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Title: Dust magnets
Post by: melastmohican on January 03, 2014, 14:53
Which cameras have worst dust cleaning system? Frankly when I switched to full frame with cleaning system I thought my problems would be over but I did not see much improvement. So here is my vote for Canon :-)
Title: Re: Dust magnets
Post by: mlwinphoto on January 03, 2014, 15:49
I've been shooting a Nikon D800 for a couple of years now and have never had to clean the sensor....I'd say Nikon's 'dust cleaning system' works pretty well.
Title: Re: Dust magnets
Post by: ShadySue on January 03, 2014, 16:05
Which cameras have worst dust cleaning system? Frankly when I switched to full frame with cleaning system I thought my problems would be over but I did not see much improvement. So here is my vote for Canon :-)
Totally agree, 5D2 is a total dust magnet, and the auto cleaning system does nothing.
Title: Re: Dust magnets
Post by: fritz on January 03, 2014, 19:24
My vote goes to Canon as well but found "genius" way to avoid dust as much as possible. Bought three Canon bodies each with prime, zoom an tele lens so I don't switch lenses often . The fourth Nikon body seems to me dust proof but again I prefer Canon over Nikon.
 
By the way, recently bought Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Lens and have to switch the lens to test but have to say for less than 200$ is one of the "must have" with unbelievable sharpness. Amazing!
Title: Re: Dust magnets
Post by: jatrax on January 03, 2014, 21:00
The newer Pentax system is amazing.  My old k-x always had dust but my k-5 has over 35,000 actuations and never been cleaned, k-5IIs is over 10,000 and no dust.  And I change lenses a lot.

Just went over a batch of 48 for Alamy looking for dust spots and found: zero.
Title: Re: Dust magnets
Post by: Beppe Grillo on January 04, 2014, 02:57
None of my Nikons had and have problems with dust.
(I hope it will continue with the new one :) )
Title: Re: Dust magnets
Post by: Ariene on January 04, 2014, 05:20
I've been shooting a Nikon D800 for a couple of years now and ...
?  :o Are you sure? Where did you get this body years ago?
Title: Re: Dust magnets
Post by: Difydave on January 04, 2014, 07:14
The newer Pentax system is amazing.  My old k-x always had dust but my k-5 has over 35,000 actuations and never been cleaned, k-5IIs is over 10,000 and no dust.  And I change lenses a lot.

Just went over a batch of 48 for Alamy looking for dust spots and found: zero.
Same here. I'm still on the K5 but it's fairly dust free. Haven't needed to wet clean it yet at well over 10,000. Have blown it out a few times though.
Title: Re: Dust magnets
Post by: mlwinphoto on January 04, 2014, 10:37
I've been shooting a Nikon D800 for a couple of years now and ...
?  :o Are you sure? Where did you get this body years ago?

Got it April, 2012.  So, 1 yr and 9 months ago.  Sorry, I was off by 3 months.   ;)
Title: Re: Dust magnets
Post by: JPSDK on January 04, 2014, 17:45
I have a nikon d 600 and it is full of snot and dust.
But the sensor outclasses anything, so ill stick to it.
Maybe clean it. It needs done.
Title: Re: Dust magnets
Post by: mlwinphoto on January 04, 2014, 19:09
I have a nikon d 600 and it is full of snot and dust.
But the sensor outclasses anything, so ill stick to it.
Maybe clean it. It needs done.

The D600 is/was notorious for oil (from the aperture blades?) and dust, particularly the bodies in the initial release; don't know if that is still an issue. 
Title: Re: Dust magnets
Post by: Firewall on January 05, 2014, 04:46
I have a nikon d 600 and it is full of snot and dust.
But the sensor outclasses anything, so ill stick to it.
Maybe clean it. It needs done.

The D600 is/was notorious for oil (from the aperture blades?) and dust, particularly the bodies in the initial release; don't know if that is still an issue.

Supposed to be solved in the D610.