I use an Olympus E-1, which has the ultrasonic dust filter. I've had the
camera for 10 months, and don't have any visible dust on my pictures.
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Subject: [OM] A Stupid Question (on topic, kinda)
From: "Alienspecimen" <alienspecimen@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 11:35:32 -0500 (EST)
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
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>Actually I have a couple of questions, but later on that...How dirty and how
>do you clean the digital sensors on your cameras?
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>Reason I am aksking is, because I would like to finally own a digital SLR. I
>am sick and tired of the never ending quest for keeping the dust away from
>canera and film, but I am not sure I see anything that would suit me.
>I would like to get a camera recommendation based on my shooting style. Here
>is what's important to me:
>I live about 200yards from the sea (200m). The UV filter that protects the
>lens fogs up just after 15 mins of walk around with the camera in hand. The
>wind breeze is like a wall, you always feel its presence.
>I often go to the mountains, where the conditions are not as extreme, but I
>often find myself shooting in high winds, almost capable of taking me up in
>the sky like a kite.
>This is why I like zooms, anytime I open the camera to change lens or film,
>lots of stuff gets in it...I am sure the E1 would do superb job keeping the
>dust and grit out, but not sure about what happens at sea level...I never
>bothered upgrading my tripod, because would be afraid to take in the water...
>I go to very cold places, in one instance my film shattered inside the camera.
> I never go to hot places, to me temps of 86F/30C and above are extreme and I
>stay by the a/c (and whine), so heat wont be a problem.
>My objects don't move much, I don't care about people and especially studio
>photography. I don't care about flash either, the only time when I use it is
>when the camera is on B and I walk around and discharge it several times. So
>frames/sec, sync speed, fast AF, fast shutter speed etc. are not that
>important to me at all.
>This is why the OM1 MD has worked for me (not the OM PC I still keep
>though...).
>So, to you digital gurus, would you be able to keep good sensor hygiene if you
>were to shoot in extreme conditions as I do? And...can you recommend a DSLR
>to complement my OM1, coz I don't see it. I intend to spend around $1500 or
>less.
>Thanks in advance
>Boris
>P.S. I considered the Minolta A2 and the likes, but 28mm is not wide enough
>for me...but I could be happy with 24mm...
>P.P.S Size does not matter, no matter what they tell you...maybe in 30-40
>years, but not now.
>
>Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form.
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