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07/15/2007 11:03:45 PM · #1 |
| i have been more than happy with my first dSLR and i want to make it last a while. its my canon reble xti of course. but as time has gone on ive noticed a decrease of quality in performance from when it was new. ive leaned a ton and my pictures are imporoving but no matter how carful i am i notice this continuing decrease in performance. i run a canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM and it has more than improved my images for sports but the more time goes by the more i seem to notice the cons of what ever i shoot. ill take the upmost care in setting up a shot and take test shots for lighting but i still notice blur where i focus and more burnt pixles that usual on a bright sunny day with ISO 100. could it be time to get it cleaned by a shop? i mostly shoot mountainbiking and that involves a LOT of dust floating in the air and i have no idea how to properly disasemble a camera and clean it. or could it just be my eyes becomming more trained and there for noticing the flaws? |
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07/15/2007 11:14:40 PM · #2 |
| Take a shot of a white piece of paper with you aperture set to F22. If the result looks like a snow leopard, it is time to send it in for a cleaning (or do it yourself). |
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07/15/2007 11:14:52 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by session416:
or could it just be my eyes becomming more trained and there for noticing the flaws? |
I think that is probably the case. Other than sensor dust, there shouldn't be any degradation in the image quality over time.
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07/15/2007 11:50:54 PM · #4 |
It can't hurt to clean it. If it's just simple dust, a small blower will do the trick fairly well. If that doesn't work then a more serious cleaning will be required. Overall, the quality shouldn't change with time. If it really does, there are some more serious issues at hand.
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