03-18-2011, 01:47 AM
[quote name='IanCD' timestamp='1300296201' post='6877']
Thanks for all the very helpful responses.
I phoned Nikon support as the shop advised, and Nikon have confirmed I need to send it to their service centre.
I'll leave the sensor cleaning on at startup & shut-down from now on..!
Really didn't take much use at all for this to happen..! <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Ian
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It's totally normal for DSLRs to have dust on the sensor, Ian. And as someone mentioned, you can't get water/moisture on the sensor just be changing the lens even with the camera switched on.
I change lenses a lot on my camera and I'm pretty sloppy about where I do it, so there's a lot of dust and crap on my lenses and sensor. But in most situations it simply doesn't show up. In the f/16 against a blue sky shots, you just need to get used to using the clone tool in PS - but I bet most people's DSLRs will show dust spots in those circumstances.
If it doesn't show up in your normal shots, you should ignore it. But turn on the in-camera sensor cleaning, and blow out the sensor chamber with a hand blower (not aerosol spray).
Thanks for all the very helpful responses.
I phoned Nikon support as the shop advised, and Nikon have confirmed I need to send it to their service centre.
I'll leave the sensor cleaning on at startup & shut-down from now on..!
Really didn't take much use at all for this to happen..! <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> Ian
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It's totally normal for DSLRs to have dust on the sensor, Ian. And as someone mentioned, you can't get water/moisture on the sensor just be changing the lens even with the camera switched on.
I change lenses a lot on my camera and I'm pretty sloppy about where I do it, so there's a lot of dust and crap on my lenses and sensor. But in most situations it simply doesn't show up. In the f/16 against a blue sky shots, you just need to get used to using the clone tool in PS - but I bet most people's DSLRs will show dust spots in those circumstances.
If it doesn't show up in your normal shots, you should ignore it. But turn on the in-camera sensor cleaning, and blow out the sensor chamber with a hand blower (not aerosol spray).