I'm amazed.......

[Stuart Rider]

I keep reading posts by 1Ds owners asking about things which are fairly elementary to most DSLR owners. Such as, why do I get these black spots (dust), issues to do with CA and other fairly basic stuff.

Now, I'm not passing judgement, people are free to spend as they wish. However, it seems strange to me, like buying a Ferrari after passig your driving test.

I really think we should have an FAQ here, linked to or hosted on this site, thoughts?
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Cheers,

Stuart Rider.

 

[Juli Valley]

I guess folks who have the money to go first class from the beginning will. I can't imagine starting with megabucks cameras, but then I go back in photography for 50 years. No built in metering, no AF, no multi modes cameras, etc.

 

[Glenn James]

I keep reading posts by 1Ds owners asking about things which are
fairly elementary to most DSLR owners. Such as, why do I get these
black spots (dust), issues to do with CA and other fairly basic
stuff.

That's because people don't know how to search the web. It's amazing. I have seen people as such questions (on other forums) as "Does Sheldon Brown have a website?" Now it would be understandable if they misspelled the name, but they had it right. A simple web search will find his site.

Now, I'm not passing judgement, people are free to spend as they
wish. However, it seems strange to me, like buying a Ferrari after
passig your driving test.

If you've got it, flaunt it.

I really think we should have an FAQ here, linked to or hosted on
this site, thoughts?

Have at it, but it seems to me that lots of people don't read FAQs or know how to search (see above).

Glenn

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http://pages.sbcglobal.net/gjames

 

[frankb]

Developing a FAQ for this forum is the best idea posted in quite some time. In fact, Stuart's proposal may be this forum's single most significant proposition ever.

Anyone up to the challenge?? I, myself, am not qualified, and I am not ashamed to admit it.

I really think we should have an FAQ here, linked to or hosted on
this site, thoughts?
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Cheers,

Stuart Rider.

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regards,

FB

 

[mskad]

I might be able to host it: I should have some MB to spare on my ATTbi web server account.

Stay tuned...

Mskad.

I keep reading posts by 1Ds owners asking about things which are
fairly elementary to most DSLR owners. Such as, why do I get these
black spots (dust), issues to do with CA and other fairly basic
stuff.

Now, I'm not passing judgement, people are free to spend as they
wish. However, it seems strange to me, like buying a Ferrari after
passig your driving test.

I really think we should have an FAQ here, linked to or hosted on
this site, thoughts?
--
Cheers,

Stuart Rider.

 

[Kevin Lyness]

I think that's a great idea. Keep in mind that this site does have a very useful glossary (which I'm sure no one looks in either). (-:

I keep reading posts by 1Ds owners asking about things which are
fairly elementary to most DSLR owners. Such as, why do I get these
black spots (dust), issues to do with CA and other fairly basic
stuff.

Now, I'm not passing judgement, people are free to spend as they
wish. However, it seems strange to me, like buying a Ferrari after
passig your driving test.

I really think we should have an FAQ here, linked to or hosted on
this site, thoughts?
--
Cheers,

Stuart Rider.

 

[Ty Doram]

High school would have been alot more fun assuming that I would have survived.

I keep reading posts by 1Ds owners asking about things which are
fairly elementary to most DSLR owners. Such as, why do I get these
black spots (dust), issues to do with CA and other fairly basic
stuff.

Now, I'm not passing judgement, people are free to spend as they
wish. However, it seems strange to me, like buying a Ferrari after
passig your driving test.

I really think we should have an FAQ here, linked to or hosted on
this site, thoughts?
--
Cheers,

Stuart Rider.

--
TyDo

 

[Kjeld Olesen]

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Kjeld Olesen
http://www.acapixus.dk

 

[Greg M]

I keep reading posts by 1Ds owners asking about things which are
fairly elementary to most DSLR owners. Such as, why do I get these
black spots (dust), issues to do with CA and other fairly basic
stuff.

Well Stuart why don't you respond? I haven't gotten a response to my "dust" question. I can not see any dust or spots on the sensor. I've looked at it under enough light and it looks in perfect condition. Do you, in your all knowing position have any ideas as to what it is? I asked because maybe someone else has run across something else that it could be. It doesn't make sense to try and clean it with some kind of solution if I can't see anything. BTW I have good eye sight so I'm not just missing it.

No question is elementary until after you ask it the first time.

 

[Don Hammer]

I don't know, but you may have some dead pixels. If so, I understand Canon service can re-map them so they go away. Does this ring a bell with anyone?

I keep reading posts by 1Ds owners asking about things which are
fairly elementary to most DSLR owners. Such as, why do I get these
black spots (dust), issues to do with CA and other fairly basic
stuff.

Well Stuart why don't you respond? I haven't gotten a response to
my "dust" question. I can not see any dust or spots on the sensor.
I've looked at it under enough light and it looks in perfect
condition. Do you, in your all knowing position have any ideas as
to what it is? I asked because maybe someone else has run across
something else that it could be. It doesn't make sense to try and
clean it with some kind of solution if I can't see anything. BTW I
have good eye sight so I'm not just missing it.

No question is elementary until after you ask it the first time.

 

[Greg M]

I don't know, but you may have some dead pixels. If so, I
understand Canon service can re-map them so they go away. Does this
ring a bell with anyone?

Don't even say that! I'm finally getting some answers to my post and one person has a number of pages addressing this.

I'll exchange it before I go that route.

 

[Stuart Rider]

As other people have people have pointed out, they're not always visible. Dust issues and cleaning have been discussed 1000s of times. The info is there if you look for it. I took shots at f30 today and they're covered in dust, you can't see any on the sensor.

Do I gather from your adversarial tone I've hit a raw nerve?

I keep reading posts by 1Ds owners asking about things which are
fairly elementary to most DSLR owners. Such as, why do I get these
black spots (dust), issues to do with CA and other fairly basic
stuff.

Well Stuart why don't you respond? I haven't gotten a response to
my "dust" question. I can not see any dust or spots on the sensor.
I've looked at it under enough light and it looks in perfect
condition. Do you, in your all knowing position have any ideas as
to what it is? I asked because maybe someone else has run across
something else that it could be. It doesn't make sense to try and
clean it with some kind of solution if I can't see anything. BTW I
have good eye sight so I'm not just missing it.

No question is elementary until after you ask it the first time.

--
Cheers,

Stuart Rider.

 

[Nill Toulme]

When I first joined this forum a year ago, coming to digital for the first time with a D60 after shooting for years with Canon film bodies, I didn't have clue (no, still don't, I know).

Not only that, though, but it didn't jump right out at me by any means that this forum even had search capability. I only discovered it when somebody got flamed for not searching before asking a "basic question."

And even on the questions that have been asked and answered a hundred times, I often find that there's some new (to me) nugget in the thread that's useful if only a new spin on the topic.

(And I was going to ask another 1D sensor cleaning question, but I guess I'll go do a search first.)

Nill
~~
http://www.toulme.net

 

[Greg M]

As other people have people have pointed out, they're not always
visible. Dust issues and cleaning have been discussed 1000s of

That's nice but it can be a pain in the butt to sift through those 1000 posts to get a specific question answered. I do use the search from time to time when I'm looking for general information.

times. The info is there if you look for it. I took shots at f30
today and they're covered in dust, you can't see any on the sensor.

This I never knew. I almost never shoot smaller then f8 so I usually never see it but I always figured that you'd see it on the sensor.

Do I gather from your adversarial tone I've hit a raw nerve?

The nerve is those people who, instead of just passing by a post, have the need belittle the poster by insisting that they use the search before they dare ask a question. Do you use the search before every question that you ask? If you don't then what makes your question more important then someone else's question? You asked. (since you can't hear my tone let me say that this is writen with a pleasent tone and not an irritated tone)

BTW, after replying to your post I then saw the post that probably sparked your thread and because of my response to you I followed my own advise and answered his post. Had I not responded to you the way I did I probably would not have taken the time to respond to him.

 

[Jack Flesher]

a lot of the 1Ds folks just recently made the switch from film directly to the 1Ds -- hence they are in the beginning of the DSLR learning curve.

Cheers,

Jack

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I keep reading posts by 1Ds owners asking about things which are
fairly elementary to most DSLR owners. Such as, why do I get these
black spots (dust), issues to do with CA and other fairly basic
stuff.

Now, I'm not passing judgement, people are free to spend as they
wish. However, it seems strange to me, like buying a Ferrari after
passig your driving test.

I really think we should have an FAQ here, linked to or hosted on
this site, thoughts?
--
Cheers,

Stuart Rider.

 

[David Straight]

There was a person who proclaimed to be a physicist, yet posted a message asking if he should exchange his $1500, 16-35mm L lens (for the second time), because when he pointed it directly at the sun he thought he shouldn't see any flare. I threw in some obvious technical jargon that ANY physicist could pick up on, but he didn't seem to know anything about optics. Very strange!

So, I'm not too surprised in this forum anymore.

I keep reading posts by 1Ds owners asking about things which are
fairly elementary to most DSLR owners. Such as, why do I get these
black spots (dust), issues to do with CA and other fairly basic
stuff.

Now, I'm not passing judgement, people are free to spend as they
wish. However, it seems strange to me, like buying a Ferrari after
passig your driving test.

I really think we should have an FAQ here, linked to or hosted on
this site, thoughts?
--
Cheers,

Stuart Rider.

 

[Stuart Rider]

As other people have people have pointed out, they're not always
visible. Dust issues and cleaning have been discussed 1000s of

That's nice but it can be a pain in the butt to sift through those
1000 posts to get a specific question answered. I do use the
search from time to time when I'm looking for general information.

True, that's why an FAQ might be useful

times. The info is there if you look for it. I took shots at f30
today and they're covered in dust, you can't see any on the sensor.

This I never knew. I almost never shoot smaller then f8 so I
usually never see it but I always figured that you'd see it on the
sensor.

this is the dust I have, this was at f25



I only get 2-3 spots at f11

Do I gather from your adversarial tone I've hit a raw nerve?

The nerve is those people who, instead of just passing by a post,
have the need belittle the poster by insisting that they use the
search before they dare ask a question. Do you use the search
before every question that you ask? If you don't then what makes
your question more important then someone else's question? You
asked. (since you can't hear my tone let me say that this is writen
with a pleasent tone and not an irritated tone)

The flip side is if you're a regular here, it gets frustrating answering the same questions, week in, week out.

BTW, after replying to your post I then saw the post that probably
sparked your thread and because of my response to you I followed my
own advise and answered his post. Had I not responded to you the
way I did I probably would not have taken the time to respond to
him.

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Cheers,

Stuart Rider.

 

[Cryptnotic]

nt, yo.

 

[Karrol]

--
Kjeld Olesen
http://www.acapixus.dk

 

[Karrol]

I keep reading posts by 1Ds owners asking about things which are
fairly elementary to most DSLR owners. Such as, why do I get these
black spots (dust), issues to do with CA and other fairly basic
stuff.

Now, I'm not passing judgement, people are free to spend as they
wish. However, it seems strange to me, like buying a Ferrari after
passig your driving test.

I really think we should have an FAQ here, linked to or hosted on
this site, thoughts?
--
Cheers,

Stuart Rider.