07-27-2010, 04:56 PM
A perennial subject!
I just read in another thread a suggestion to change lenses in a plastic bag. This is certainly sound and sensible advice, but I'm wondering what the real consequences are if you don't.
I've used a couple of DSLRs and never once cleaned the sensor except for the occasional blast with a rubber bellows. On my current 5D, I'm changing (most prime) lenses all the time, in all types of situations, and I haven't noticed any image degradation over the last year. Being more of a hands-on photographer, I don't have the time or patience to treat a camera like a museum exhibit - I just want to use the darned thing! <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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So the questions are: Does dust really inhibit image quality, or is it just visible to pixel-peepers? What are the long-term effects of dust, and will these problems realistically occur within the useful life of the camera?
I just read in another thread a suggestion to change lenses in a plastic bag. This is certainly sound and sensible advice, but I'm wondering what the real consequences are if you don't.
I've used a couple of DSLRs and never once cleaned the sensor except for the occasional blast with a rubber bellows. On my current 5D, I'm changing (most prime) lenses all the time, in all types of situations, and I haven't noticed any image degradation over the last year. Being more of a hands-on photographer, I don't have the time or patience to treat a camera like a museum exhibit - I just want to use the darned thing! <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> So the questions are: Does dust really inhibit image quality, or is it just visible to pixel-peepers? What are the long-term effects of dust, and will these problems realistically occur within the useful life of the camera?