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It must be very frustrating for you and Nikon seem to contradict themselves a little, I guess you have to decide if you are prepared to take the chance a 6th time

Misha
c. A bigger static charge somewhere else to suck the dust
Combined with
b. A removable dust trap,
Seems a great idea in theory at least.
Maybe you should suggest it to Canon etc.
DSLR:
The mechanics are much the same as a film slr just a sensor where the film plane would be.
What is shutter lag?
As many lenses as you pocket allows
Optical view finder ah now we are talking.
AF fast accurate and snappy (dependant on lens)
Much better TTL than most compacts.
Much wider f range even with more basic lenses

Michelle:
I must say I doubt very much that you see any visible dust @f4.5, I have never noticed anything at that open an aperture, I would think it would have to be pretty big to be visible at f4.5, I seldom see anything below f8 and maybe f11 over f11 is where it starts to get quite visible, having said that it depends on the subject, if light scenes such as sky it can be very visible but in darker scenes like the land is may be impossible to find even at 100%

I had my camera for 6-7 months before I noticed anything at all. Using almost exclusively f22-f32 for landscapes. It is the DSLR's Achilles heal but hardly the end of the world if we were Borg we would adapt.

Sensor dust I can live with, yes it can be a pain, so can life be. Agree with Donald, and there always PS/PSP or whatever you use.

Well Ive had my say

TTFN

LP

Message edited on: 12/21/2004 15:35

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