First of all, thanks for all the replys. You have been very helpfull. Now, what is PESO and GESO? Regards,
João --- Em seg, 23/2/09, Joseph McAllister <[email protected]> escreveu: > De: Joseph McAllister <[email protected]> > Assunto: Re: Cleaning the memory card slot > Para: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Data: Segunda-feira, 23 de Fevereiro de 2009, 18:44 > On Feb 23, 2009, at 13:20 , João Moreira wrote: > > > Hello list > > > > After beeing away for a long time, I'm posting to > this list again. I have also sent my first submission to PUG > in years (by the way: is there still an open gallery or just > a themed one?). > > Now, I am new to digital photography, as I have bought > my K10D some months ago, and I would need your advice: > > > > What kind of stuff do you use to clean the K10D memory > card slot? Has anyone actually ever cleaned it? > > And as for the sensor cleaning? Do you use to clean it > at home? Do you use any liquid or just a dry clean? My wife > gave me a Visible Dust sensor brush, but I am a little > concerned, you know... > > Any help will be appreciated. > > Take care, > > > > João > > > Never had to clean the memory card slot on any of my > cameras. If you are worried about poor contact, I'd use > a good cleaner lubricant like Cramolin on a memory > card's contacts, and insert the card and remove it a few > times. Then leave it out for a half hour for the stuff to > dry before using. > > I've never had to clean either my K10 or my K20 sensor. > It does a pretty good job by itself when you turn it on > >If that doesn't work you can use a menu selection to > shake it some more. > > I do however have Pentax's sensor cleaning kit, and > find it pretty useless. I ultimately had to send my K100 D > back to Pentax for a cleaning (free) as I was unable to > remove all the dirt spots with their sticky goo brush. A wet > process would probably work better, but require more care. > > If you do get something on your sensor that you can't > remove, if you camera is in warranty, send it to Pentax. If > not, have a good local repair shop clean it for you (about > $25 US). > > Pentax's kit warning to not leave their sticky brush on > the sensor "too long" nor press "too > hard" or you will damage the cover glass of coatings > turned me off as being ill defined. The wet process makers > warnings against getting the sensor "too wet" also > leave too much for interpretation. > > Any one else have any experiences with their sensors better > than mine? > > Joseph McAllister > [email protected] > > http://gallery.me.com/jomac > http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. Veja quais são os assuntos do momento no Yahoo! +Buscados http://br.maisbuscados.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
