconian solution to a simple problem. Cleaning
the filter/CCD is part of using a DSLR.

-Raf


Occam's Razor. Less is more. Simpler is better.


Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Subject: D70 picture dust marks?
From: misifus
Date: 7/27/2004 7:20 PM Pacific Standard Time

It makes a cetrain amount of sense to use a zoom lens and NEVER
interchange
it
allowing dust to enter the camera. I ordered my D70 with zoom and am
selling
all my Nikor fixed focal length lenses on e-bay. Well I may keep the
180mm
F/2.8 (s)

Isn't this a draconian solution to a simple problem. Cleaning
the filter/CCD is part of using a DSLR.

-Raf


Occam's Razor. Less is more. Simpler is better.


Huh? Getting rid of all your dSLR lenses but one simply to avoid an
occasional dust spot (that can be removed)?

Sorry, I can't buy that. I have 5 lenses (from a 180° fisheye and a 50mm
f/1.8 to an 80-200mm f/2.8 to a 400mm), and you'll never convince me that
having one all-purpose lens could do all that those lenses could.

"ArtKramr" wrote in message
...
Subject: D70 picture dust marks?
From: misifus
Date: 7/27/2004 7:20 PM Pacific Standard Time

It makes a cetrain amount of sense to use a zoom lens and NEVER
interchange
it
allowing dust to enter the camera. I ordered my D70 with zoom and am
selling
all my Nikor fixed focal length lenses on e-bay. Well I may keep the
180mm
F/2.8 (s)

Isn't this a draconian solution to a simple problem. Cleaning
the filter/CCD is part of using a DSLR.

-Raf


Occam's Razor. Less is more. Simpler is better.


Huh? Getting rid of all your dSLR lenses but one simply to avoid an
occasional dust spot (that can be removed)?

Sorry, I can't buy that. I have 5 lenses (from a 180° fisheye and a 50mm
f/1.8 to an 80-200mm f/2.8 to a 400mm), and you'll never convince me that
having one all-purpose lens could do all that those lenses could.

Art is a well known idiot but he does have a point. Unfortunately he is not
smart enough to follow it to the logical conclusion. The simplest and best
solution to dust (in digital and film photography) is to throw away the
camera. There will never again be the slightest problem with dust spots.
Art claims that he was once a photo magazine writer - Now you can see why
I don't recommend photo magazines. If you waste your time on them your
intelligence might plummet.

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"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Subject: D70 picture dust marks?
From: misifus
Date: 7/27/2004 7:20 PM Pacific Standard Time

It makes a cetrain amount of sense to use a zoom lens and NEVER
interchange
it
allowing dust to enter the camera. I ordered my D70 with zoom and am
selling
all my Nikor fixed focal length lenses on e-bay. Well I may keep the
180mm
F/2.8 (s)

Isn't this a draconian solution to a simple problem. Cleaning
the filter/CCD is part of using a DSLR.

-Raf


Occam's Razor. Less is more. Simpler is better.


Huh? Getting rid of all your dSLR lenses but one simply to avoid an
occasional dust spot (that can be removed)?

Sorry, I can't buy that. I have 5 lenses (from a 180° fisheye and a 50mm
f/1.8 to an 80-200mm f/2.8 to a 400mm), and you'll never convince me that
having one all-purpose lens could do all that those lenses could.

Art is a well known idiot but he does have a point. Unfortunately he is not
smart enough to follow it to the logical conclusion. The simplest and best
solution to dust (in digital and film photography) is to throw away the
camera. There will never again be the slightest problem with dust spots.
Art claims that he was once a photo magazine writer - Now you can see why
I don't recommend photo magazines. If you waste your time on them your
intelligence might plummet.

--
http://www.chapelhillnoir.com
home of The Camera-ist's Manifesto
The Improved Links Pages are at
http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/links/mlinks00.html
A sample chapter from my novel "Haight-Ashbury" is at
http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/writ/hait/hatitl.html
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Subject: D70 picture dust marks?
From: misifus
Date: 7/27/2004 7:20 PM Pacific Standard Time

It makes a cetrain amount of sense to use a zoom lens and NEVER
interchange
it
allowing dust to enter the camera. I ordered my D70 with zoom and am
selling
all my Nikor fixed focal length lenses on e-bay. Well I may keep the
180mm
F/2.8 (s)

Isn't this a draconian solution to a simple problem. Cleaning
the filter/CCD is part of using a DSLR.

-Raf


Occam's Razor. Less is more. Simpler is better.


Huh? Getting rid of all your dSLR lenses but one simply to avoid an
occasional dust spot (that can be removed)?

Sorry, I can't buy that. I have 5 lenses (from a 180° fisheye and a 50mm
f/1.8 to an 80-200mm f/2.8 to a 400mm), and you'll never convince me that
having one all-purpose lens could do all that those lenses could.