Mark, I turned it off and will wait for some dust. I turn off and on too often... I used my *istDS for 18 months then found I had my first dust in Nelson, NZ. A trip to the local camera shop replaced the big blower I left in Chicago. On the other hand, my sister used a *istDS for 2 months before spotting some dust on a San Francisco vacation. The feature is useful, I just don't think that I need it before every 3rd picture. Regards, Bob S.
On 12/18/06, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For the folks who have K10D's - how have you set the dust removal > setting? I originally set it to turn on with every power up, but that > seemed excessive and I wondered if the knocking of the sensor was > ultimately good for the AS mechanism. So, now i just use it as needed > (which is not yet so far.) > > Do you see any reason NOT to use it on every power up? Do you think > using it regularly would be beneficial in terms of preventing dust > specks from building up? > > FWIW - I'm going on close to a year now since I last gave the *ist-D a > 'wet' cleaning with the alcohol and swabs. During the first year of > operation it seemed that the thing got spots on the sensor just sitting > in the bag. But this summer, despite extensive use in a very dusty > locale, it's hasn't needed anything but the occasional puff of air from > a hand held blower. > > - MCC > -- > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, Michigan > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
