small dark spots on photos (Page 2): I started getting them on my SONY a7R2. Then i noticed a cleaning item on the menu. It shook the camera hard for a second and I guess knocked the...

joto9d7 Loc: Laguna Hills

I started getting them on my SONY a7R2. Then i noticed a cleaning item on the menu. It shook the camera hard for a second and I guess knocked the spots off. I being cautious and was not using an aerosol can to blow out the dust from the sensor area. I wonder is it okay to use aerosol?

roxiemarty Loc: Florida

joto9d7 wrote:

I started getting them on my SONY a7R2. Then i noticed a cleaning item on the menu. It shook the camera hard for a second and I guess knocked the spots off. I being cautious and was not using an aerosol can to blow out the dust from the sensor area. I wonder is it okay to use aerosol?

I would say no to canned air on my camera. Rocket blower and sensor cleaning supplies only. It probably has a warning on the can.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

eyebidder wrote:

I've had the camera "clean" the sensor a couple of times but have not noticed it come up.
eyebidder

All the cleaning function does is vibrate the sensor to get rid of any loose dust. You can't expect too much from it. Maybe someday we'll have a system like washers and wipers on headlights.

Ladybugjf

Just wanted to say, me, too. I, also, have a D7000. Over the years I have taken it in to be professionally cleaned twice because of the exact same spots. I do not change lens very often. But, zoom my 18-200mm lens all the time. I am not a pro so I never have attempted to clean myself. My local Nikon authorized dealer charges $69 for cleaning. Well, worth the price if it keeps me from damanging something trying to do it myself!

joto9d7 Loc: Laguna Hills

If your spots are the same as mine, they come off with the touch up brush on Lightroom, if necessary.

skylinefirepest Loc: Southern Pines, N.C.

I have spots on some of my photos...but it is dirt on the outside of the lens protector. I do fire and rescue photography, generally under nasty conditions, and my camera is subject to being left on the bumper of a firetruck or elsewhere. I don't remember to clean it frequently.

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

joto9d7 wrote:

If your spots are the same as mine, they come off with the touch up brush on Lightroom, if necessary.

FWIW - easy enough in Lightroom to clean the spots on one image, then apply those changes to every image, and all the spots are gone in one batch change.

JimRPhoto Loc: Raleigh NC

I have had this experience and attempted to clean the sensor myself with just a bulb type dust blower (never canned air). I have learned that dust clinging to the sensor assembly is not something you can easily control. I am very careful, but when you change the lens on a DSLR the ambient conditions will result in dust entering the camera body. My camera store will clean the sensor for you "forever" on a camera you buy for them. The fellow tells me that some photographers go in monthly for this. He has a special loupe, a special brush, and a big air blower. He tells me I could buy all this equipment for about $100, but for me, why bother when the "expert" does it for me? Point is, each time I had the spots on my photos, cleaning the sensor took care of the problem.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

JimRPhoto wrote:

I have had this experience and attempted to clean ... (show quote)

A good reason to buy local!

Brooklyn-Camera Loc: Brooklyn, New York City

Spend a few bucks and take it to a photo shop and have the sensor cleaned, looks more than dust to me. Do you change your lens in dirty environments? If so that could do the trick to get contaminates on the sensor. If you never cleaned the sensor before take it to a shop, better safe than sorry.

PEANUT MAN Loc: Florida

This another issue, I have a MBD100 that I use on my D100 Nikon. The voice recorder has stopped working. After talking with a Nikon rep no solution. Any one have any ideas?? Thanks ahead.

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

PEANUT MAN wrote:

This another issue, I have a MBD100 that I use on my D100 Nikon. The voice recorder has stopped working. After talking with a Nikon rep no solution. Any one have any ideas?? Thanks ahead.

Replace the unit? Amazon shows they have several used for 45.00 each.

http://www.amazon.com/MB-D100-Multifunction-Battery-Nikon-Digital/dp/B00007E80L/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473109651&sr=8-1&keywords=mbd100

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

PEANUT MAN wrote:

This another issue, I have a MBD100 that I use on my D100 Nikon. The voice recorder has stopped working. After talking with a Nikon rep no solution. Any one have any ideas?? Thanks ahead.

Another issue warrants a new thread, but Dnallagher answered your question.

Jim Bob

eyebidder wrote:

I'm using a D7000 and I've noticed for the second time these small dark spots on a lot of photos I've taken recently. Last time I cleaned the mirror, lenses and it seemed to work.

I've heard about Nikon's problem with oil spots on the sensor and I think that might be the problem. I've had the camera "clean" the sensor a couple of times but have not noticed it come up.

Does anyone have any ideas what's causing these faint spots?

thank you!

eyebidder

Dust or lubricant on sensor. Hard to tell with posted image. Clean that bad boy or have someone do it.

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

eyebidder wrote:

I'm using a D7000 and I've noticed for the second time these small dark spots on a lot of photos I've taken recently. Last time I cleaned the mirror, lenses and it seemed to work.

I've heard about Nikon's problem with oil spots on the sensor and I think that might be the problem. I've had the camera "clean" the sensor a couple of times but have not noticed it come up.

Does anyone have any ideas what's causing these faint spots?

thank you!

eyebidder

Dust on the negatives? :)