To: SWAMPSNIPER
My cameras are usually like all my trucks have been, muddy and battered. It's not so bad now but when I was healthier I crawled into some really rough places. My Sony DSLR came with a matte black finish, the grip areas are all worn shiny now. It has some crud in the viewfinder and the auto flash isn't auto any more. I removed the focus screen a few days ago and cleaned that but there are places I can't reach that way. It still works though, just fine. I've kept the sensor clean and that is the vital part. When you change lenses in the field a lot you need to learn to do your own sensor cleaning. Sooner or later something will get in there that the auto function won't handle.Someday I want to be this comfortable with my camera. Right now I do not have to worry about changing lenses as I only have the one.
94 posted on
02/03/2012 12:14:50 AM PST by
Just mythoughts
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To: Just mythoughts
I'm a lens junky. The great old Minolta Maxxum lenses fit my Sony and I can afford lenses that would be expensive if I had a Nikon or a Canon. I found a spotless 50mm f1.4 in a thrift shop for 5 bucks. That isn't a typical price but good deals are easy to find.
Many people don't know it but Minolta was a great innovator in autofocus design. The lenses made in the 80s are top notch.
95 posted on
02/03/2012 12:27:36 AM PST by
SWAMPSNIPER
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