Help!!!What is goin on in this pic?
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Horoscope Fish
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You need a sensor cleaning. Sometimes the spots can be hard to see UNTIL you have a shot that clearly exposes them (no pun intended).
Take some shots of a while wall in good, bright light, at a small f/stop and see if they keep appearing. If they do, your sensor needs a cleaning for sure.
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Take some shots of a while wall in good, bright light, at a small f/stop and see if they keep appearing. If they do, your sensor needs a cleaning for sure.
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Horoscope Fish
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I'm no expert, but the oil spots I've seen have always been very clear, very sharp "in focus" sort of spots; the spots you're getting look like classic dirty sensor spots to me.
Take a deep breath and relax...
Nice! My local shop charges $60 for a complete (wet sensor) cleaning inside and out.
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BackdoorArts
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I'm thinking plain old dirt/dust as oil tends to concentrate in the corners. Do you have a bulb blower? Try that first before worrying about a wet clean. Rocket Blowers are the norm. Do not blow on the sensor with your mouth or with compressed air. Blowing the sensor clean can usually reduce the amount you're dealing with.
The way to check your sensor for dust spots is to take a picture of the sky (reasonably clear sky is good) with an automatic exposure (camera mode A) using about f/16 or f/22. That aperture really shows the dust spots (illumination is a smaller point source, less fuzzy).
Using a Rocket blower is good, with the shutter open (Clean menu, or holding Bulb open with finger).
And of course, the automatic clean camera menu now and then.
Wet clean if it is still a problem.
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Ok took these pics in A mode at f/16...I do have a rocket blower...First pic is out of camera...2nd I brought down exposure 1 stop..Have not used rocket insideof camera yet..
I exposed for the tree line which blew out sky of course..If I lower my exposure spots are more prominent
I exposed for the tree line which blew out sky of course..If I lower my exposure spots are more prominent
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Horoscope Fish
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OMG! I completely forgot there's an in-camera option to clean the sensor. Definitely give this a go first...
Press Menu, go to Setup and press the option for "Clean Image Sensor".
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Sorry, should have stated that I actually paid for it. I purchased an extended warranty and didn't realize that it included free cleanings for the full term of the warranty till it was time to check out. I only purchased it because of the dust/oil issues being reported but I really wanted the camera, got a good deal on my trade and price of camera so it only made sense.
I have the auto clean mode turned on for run at on or off, forget which it is. Not sure it works or not but leave it on as a precaution and it makes me feel better.
His spots looked just like mine, but I didn't ask what it was. And your right the oil spots look a lot worse so maybe both of ours are dust.
His spots looked just like mine, but I didn't ask what it was. And your right the oil spots look a lot worse so maybe both of ours are dust.
Horoscope Fish
Senior Member
Those spots look like the ones I had on my D600 sensor. At least they were the spots I could easily remove with a wet cleaning--they don't look like the spots that wouldn't come off my sensor. Hopefully it won't be a problem for you to remove them.
My spot appeared suddenly on one distinct shot when I was out in the cool morning in January. It was also wet that morning and a light misty rain was coming down. I think my spot was moisture and my camera did get some rain on it that morning. The spot suddenly appeared and never came back after I cleaned the sensor/mirror.
Just a few pointers.
Wayne mentioned using the "B" mode when doing the cleaning. I read that B should be avoided when cleaning the sensor because when you use B, there is current going around the sensor because it's in active mode, trying to catch light.
Second, when you use the auto-clean feature (on open and shut-down mode), it's better to put the camera down on a solid surface. Apparently ( some store technician told me) it helps the ultra sound to do it's job better.
But, really, don't wait until you see these at below f8 or 5.6. If you are not sure about how to do it, go into a store that does it for you "while you watch". then, gather the supplies and do it yourself. This is maintenance that you will have to learn sooner or later. And, as fas as I'm concerned, the sooner the better.
Wayne mentioned using the "B" mode when doing the cleaning. I read that B should be avoided when cleaning the sensor because when you use B, there is current going around the sensor because it's in active mode, trying to catch light.
Second, when you use the auto-clean feature (on open and shut-down mode), it's better to put the camera down on a solid surface. Apparently ( some store technician told me) it helps the ultra sound to do it's job better.
But, really, don't wait until you see these at below f8 or 5.6. If you are not sure about how to do it, go into a store that does it for you "while you watch". then, gather the supplies and do it yourself. This is maintenance that you will have to learn sooner or later. And, as fas as I'm concerned, the sooner the better.