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AGW · 06-21-2009, 04:28 AM

My K200D is a Dust Magnet.

I keep it in a case, hardly if ever take the DA 55 - 300 off the camera yet every morning we seem to be going through the same little ritual.

The sensor is covered in dust. Do the cleaning, blow off the sensor, run the dust removal, and the dust alert shows the sensor clean.

Next morning - covered in dust again. Like the thing is statically charged to collect dust or something.

So what am I doing wrong or what should I be doing differently? How do you keep dust off your sensor?

Thanks for any tips or advice you might have.

Al

wwwmorrell · 06-21-2009, 06:50 AM

It could be as simple as the enviroment you live in.

I had the same problem, forever cleaning my sensor until it dawned on me that the wood heater [combustion] in the house was the culprit, leaving smoke dust/particles on the sensor.

A pain in the a*se to clean, but now, I just go outside whenever changing lenses, problem solved.

Can't remember, when I last cleaned the sensor.

Just a thought, Wal'

octavmandru · 06-21-2009, 07:46 AM

Hmmm. I'm not a big fan of blowers. I use the Pentax cleaning kit, to effectively remove the dust from the sensor enclosure.
Plus, the sensor is indeed statically charging during it's use.

danny09 · 06-21-2009, 09:45 AM

Please make sure to remove the batteries while you are not using the K200D. The charge is still circulating through the camera even when its not turn ON. I am not sure it reaches the sensor though..but just in case.

06-21-2009, 04:28 AM	#1
AGW Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 28	Dust Magnet My K200D is a Dust Magnet. I keep it in a case, hardly if ever take the DA 55 - 300 off the camera yet every morning we seem to be going through the same little ritual. The sensor is covered in dust. Do the cleaning, blow off the sensor, run the dust removal, and the dust alert shows the sensor clean. Next morning - covered in dust again. Like the thing is statically charged to collect dust or something. So what am I doing wrong or what should I be doing differently? How do you keep dust off your sensor? Thanks for any tips or advice you might have. Al

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06-21-2009, 06:50 AM	#2
wwwmorrell Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mount Buller, Australia Posts: 397	It could be as simple as the enviroment you live in. I had the same problem, forever cleaning my sensor until it dawned on me that the wood heater [combustion] in the house was the culprit, leaving smoke dust/particles on the sensor. A pain in the a*se to clean, but now, I just go outside whenever changing lenses, problem solved. Can't remember, when I last cleaned the sensor. Just a thought, Wal'

06-21-2009, 07:46 AM	#3
octavmandru Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: somewhere around Posts: 615	Hmmm. I'm not a big fan of blowers. I use the Pentax cleaning kit, to effectively remove the dust from the sensor enclosure. Plus, the sensor is indeed statically charging during it's use.

06-21-2009, 09:45 AM	#4
danny09 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 417	Please make sure to remove the batteries while you are not using the K200D. The charge is still circulating through the camera even when its not turn ON. I am not sure it reaches the sensor though..but just in case.