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04/24/2003 03:37:12 PM · #1 |
After my last set of sunset shots, I was noticing hotspots in the same area. Looked at the lens and noticed that there is one (I am calling it) large speck of dust UNDER the first element(lens). I really started looking close and am able to see a few others here and there.
Anyone have a remedy, besides having Nikon take it all apart? It is under warranty still. Not sure if it was there when I bought it, but aren't these things sealed?
Had thought about trying forced air, but not sure on that way. May blow more in and/or damage something.
Any thoughts?
Message edited by author 2003-04-24 15:37:59.
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04/24/2003 03:44:36 PM · #2 |
Dust is the darndest critter. It always get's under the elements. I have seen real big dust specs under the front element that really don't affect image quality. I doubt "hotspots" would be caused by dust on the front element unless it is real big. Most of the time hotspot type affects are caused by dust on the sensor.
Now dust on the rear element can have large affects...
Post a sample?
Dave
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04/24/2003 04:39:39 PM · #3 |
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04/25/2003 02:17:41 AM · #4 |
I sent in my camera while under warranty to have the LCD worked on (it was shutting off sometimes when it shouldn't have). Since I was sending it in anyway, I mentioned that there was a hair inside the lens that had been there since I got the camera. It wasn't really hurting my pictures any that I could tell. I got my camera back without the hair, but it also was taking REALLY weird pictures that were barely recognizable. I have no idea what they did to make it act so badly, but I guess that having someone open your camera is risky. Of course they are fixing it again, but it means that I've had to pay shipping twice and have not had a workable camera for a month now.
I'd be very cautious about doing it myself though, and make sure that it won't affect the warranty if you do. Just having the camera opened up had also caused the battery compartment to become almost impossible to open without a tool. |
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04/25/2003 01:04:31 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by dacrazyrn:
Had thought about trying forced air, but not sure on that way. May blow more in and/or damage something.
Any thoughts? |
I wouldn't try this... You'll probably do more damage then good. Does the Nikon have a lens that moves in and out? If so, the reason you have dust in it is because you don't have a "tube" and filter to protect it. If you think about it, the gap around the moving lens is a very large area for dust to enter. And when the lens moves out on startup, this will suck any dust around that area in.
When I bought my Fuji, I wouldn't even use it until the tube and filter arrived. And I rarely ever take the UV filter or tube off of the camera because there's no reason to.
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