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 05/29/2007 08:41:16 PM · #1
i posted this ages ago but it wasnt that bad

but i took some sky shots yesterday and there alllll horrible stuped dust spots!

i dont want to spend money lol how can i get rid of the dust easly?

i doe the test where u take a picture of a clear white surface to check for dust and theres quite a few!

thanks
 05/29/2007 08:44:53 PM · #2
Originally posted by exclamationjay:
i posted this ages ago but it wasnt that bad

but i took some sky shots yesterday and there alllll horrible stuped dust spots!

i dont want to spend money lol how can i get rid of the dust easly?

i doe the test where u take a picture of a clear white surface to check for dust and theres quite a few!

thanks


Me too. I bet there are lots of us with this problem. There is quite a debate on these forums ;i.e. scotch tape or not.

Ken
 05/29/2007 08:46:33 PM · #3
You probably already have a blower so I would try that first. It doesn't get rid of all the dust but usually gets the most obnoxious ones. The instructions are in your camera's manual.
 05/29/2007 08:56:51 PM · #4
is the sensor realy that delicate? i mean im not going to start scrubbing it with a old rag but would a cotton bud be okay?

Message edited by author 2007-05-29 20:57:03.
 05/29/2007 09:00:40 PM · #5
Look here.
 05/29/2007 09:04:08 PM · #6
yes, it is delicate. its very easy to scratch and permanently damage it.

DO NOT USE A COTTON BUD

either go to your camera store and get it cleaned or if you are ok with it get one of the kits that kirbic linked you too

Message edited by author 2007-05-29 21:04:48.
 05/29/2007 09:20:46 PM · #7
Originally posted by exclamationjay:
is the sensor realy that delicate? i mean im not going to start scrubbing it with a old rag but would a cotton bud be okay?


the sensor is about as delicate as any other piece of glass because that's what you would actually be cleaning, a piece of glass. In front of the camera sensor is a hot mirror (usually made of glass) - that's what gets dusty and that's what you would be cleaning. You'd have to completely disassemble your camera to get to the ACTUAL sensor.

worst case senario is you mess up your hot mirror and have to get it replaced which admittedly isn't cheap but it's not as bad as replacing your camera's sensor.
 05/29/2007 09:23:08 PM · #8
I had my sensor cleaned at the local camera store for $35.00. It was worth the price to not have to mess with it myself. They cleaned the sensor and vacuumed the chamber.
 05/29/2007 09:39:46 PM · #9
arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i tried to clean it myself but now whilst looking a tiit under a light it seems scratched (i tried to remove the "scratch" it felt pretty scratchy to me LOL)

actully not LOL ive got a FMP to be in college!

anywa i took a picture of a white screen on my tv (yes not much good takeing pics of tv's) and apart from the obv fat dust blotch can anyone see any perniment damage

(ill take a pic of the sky 2moro it works better..

05/29/2007 09:47:43 PM · #10
Originally posted by exclamationjay:
arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i tried to clean it myself but now whilst looking a tiit under a light it seems scratched (i tried to remove the "scratch" it felt pretty scratchy to me LOL)

actully not LOL ive got a FMP to be in college!

anywa i took a picture of a white screen on my tv (yes not much good takeing pics of tv's) and apart from the obv fat dust blotch can anyone see any perniment damage

(ill take a pic of the sky 2moro it works better..



what did you clean it with?
 05/29/2007 09:48:54 PM · #11
a knife :(

nah a cotton bud even though someone up there said not to, but i thought the glass over it it would of been ok just to gently go over the spots.
 05/29/2007 09:52:28 PM · #12
Not all dust spots are bad. I had one that looked like a bird whenever I took a sunset photo. So I just went with it.
Dusty Bird

Message edited by author 2007-05-29 21:55:39.
 05/29/2007 09:57:59 PM · #13
Originally posted by boomtap:
Not all dust spots are bad. I had one that looked like a bird whenever I took a sunset photo. So I just went with it.
Dusty Bird


haha yeahhh, also easly edited out if u didnt want it

unlike mine
 05/29/2007 10:00:36 PM · #14
Ya, I had birds in lots of shots. Then I just blew it out with one of those bulb deals. Now it is really clean.
 05/30/2007 10:17:29 AM · #15
Personally I have used a foot pump for bike tyres etc, with a football attatchment on the end, to get a directional blow of air, then i just open the mirror up and give it a quick blow. Im not sure if this would be recommended, but air is going to be a lot better than sticking something on the sensor/glass.

edit*
having read a bit more it seems that too much of a powerful blast of air may damage the sensor also, so i think i shall be careful from now on, even though I dont suffer from dust spots too much, and am conservative with the amount of pressure i blow into the camera.

Message edited by author 2007-05-30 10:23:55.
 05/30/2007 11:11:03 AM · #16
try a bulb blower first if that doesn't work get a cleaning kit.
05/30/2007 11:38:39 AM · #17
Or learn to be creative with the placement of the dust in your photos ;)
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