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X-T4 Sensor Dust?

Started Oct 11, 2020 | Questions thread
Steve_tEkGuY Contributing Member • Posts: 599
Re: X-T4 Sensor Dust?
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daellis wrote:

I've been shooting with an X-T4 now for a few months and am finding that it is a magnet for sensor dust. I'm extremely careful about changing lenses, i.e., keeping the body face down, not changing in the wind or obvious sources of dust, etc. But this sensor seems to attract dust like no other camera I've ever owned. I've shot with Canon, Olympus and have an X-H1. None of those cameras have the problem. IBIS static build-up? Anyone else have this problem?

Good to know. I had the A73 and it was a dust magnet. More like a vacuum. My Canon RP and R had much less with longer usage.

I did wonder if X-T4 has dust issue as this is rarely reported by youtubers under reviews.

In general if I have to swap lenses in the field I turn the camera off. Remove the battery. Turn the camera on drain any electricity built on the sensor. Aim the body downwards and swap lens quickly. Also all my rear mount lens caps have sticky 2 sided 3m tape so if any dust us in the lens it will fall and stick to the 3m tape when stored.

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