Dust

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Carlos_E._Martinez

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A friend of mine warned about something I wasn't aware of: static electricity becoming a magnet attracting dust.

Apparently that may likely happen in video and HDSLR cameras when you interchange lenses... which is the very reason why I would be interested in these cameras.

Has anyone had such problems with the FS100? How did you solve it or how do you prevent it?
 
I use a rocket blower on the fs100, have had a lot of dust on SLR's and used lens cleaning kits you can get on ebay consisting swabs and alcohol solution and then wipe the glass panel in front of the sensor. Haven't needed it yet on fs100, its a bit scary, always afraid of cracking the glass, I just try to change lenses quickly and leave the sensor exposed as little as possible. Also you can buy static charged soft brushes that attract sensor dust.
 
I've had to use a blower brush on my sensor alot but the best thing to do is to make sure the camera is off when you switch lenses and to keep the sensor covered in between lens swaps. Its almsot impossible to keep your sensor 100% clean without having to brush/wipe it now and again.
 
eheath said:
... Its almsot impossible to keep your sensor 100% clean without having to brush/wipe it now and again.
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Unfortunately I can confirm this. I alway's try to change lenses as quickly as possible, but noticed dust on the sensor at my latest shoot. I also have this problem on the NEX-5N. So I've been looking for a good cleaning solution. I will probably go for the Visible Dust kit and start with the NEX-5N first.
 
Of course DSLRs have a piece of glass, not to mention vibration on start up (5d) and a mirror that flaps down and protects the sensor during lens swaps

The FS100 is far more vunerable..

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