No more dust while u r changing lens! great news!

vitalsax · 03-03-2009, 12:37 PM

pma 2009 video YouTube - Imaging Resource PMA 2009 - Dust-Aid

Gooshin · 03-03-2009, 12:41 PM

i dont get it

some lenses have elements that extend below the lock line... how the.. what the?

:ugh:

Ratmagiclady · 03-03-2009, 12:52 PM

Originally posted by Gooshin

i dont get it

some lenses have elements that extend below the lock line... how the.. what the?

:ugh:

Looks like it goes right onto the mirror box, and is very thin, so it seems it'd be OK in that way, to me? I can see the use of one, easily-enough.

sewebster · 03-03-2009, 12:54 PM

Yowzas, the anti-filter people will have a field day with this one

Gooshin · 03-03-2009, 12:55 PM

Originally posted by Ratmagiclady

Looks like it goes right onto the mirror box, and is very thin, so it seems it'd be OK in that way, to me? I can see the use of one, easily-enough.

i am very skeptical of ANY elements outside of those that make up the original lens to "not affect image quality"

Anyway what happened to simple diligence?

Jasvox · 03-03-2009, 12:55 PM

A layer between the sensor and the lens? Sounds like a potential image quality inhibitor.

Jason

Ratmagiclady · 03-03-2009, 01:12 PM

Originally posted by sewebster

Yowzas, the anti-filter people will have a field day with this one

Well, I kind of *am* one. (With some pretty big qualifiers: it's mostly just that if I can have a good-sized hood instead, I usually prefer that,) I wouldn't likely leave such a thing in *all the time,* but if conditions were crappy, one less thing to worry about, having just the one body.

Shaloot! · 03-03-2009, 01:16 PM

Won't you have to worry about dust/specs/grime on that filter now??

Ratmagiclady · 03-03-2009, 01:19 PM

Originally posted by Shaloot!

Won't you have to worry about dust/specs/grime on that filter now??

I guess the idea is they're disposable.

Gooshin · 03-03-2009, 01:21 PM

Originally posted by Ratmagiclady

I guess the idea is they're disposable.

at 19.99 i'm getting two skids of this stuff! Deal of a lifetime.

legacyb4 · 03-03-2009, 01:22 PM

I imagine if you are a journalist in a war zone, the little layer of film is far more preferable than dust and debris getting into your body...

Gooshin · 03-03-2009, 01:27 PM

Originally posted by legacyb4

I imagine if you are a journalist in a war zone, the little layer of film is far more preferable than dust and debris getting into your body...

thats why you have weather sealed lenses, and usually one will do the trick.

if you're so worried change lenses under your shirt, very easy, you should try it.

Ratmagiclady · 03-03-2009, 01:30 PM

Originally posted by legacyb4

I imagine if you are a journalist in a war zone, the little layer of film is far more preferable than dust and debris getting into your body...

I'd think any time when you might run into really nasty stuff in the air, I think there's a place for it. It's not like it's *guaranteed* to get messed up any given time you used it.

Sodbuster · 03-03-2009, 02:37 PM

I've wondered why somebody didn't make something like that, but I would have wanted it to be super-ultra multi-coated high transparency zero reflectivity ;-) Plastic?

glanglois · 03-03-2009, 02:42 PM

Mfg site is: DUST-AID : Sensor Cleaning Products for DSLR Cameras

They're camera-specific and starting to ship on some Canon models in a month or so. We'll let the Canon owners trial the concept.

Of course, the result is dust (which just won't go away) on our new shields and old lenses, but not inside the belly of the camera.

I wonder if the plastic film is as static-free and dust-resistant as the sensor is. Any bets here? I'm confident that the plastic film, unlike the sensor, does not jiggle about doing the high-Herz shimmy when the camera is turned on ....

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03-03-2009, 12:41 PM	#2
Gooshin Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, the one in Canada. Posts: 5,610	i dont get it some lenses have elements that extend below the lock line... how the.. what the? :ugh:

03-03-2009, 12:52 PM	#3
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	Originally posted by Gooshin i dont get it some lenses have elements that extend below the lock line... how the.. what the? :ugh: Looks like it goes right onto the mirror box, and is very thin, so it seems it'd be OK in that way, to me? I can see the use of one, easily-enough.

03-03-2009, 12:54 PM	#4
sewebster Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Photos: Gallery Posts: 544	Yowzas, the anti-filter people will have a field day with this one

03-03-2009, 12:55 PM	#5
Gooshin Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, the one in Canada. Posts: 5,610	Originally posted by Ratmagiclady Looks like it goes right onto the mirror box, and is very thin, so it seems it'd be OK in that way, to me? I can see the use of one, easily-enough. i am very skeptical of ANY elements outside of those that make up the original lens to "not affect image quality" Anyway what happened to simple diligence?

03-03-2009, 12:55 PM	#6
Jasvox Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 3,107	A layer between the sensor and the lens? Sounds like a potential image quality inhibitor. Jason

03-03-2009, 01:12 PM	#7
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	Originally posted by sewebster Yowzas, the anti-filter people will have a field day with this one Well, I kind of am one. (With some pretty big qualifiers: it's mostly just that if I can have a good-sized hood instead, I usually prefer that,) I wouldn't likely leave such a thing in all the time, but if conditions were crappy, one less thing to worry about, having just the one body.

03-03-2009, 01:16 PM	#8
Shaloot! Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 67	Won't you have to worry about dust/specs/grime on that filter now??

03-03-2009, 01:19 PM	#9
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	Originally posted by Shaloot! Won't you have to worry about dust/specs/grime on that filter now?? I guess the idea is they're disposable.

03-03-2009, 01:21 PM	#10
Gooshin Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, the one in Canada. Posts: 5,610	Originally posted by Ratmagiclady I guess the idea is they're disposable. at 19.99 i'm getting two skids of this stuff! Deal of a lifetime.

03-03-2009, 01:22 PM	#11
legacyb4 Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tri-Cities, British Columbia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,784	I imagine if you are a journalist in a war zone, the little layer of film is far more preferable than dust and debris getting into your body...

03-03-2009, 01:27 PM	#12
Gooshin Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, the one in Canada. Posts: 5,610	Originally posted by legacyb4 I imagine if you are a journalist in a war zone, the little layer of film is far more preferable than dust and debris getting into your body... thats why you have weather sealed lenses, and usually one will do the trick. if you're so worried change lenses under your shirt, very easy, you should try it.

03-03-2009, 01:30 PM	#13
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	Originally posted by legacyb4 I imagine if you are a journalist in a war zone, the little layer of film is far more preferable than dust and debris getting into your body... I'd think any time when you might run into really nasty stuff in the air, I think there's a place for it. It's not like it's guaranteed to get messed up any given time you used it.

03-03-2009, 02:37 PM	#14
Sodbuster Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: SE Minnesota Photos: Gallery Posts: 109	I've wondered why somebody didn't make something like that, but I would have wanted it to be super-ultra multi-coated high transparency zero reflectivity ;-) Plastic?

03-03-2009, 02:42 PM	#15
glanglois Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Madison, Wis., USA Posts: 1,506	Mfg site is: DUST-AID : Sensor Cleaning Products for DSLR Cameras They're camera-specific and starting to ship on some Canon models in a month or so. We'll let the Canon owners trial the concept. Of course, the result is dust (which just won't go away) on our new shields and old lenses, but not inside the belly of the camera. I wonder if the plastic film is as static-free and dust-resistant as the sensor is. Any bets here? I'm confident that the plastic film, unlike the sensor, does not jiggle about doing the high-Herz shimmy when the camera is turned on ....