[LRflex] Re: Water Spots?
- From: David Young <telyt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 10:13:08 -0700
Douglas Sharp wrote:
>Big problem David,
>particularly with macro shots, at first I thought they were on the
>sensor, but taking a shot without a lens mounted got rid of that theory.
>The spots are tiny (very tiny) spots or dust particles on the front and
>rear glass of the lens (so check both). I've never spent so much time
>cleaning lenses since I went digital.
>Take a picture of a sheet of white paper, and you'll see exactly where
>they are.
>cheers
>Douglas
>
>Slobodan Dimitrov wrote:
>
>
>
>>I had a similar problem. I came up with these two causes, one was
>>dirt on the sensor and the other was the sensor picking dirt on the
>>lens when macro focusing stopped down. I aired out the sensor, got
>>rid of the Elmarit-R, and no longer have the problem. A scientific
>>explanation? Forgetaboutit!
>>
>>Slobodan Dimitrov
>>Studio G-8, AGCC
>>http://sdimitrovphoto.com
>>
>>
OK Guys... you're likely right... it's dust. The reason for the
translucency, is that the dust is not on the sensor but on the
anti-aliasing filter in front of the sensor.
Bob Alder, on the LEG (where I also posted my problem) gave this URL,
which as an excellent explanation:
http://www.photo.net/equipment/digital/sensorcleaning/
Thanks again, to all who responded.
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David Young,
Logan Lake, BC
CANADA.
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