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John Smith

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 8:41 pm Post subject: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly Archived from groups: rec>photo>digital>slr-systems, others (more info?)

As one who's upgraded over the years from a D100 to a D2Xs and now to a D3, my D3 seems to be much more prone to dust on the sensor. I've dealt with it before and sensor cleaning was easy and worked quite well using a simple ear syringe along with Nikon's recommended cleaning process using the EH-6 AC Adapter. The dust spots seem harder to get rid of on my D3 using this same exact process. Have other D3 owners noticed the same? One more question: Samys Camera here in Los Angeles recommended the "Arctic Butterfly" sensor cleaner. Has anyone tried it, and if so, what has your experience been? Thanks, John >> Stay informed about: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly

RichA

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:58 pm Post subject: Re: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Feb 24, 11:41 pm, "John Smith" <JohnSm....RemoveThis@aol.com> wrote: > As one who's upgraded over the years from a D100 to a D2Xs and now to a D3, > my D3 seems to be much more prone to dust on the sensor. > Pretty much what the Canon FF users found. Ironic though, given diffraction as an issue is less of a problem on a large sensor camera than a smaller one, yet dust (visible dust) seems to be worse with FF images. >> Stay informed about: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly

Bob G

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:38 am Post subject: Re: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

.... dust (visible dust) seems to be worse with FF > images. What's FF? Is it really that difficult and time-consuming to spell it out? Pretty soon we'll all be speaking in acronyms. jfud hfgt aj ngh? >> Stay informed about: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly

John Smith

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:41 am Post subject: Re: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

FF = Full Frame (sensor) as opposed to DX format. Nikon actually uses the acronym "FX" for their full frame sensor, but it's usually abbreviated to FF. "Bob G" <bobjames27.DeleteThis@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:cbff73c4-49ed-4646-b5a9-3a0a3fd6089d@v3g2000hsc.googlegroups.com... > ... dust (visible dust) seems to be worse with FF >> images. > > > What's FF? > > Is it really that difficult and time-consuming to spell it out? > > Pretty soon we'll all be speaking in acronyms. > > jfud hfgt aj ngh? >> Stay informed about: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly

RichA

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:31 am Post subject: Re: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Feb 26, 10:38 am, Bob G <bobjame....RemoveThis@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > ... dust (visible dust) seems to be worse with FF > > > images. > > What's FF? > > Is it really that difficult and time-consuming to spell it out? > > Pretty soon we'll all be speaking in acronyms. > > jfud hfgt aj ngh? FF = Full Frame is an unfortunate designation. The real definition should be 35mm sensor size, as FF is purely arbitrary, based on a FILM standard from 1911. The old geezers of the photo community would cry like childen if some company released a different size (larger) because their ancient legacy film lenses would no longer work. >> Stay informed about: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly

John Smith

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:36 am Post subject: Re: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

There ARE larger sizes you young dweeb. It's called medium format, large format. Ever seen a 20x24 large format FILM camera. Now, there's some Gigapixels! Get educated: http://wisner.com/Page13.html "RichA" <rander3127.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message news:8a5d133a-2333-419d-a29a-860dd0983ed2@z17g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > On Feb 26, 10:38 am, Bob G <bobjame....RemoveThis@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> ... dust (visible dust) seems to be worse with FF >> >> > images. >> >> What's FF? >> >> Is it really that difficult and time-consuming to spell it out? >> >> Pretty soon we'll all be speaking in acronyms. >> >> jfud hfgt aj ngh? > > FF = Full Frame is an unfortunate designation. The real definition > should be 35mm sensor size, as FF is purely arbitrary, based on a FILM > standard from 1911. > The old geezers of the photo community would cry like childen if some > company released a different size (larger) because their ancient > legacy film lenses would no longer work. > >> Stay informed about: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly

TRoss

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:04 pm Post subject: Re: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:31:51 -0800 (PST), RichA <rander3127 DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote: >On Feb 26, 10:38 am, Bob G <bobjame... DeleteThis @sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> ... dust (visible dust) seems to be worse with FF >> >> > images. >> >> What's FF? >> >> Is it really that difficult and time-consuming to spell it out? >> >> Pretty soon we'll all be speaking in acronyms. >> >> jfud hfgt aj ngh? > >FF = Full Frame is an unfortunate designation. The real definition >should be 35mm sensor size, as FF is purely arbitrary, based on a FILM >standard from 1911. >The old geezers of the photo community would cry like childen if some >company released a different size (larger) because their ancient >legacy film lenses would no longer work. You may be surprised to learn that there are several medium and large format digital cameras on the market. Hasselblad, Rollei, Mamiya, Fuji, Leaf, Phase One, BetterLight, Imacon to name a few. Not that you would let facts get in the way of one of your idiotic rants..... TR >> Stay informed about: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly

Adrian Boliston

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(Msg. 8) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject: Re: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"Bob G" <bobjames27.DeleteThis@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:cbff73c4-49ed-4646-b5a9-3a0a3fd6089d@v3g2000hsc.googlegroups.com... > ... dust (visible dust) seems to be worse with FF >> images. > > > What's FF? > > Is it really that difficult and time-consuming to spell it out? > > Pretty soon we'll all be speaking in acronyms. > > jfud hfgt aj ngh? People keep calling a digital single lens reflex camera a "DSLR", bloody frustrating! >> Stay informed about: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly

Neil Ellwood

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(Msg. 9) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:00 pm Post subject: Re: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:04:33 -0600, TRoss wrote: > On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:31:51 -0800 (PST), RichA <rander3127.DeleteThis@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>On Feb 26, 10:38 am, Bob G <bobjame....DeleteThis@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >>> ... dust (visible dust) seems to be worse with FF >>> >>> > images. >>> >>> What's FF? >>> >>> Is it really that difficult and time-consuming to spell it out? >>> >>> Pretty soon we'll all be speaking in acronyms. >>> >>> jfud hfgt aj ngh? >> >>FF = Full Frame is an unfortunate designation. The real definition >>should be 35mm sensor size, as FF is purely arbitrary, based on a FILM >>standard from 1911. >>The old geezers of the photo community would cry like childen if some >>company released a different size (larger) because their ancient legacy >>film lenses would no longer work. > > You may be surprised to learn that there are several medium and large > format digital cameras on the market. Hasselblad, Rollei, Mamiya, Fuji, > Leaf, Phase One, BetterLight, Imacon to name a few. > > Not that you would let facts get in the way of one of your idiotic > rants..... > > TR You forgot to point out that Oscar Barnack didn't sell his camera commercially until somewhere around 1927. -- Neil reverse ra and delete l Linux user 335851 >> Stay informed about: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly

Rita Berkowitz

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(Msg. 10) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:35 pm Post subject: Re: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly [Login to view extended thread Info.] Imported from groups: aus>photo, others (more info?)

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Jürgen Exner

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(Msg. 11) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:11 pm Post subject: Re: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: rec>photo>digital>slr-systems, others (more info?)

RichA <rander3127 DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote: >On Feb 26, 10:38 am, Bob G <bobjame... DeleteThis @sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> What's FF? > >FF = Full Frame is an unfortunate designation. The real definition >should be 35mm sensor size, as FF is purely arbitrary, based on a FILM >standard from 1911. The real designation is Kleinbildformat as it was used in 1913 by Oskar Barnack when he developed the very first Leica camera for Leitz. The literal translation would be small picture/image format which matches very nicely with the terms medium frame and large frame camera. jue >> Stay informed about: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly

John Smith

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(Msg. 12) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:11 pm Post subject: Re: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Vielen Dank Herr Jurgen! Ganz nett von dir! "Jürgen Exner" <jurgenex.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:05l8s3p9gpsfe7jok1j0rgdfgdbb6k0330@4ax.com... > RichA <rander3127.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote: >>On Feb 26, 10:38 am, Bob G <bobjame....TakeThisOut@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >>> What's FF? >> >>FF = Full Frame is an unfortunate designation. The real definition >>should be 35mm sensor size, as FF is purely arbitrary, based on a FILM >>standard from 1911. > > The real designation is Kleinbildformat as it was used in 1913 by Oskar > Barnack when he developed the very first Leica camera for Leitz. > The literal translation would be small picture/image format which matches > very nicely with the terms medium frame and large frame camera. > > jue >> Stay informed about: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly

Tzortzakakis Dimitrios

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(Msg. 13) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:24 pm Post subject: Re: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Ï "John Smith" <JohnSmith RemoveThis @aol.com> Ýãñáøå óôï ìÞíõìá news:bxZwj.757$0G7.349@newsfe10.phx... > Vielen Dank Herr Jurgen! Ganz nett von dir! > > Ach, Du sprichst auch Deutsch? > > "Jürgen Exner" <jurgenex RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:05l8s3p9gpsfe7jok1j0rgdfgdbb6k0330@4ax.com... > > RichA <rander3127 RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote: > >>On Feb 26, 10:38 am, Bob G <bobjame... RemoveThis @sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >>> What's FF? > >> > >>FF = Full Frame is an unfortunate designation. The real definition > >>should be 35mm sensor size, as FF is purely arbitrary, based on a FILM > >>standard from 1911. > > > > The real designation is Kleinbildformat as it was used in 1913 by Oskar > > Barnack when he developed the very first Leica camera for Leitz. > > The literal translation would be small picture/image format which matches > > very nicely with the terms medium frame and large frame camera. > > Kleinbildformat, Spiegelreflexkamera, Objektiv und so weiter:-) > > -- Tzortzakakis Dimitrios major in electrical engineering mechanized infantry reservist hordad AT otenet DOT gr >> Stay informed about: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly

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(Msg. 14) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:24 pm Post subject: Re: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Jürgen, Genau meiner Freund, aber es ist eine sehr lange Zeit seit Ich Deutsch gesprochen habe! Ich habe in Goettingen in 1972-1973 als ein Student der "University of California Education Abroad Program" studierte. Es war eine ausgezeichnete Erlebnis, aber meine Vortschatz ist nur so Schwach! I hope I didn't say anything TOO stupid above. <s> I would love to find a way to revice my German here in southern California! Tschuss! "Tzortzakakis Dimitrios" <nowhere.TakeThisOut@noone.com> wrote in message news:fq1s86$ll1$1@mouse.otenet.gr... > > Ï "John Smith" <JohnSmith.TakeThisOut@aol.com> Ýãñáøå óôï ìÞíõìá > news:bxZwj.757$0G7.349@newsfe10.phx... >> Vielen Dank Herr Jurgen! Ganz nett von dir! >> >> > Ach, Du sprichst auch Deutsch? >> >> "Jürgen Exner" <jurgenex.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:05l8s3p9gpsfe7jok1j0rgdfgdbb6k0330@4ax.com... >> > RichA <rander3127.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>On Feb 26, 10:38 am, Bob G <bobjame....TakeThisOut@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> >>> What's FF? >> >> >> >>FF = Full Frame is an unfortunate designation. The real definition >> >>should be 35mm sensor size, as FF is purely arbitrary, based on a FILM >> >>standard from 1911. >> > >> > The real designation is Kleinbildformat as it was used in 1913 by Oskar >> > Barnack when he developed the very first Leica camera for Leitz. >> > The literal translation would be small picture/image format which > matches >> > very nicely with the terms medium frame and large frame camera. >> > > Kleinbildformat, Spiegelreflexkamera, Objektiv und so weiter:-) >> >> > > > > -- > Tzortzakakis Dimitrios > major in electrical engineering > mechanized infantry reservist > hordad AT otenet DOT gr > > >> Stay informed about: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly

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(Msg. 15) Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:26 pm Post subject: Re: Cleaning my D3 sensor / Arctic Butterfly [Login to view extended thread Info.] Imported from groups: rec>photo>digital (more info?)

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