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[OM] Re: E-500 or E-1 - (5D dust)

Subject: [OM] Re: E-500 or E-1 - (5D dust)
From: "Joel Wilcox" <jfwilcox@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 11:29:25 -0500
On 4/9/06, Garth Wood <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> At 08:20 AM 09/04/2006, WayneS wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> >I forget if the E-1 has a way to hold the mirror up and shutter open
> >without holding the shutter button in B? The
> >5D has a custom function to clean the sensor, by locking the mirror
> >up and shutter open for cleaning.
>
> In the E-1, it's called "cleaning mode."  How do I know
> this?  Because, as I'm a dope, one of the first things I did with my
> brand-spankin'-new shiny-pretty E-1 right out of the box was to page
> through the menu functions until I found "cleaning mode" and then I
> activated it.  Fortunately, I've learned not to panic (too much) when
> in these situations and quickly consulted the manual to see (a)
> exactly what the Hell I did, (b) whether or not I'd just boned myself
> and (c) how to turn "cleaning mode" off assuming that the answer to
> (b) was "no, you haven't boned yourself (at least not yet)."

LOL!  Garth, I can't tell you what a delight it is to have you in the
E-thingie Lonely Hearts Club.  Hope you'll take a few shots with one
of them big bottles (250/2?).

Joel W.
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