I want to use my D800 tomorrow and was getting my gear in order. I spent about 35 minutes and 5 sensor swabs cleaning the sensor. That is something I've never worried about with 4/3s or m4/3s!
Except that dirt can get under the SSWF. That's exactly what happened with my E-M1. Some dirt (they suspect shedding from the shutter box) got underneath the SSWF and had to be "extracted". Luckily it was under warranty.In the last 10 years of using 4/3 cameras, I've never once found a need to clean the sensor and that's even after many lens changes in dusty conditions. Lots of DSLR sensors come full of dust from the factory.
Also, as the SSWF resides just above the sensor, dust never actually settles on the sensor itself and so is even less likely to affect the image.
I think that would be extremely rare and with the m/43 bodies, that is probably less likely. But at the end of the day, anything is possible.Except that dirt can get under the SSWF. That's exactly what happened with my E-M1. Some dirt (they suspect shedding from the shutter box) got underneath the SSWF and had to be "extracted". Luckily it was under warranty.
What are the indications of dust/dirt under the SSWF?Except that dirt can get under the SSWF. That's exactly what happened with my E-M1. Some dirt (they suspect shedding from the shutter box) got underneath the SSWF and had to be "extracted". Luckily it was under warranty.
Yes... but only at certain focal lengths - there's still a very thick glass between the SSWF and the sensor surface. I had no idea anything was there until I got the 75-300. At any aperture (even wide-open) beyond 150mm you could see two sharp squiggly lines - one in the top right (bottom left of sensor) and one closer to the PDAF area. It wasn't blurry like the Canon example above.If dust was directly lying on the sensor under the SSWF, wouldn't it look incredibly solid and sharp-edged?
On the bright side, you can clean it yourself.I want to use my D800 tomorrow and was getting my gear in order. I spent about 35 minutes and 5 sensor swabs cleaning the sensor. That is something I've never worried about with 4/3s or m4/3s!