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Is this an oil spot issue or just dust?
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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 201247" data-attributes="member: 13196"><p>Over in my thread about <a href="http://nikonites.com/d600/11932-how-wet-clean-oil-spots-sensor.html#axzz2foX7RV7J" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff">the oil/dust spot issue in my D600</span></a>, BackdoorHippie was kind enough to post this YouTube video on how to wet clean a sensor. Before doing a wet cleaning, the dust needs to be blown off the sensor. If you watch the video, you will see that using a blower is a piece of cake (fortunately without all the crumbs! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />). You may want to invest in a decent rocketblower rather than to pay Nikon to remove dust. If the items are stuck onto the sensor, you can decide whether or not to proceed with a wet cleaning on your own. Please consider watching the beginning to see how easy it is to use a rocketblower. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>And in case you are interested in buying a rockeblower, I use the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Giottos-AA1900-Rocket-Blaster-Large/dp/B00017LSPI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380027426&sr=8-1&keywords=rocketblower" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff">large Giottos blower</span></a> although I'm sure there are many other equally good blasters out there. This brand has a filter on the back end so it doesn't pull in dust which would just end up being blown out onto your sensor. Giottos makes 3 sizes, the large is definitely the best of the bunch IMHO.</p><p> </p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]qi6S3jHA21w[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hark, post: 201247, member: 13196"] Over in my thread about [URL="http://nikonites.com/d600/11932-how-wet-clean-oil-spots-sensor.html#axzz2foX7RV7J"][COLOR=#0000ff]the oil/dust spot issue in my D600[/COLOR][/URL], BackdoorHippie was kind enough to post this YouTube video on how to wet clean a sensor. Before doing a wet cleaning, the dust needs to be blown off the sensor. If you watch the video, you will see that using a blower is a piece of cake (fortunately without all the crumbs! ;)). You may want to invest in a decent rocketblower rather than to pay Nikon to remove dust. If the items are stuck onto the sensor, you can decide whether or not to proceed with a wet cleaning on your own. Please consider watching the beginning to see how easy it is to use a rocketblower. :) And in case you are interested in buying a rockeblower, I use the [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Giottos-AA1900-Rocket-Blaster-Large/dp/B00017LSPI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380027426&sr=8-1&keywords=rocketblower"][COLOR=#0000ff]large Giottos blower[/COLOR][/URL] although I'm sure there are many other equally good blasters out there. This brand has a filter on the back end so it doesn't pull in dust which would just end up being blown out onto your sensor. Giottos makes 3 sizes, the large is definitely the best of the bunch IMHO. [MEDIA=youtube]qi6S3jHA21w[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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