Do you avoid these area because of your DSLR?

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"RichA" <none@none.com> wrote in message
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> I'm beginning to notice dust images in many shots
> taken with DSLRs, specifically, large open areas like
> parts of the sky or any other single-shade surfaces.
> I'm wondering if anyone is consciously cropping or avoiding
> such areas in order to avoid dust images?
> I've even seen dust in test shots taken in camera reviews.
> -Rich

No, I'm not. I just take cleaning the sensor as part of regular
maintenance, like cleaning lenses. I can't really pick and choose, if a
client wants a shot at the beach, that's where we go to shoot.

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On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 07:30:06 GMT, "Pete D" <no@email.com> wrote:

>
>"RichA" <none@none.com> wrote in message
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>> I'm beginning to notice dust images in many shots
>> taken with DSLRs, specifically, large open areas like
>> parts of the sky or any other single-shade surfaces.
>> I'm wondering if anyone is consciously cropping or avoiding
>> such areas in order to avoid dust images?
>> I've even seen dust in test shots taken in camera reviews.
>> -Rich
>
>What photos, where, show us oh mighty one.
>

Well, after everyone talked about the Sigma
here I checked the review in dpreview and
saw dust in one of the shots. There was also
a fellow who just went on safari who suggested
that carrying two DSLR bodies with permanent
lenses instead of changing them would be a good
idea due to chances of getting dust on the
sensor.
-Rich

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"RichA" <none@none.com> wrote in message
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> I'm beginning to notice dust images in many shots
> taken with DSLRs, specifically, large open areas like
> parts of the sky or any other single-shade surfaces.
> I'm wondering if anyone is consciously cropping or avoiding
> such areas in order to avoid dust images?
> I've even seen dust in test shots taken in camera reviews.
> -Rich

Isn't that what the new Photoshop CS2 is for?

Norm

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On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 18:58:55 -0400, RichA <none@none.com> wrote:
> I'm beginning to notice dust images in many shots
> taken with DSLRs, specifically, large open areas like
> parts of the sky or any other single-shade surfaces.
> I'm wondering if anyone is consciously cropping or avoiding
> such areas in order to avoid dust images?

I'm sure *someone* is, but not me. If the area in question is
really so flat, it's easy enough to fix in post-processing.

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Ben Rosengart (212) 741-4400 x215
Sometimes it only makes sense to focus our attention on those
questions that are equal parts trivial and intriguing.
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On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 19:44:06 -0400, RichA <none@none.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 15:09:11 +0000 (UTC), Ben Rosengart
><br+rpdss@panix.com> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 18:58:55 -0400, RichA <none@none.com> wrote:
>>> I'm beginning to notice dust images in many shots
>>> taken with DSLRs, specifically, large open areas like
>>> parts of the sky or any other single-shade surfaces.
>>> I'm wondering if anyone is consciously cropping or avoiding
>>> such areas in order to avoid dust images?
>>
>>I'm sure *someone* is, but not me. If the area in question is
>>really so flat, it's easy enough to fix in post-processing.
>
> Can lesser versions of Photoshop's $600 program do it, like
> "Elements?"

Yes. And the GIMP is free.

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questions that are equal parts trivial and intriguing.
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"Colic" <no_spam@no.spam.com> wrote in message
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> "RichA" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> news:45l9a11u3pirn7pi0a5bcss4bacu5v8srt@4ax.com...
>> I'm beginning to notice dust images in many shots
>> taken with DSLRs, specifically, large open areas like
>> parts of the sky or any other single-shade surfaces.
>> I'm wondering if anyone is consciously cropping or avoiding
>> such areas in order to avoid dust images?
>> I've even seen dust in test shots taken in camera reviews.
>> -Rich
>
> Nope, just clean the sensor every once in a while. Well
> over 80% of my images are of aircraft....and blue sky. A
> few times a year I clean my sensors as I notice a dust spot
> or two. Now, if I know I have a dust issue, maybe I saw
> a spot or two on some images and have not had a chance
> to clean the sensor yet, I may avoid shooting with tight
> apertures, say f13 and above, until I can clean it. If I need
> those kinds of f-stops I just shoot away and know I may
> end up using the clone tool in PS. However, this has
> happened only a couple times, and is really a product of
> my own procrastination.
>

After 2300 shots on my Ds a simple blow with a bulb cleared the two specs I
could see, seems not to be that much of a problem for me, maybe I am just
lucky.

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Ben Rosengart wrote:

> On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 19:44:06 -0400, RichA <none@none.com> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 7 Jun 2005 15:09:11 +0000 (UTC), Ben Rosengart
>><br+rpdss@panix.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 18:58:55 -0400, RichA <none@none.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I'm beginning to notice dust images in many shots
>>>>taken with DSLRs, specifically, large open areas like
>>>>parts of the sky or any other single-shade surfaces.
>>>>I'm wondering if anyone is consciously cropping or avoiding
>>>>such areas in order to avoid dust images?
>>>
>>>I'm sure *someone* is, but not me. If the area in question is
>>>really so flat, it's easy enough to fix in post-processing.
>>
>>Can lesser versions of Photoshop's $600 program do it, like
>>"Elements?"
>
>
> Yes. And the GIMP is free.

And Gimp useless for 16 bit/color editing. I went through two episodes
of Linux to use Gimp only to find out that the main vertsion (2.2 now)
does not do 16 bit/color. There is a splinter version from further back
that does suppoer 16 bit/color, but otherwise hasn't followed.

User interface is lame (v. PS).

Not only does Elements 3 do 'healing brush' which is great for spotting
dust, but it does 16 bit/color as well.

Cheers,
Alan,



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Charlie Self wrote:
> Colic wrote:
> > "RichA" <none@none.com> wrote in message
> > news:45l9a11u3pirn7pi0a5bcss4bacu5v8srt@4ax.com...
> > > I'm beginning to notice dust images in many shots
> > > taken with DSLRs, specifically, large open areas like
> > > parts of the sky or any other single-shade surfaces.
> > > I'm wondering if anyone is consciously cropping or avoiding
> > > such areas in order to avoid dust images?
> > > I've even seen dust in test shots taken in camera reviews.
> > > -Rich
> >
> > Nope, just clean the sensor every once in a while. Well
> > over 80% of my images are of aircraft....and blue sky. A
> > few times a year I clean my sensors as I notice a dust spot
> > or two. Now, if I know I have a dust issue, maybe I saw
> > a spot or two on some images and have not had a chance
> > to clean the sensor yet, I may avoid shooting with tight
> > apertures, say f13 and above, until I can clean it. If I need
> > those kinds of f-stops I just shoot away and know I may
> > end up using the clone tool in PS. However, this has
> > happened only a couple times, and is really a product of
> > my own procrastination.
> >
> > C!

I don't know whether the dipshits are at AOL or Google, but they just
dumped 15 minutes of writing. 502 server error.

Suffice to say, don't let the dust worry you too much. I work in
heavily dust laden environments, including auto body garages and
woodworking shops, and have relatively few problems. About my only
special care is vacuuming the camera bag weekly, and dusting the butt
ends of the lenses around the same time.

I've only had to clean the sensor three or four times in most of a year.