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03/23/2014 08:49:04 PM · #1 |
i'm hoping someone can give me some advice... i recently noticed all my photos with my Nikon D7100 have one or two small spots.
the spot is visible through the view findeer, and is there even when i switch lenses, so it neither of those parts
i have used the clean sensor function several times, and have cleaned the mirror as well. i even did a mirror up and tried a few short puffs of air on the sensor in a dark room (or, at least i think it was sensor)
is there some other element in the camera that i can get at to clean? or is this likely going to need a trip to the camera shop?
thanks in advance!
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03/23/2014 08:59:33 PM · #2 |
Can you show us an image with the spots present, please?
FWIW, an obstruction on the sensor wouldn't show in the viewfinder, and one on the mirror wouldn't show in the image. Also, you don't need a "dark room" to inspect the sensor. In fact, it makes it sort of hard to do :-)
Anyway, post or link to an example of the phenomenon and we can help you figure out what causes it.
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03/23/2014 09:01:15 PM · #3 |
As the spots appear on the images sounds as if the sensor needs a professional clean.
Your local camera shop would be the place to start |
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03/23/2014 10:14:13 PM · #4 |
When you say viewfinder, you don't mean the LCD screen, do you? Some folks (erroneously) use the terms interchangeably.
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03/23/2014 11:23:52 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by bvy:
When you say viewfinder, you don't mean the LCD screen, do you? Some folks (erroneously) use the terms interchangeably. |
view finder = the little rectangle i look through to compose the photo... NOT live view on LCD screen (which is only on whnen i push live view button)
here's a photo i took for the Primary Colors Minimal challenge (then removed)
obviously, the spot(s) are most visible in lighter photos. easy to fix in anything but Minimal Editing!
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03/23/2014 11:48:23 PM · #6 |
| looks to me like sensor dust. Might try cleaning it your self rather than just relying on the camera to do it. |
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03/23/2014 11:50:35 PM · #7 |
| Yeah, looks like standard sensor dust to me. There are many other spots as well. It could definitely use a good cleaning. Perhaps it's just a coincidence that you see two other spots through your viewfinder that happen to be relatively in the same place. |
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03/24/2014 01:45:39 AM · #8 |
| I can see half a dozen of them in that image. Time to clean the sensor, yes. |
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03/24/2014 02:10:04 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
I can see half a dozen of them in that image. Time to clean the sensor, yes. |
Seven. ;)
I agree with all that has been said - and want to emphasize that doing it yourself really is the way to go. |
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03/24/2014 07:39:10 PM · #10 |
ok. there is a short section in the user manual on manual cleaning
thanks a bunch!! |
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