Dust on the sensor

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Hi,

 

I'v been using my M8 now for a couple of days and am very pleased with the result up until now. I managed to create a digital workflow with the help of Peter (thanks Peter) so everything is going well. Actually really anticipating to find a green blob, purple strak or even a band playing in my images, but allas, either I don't see them or they aren't there.

 

I do have one minor question though, because I am using primes only you seem to have to change lenses quite a lot, now you read a lot about dust even on DSLR's with zooms. I can imagine the M8 getting dusty rather quickly, also the sensor seem to be very close to the opening. Is there anything you can do about this, and does regular (required) cleaning effect the quality of the sensor at all ?

 

thanks

 

Johan

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Hi,

 

I'v been using my M8 now for a couple of days and am very pleased with the result up until now. I managed to create a digital workflow with the help of Peter (thanks Peter) so everything is going well. Actually really anticipating to find a green blob, purple strak or even a band playing in my images, but allas, either I don't see them or they aren't there.

 

I do have one minor question though, because I am using primes only you seem to have to change lenses quite a lot, now you read a lot about dust even on DSLR's with zooms. I can imagine the M8 getting dusty rather quickly, also the sensor seem to be very close to the opening. Is there anything you can do about this, and does regular (required) cleaning effect the quality of the sensor at all ?

 

thanks

 

Johan

 

I've been cleaning sensors on my digital cameras for 7 years and have never found anything that comes close to being as good as the products from Visible Dust:

http://www.visibledust.com/

The brushes are safe and they really work. I would not suggest "regular cleaning." Clean the sensors only when you see dust spots in the images. To test for dust, shoot an out of focus frame of the sky, or a blank wall, and examine the results on your monitor.