ROTFLMAO Dave
On 11/5/06, Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 4/11/06, Stephen D'Andrea, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >What I really need to know first though, is . . . how do you get to > >the sensor? I'd feel better if I could at least see where the dust > >might be. > > > >When I remove the lens and carefully lift up the mirror what I see is > >the blades of the shutter, not the sensor. > > I use a pair of tweezers and carefully pull one of the shutter curtains > back across the frame - it tends to 'park' okay with a little force. I > find that the best tweezers to use are not those lame flat-edged ones > for pulling eyelids about, rather the really sharp, needle-nose type. I > paid $175 for mine - they are tungsten-carbide tipped and will gouge > cleanly through 3mm of stainless steel. Of course, one must be careful > not to scratch the sensor, which I clean with a swab soaked in 97% proof > Jamaican rum. > > But only after I've had a few good slugs first. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
