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Mitchel107
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p.1 #1 · Newbie question here


Ok So im going to take some time going through my lenses and stuff to clean and check my batteries and mainly clean to make sure my camera gets a lot of attention and care as part of preparing for tomorrows music shoot.
does anyone have any 'favorite' or 'best' cleaning tips? can i use windex on my lenses (front and back) and on my filters. does my filter have a texture to that x pattern?im araid to touch it....
what about cleaning the sensor and the mirror.
what abou the flash?
what about the diopter?

im going to start dusting around and come to check back in a while
thanks very much.
Mitch



Jul 31, 2006 at 12:43 AM
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p.1 #2 · Newbie question here


im thinking about shooting all in tiff tomorrow.
anyone dissent about shooting in tiff for an entire evening?



Jul 31, 2006 at 12:49 AM
Mitchel107
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p.1 #3 · Newbie question here


tiff seems to be really really slow



Jul 31, 2006 at 01:15 AM
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p.1 #4 · Newbie question here


Hi - I don't have time to go into details, but please DON'T use Windex on any part of your gear. There are solvents designed for optics. Avoid using solvents at all on the sensor- brushes and lint-free cloth or paper works wonders. A blower brush works well on the sensors. Do not use canned air. - Good luck!

Karl



Jul 31, 2006 at 01:35 AM
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p.1 #5 · Newbie question here


my lenses are cheap feeling. the sigmas feel the best in construction but something tells me there is a sharper lens or two, what are they?

im thinking that with the 70-300, with the flash at 400iso 1/6th and f11 from



Jul 31, 2006 at 01:37 AM
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p.1 #6 · Newbie question here


oops....

i didnt mean to send, i was shooting my tape measure and metering my flash exposure to it...8)
anyway,
any input?


Edited by Mitchel107 on Jul 31, 2006 at 02:11 AM GMT



Jul 31, 2006 at 01:49 AM
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p.1 #7 · Newbie question here


Thanks Kari 8)
after shooting and thinking about it, i didnt feeling like getting it out. the name 'perfect glass' is almost too tempting to not use....



Jul 31, 2006 at 01:51 AM
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p.1 #8 · Newbie question here


great, my flash batteries are dieing. i was planning on picking up some more tomorrow anyway. does anyone buy rechargables? do they have enough Ma or Mv power to charge quickly?

i am thinking of buying 8AA rechargables and a charger instead of always getting energizer lithiums for 20 bucks a pop. do they work just as well?
do you know what the power rating is for the rechargibles is?



Jul 31, 2006 at 02:14 AM





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