Very Dirty Sensor?
Aug 26, 2018 12:46:41 #
A.J.R.
Loc: Devon, UK
It would be interesting to know how so much dust arrived on your sensor. I have been using interchangeable lens digital cameras for more than 15 years now and only once got a speck of dust on the sensor cured by a couple of burst from a large Giotto blower used with the camera facing downwards. I do however keep my lens changing times to the very minimum and am as careful as possible not to do so in dusty areas.
Outside a pub last evening I saw a photographer using a blower for about half a minute on each of is 2 cameras, when I'm pretty sure he would not have had dust on the sensor, but was just doing it as a matter of course. If he had no dust before using the blower I wouldn't be surprised if he did after.
Outside a pub last evening I saw a photographer using a blower for about half a minute on each of is 2 cameras, when I'm pretty sure he would not have had dust on the sensor, but was just doing it as a matter of course. If he had no dust before using the blower I wouldn't be surprised if he did after.
Aug 26, 2018 12:55:42 #
zug55
Loc: Naivasha, Kenya, and Austin, Texas
I sometimes have dust specs on the sensor of my Sony A7 III that look just like that--so I am not convinced that these are oil spots. As a first step, you could use a rocket blower--if all or most of the spots go away it is dust. Check the manual to see how you can raise the mirror. This is easier on the mirrorless because the sensor is not covered--which also is the reason why I get dust on my sensor more frequently than on my old DSLR.
Aug 26, 2018 13:30:16 #
Send it in to Nikon repair. They guarantee the work and will probably give your camera a thorough going over and let you know if anything else was adjusted or needed adjustment. Don't mess with local camera stores - they mean well but are not authorized repair sites (for the most part). Don't be penny wise and pound foolish!!
Aug 26, 2018 17:07:50 #
if [ and always been with me ] loose dust , use a vacuum cleaner hose end . remove lens , take a 2 or so exposure , hold hose a inch away repeat .do the lens also .so , do with mirror down and up .i know , just too easy .
Aug 26, 2018 18:30:42 #
I do change lenses fast only when I need to change them. But I have my 24-70mm 90% of the time.
Aug 26, 2018 20:47:06 #
Golden Rule wrote:
This over processed photo shows how dirty my sensor is on the entire right half of the shot and a spot on the upper left. For those who have sent their camera to Nikon for cleaning, how long does it take to get the camera back? I'm still under warranty so should I have Nikon give the camera a check over while they have it?
If you send it to them for anything, they’ll test and calibrate as needed as a course of action.
Aug 27, 2018 09:18:20 #
amfoto1 wrote:
Yes, it's definitely oil spots on the sensor... probably thrown off by the shutter and/or mirror mechanisms. The round nature of most of the spots in the image confirm that it's oil.
That's a fairly standard problem for a camera that's never had a sensor cleaning (the first cleaning almost always needs to be a "wet cleaning" for that reason).
That's a fairly standard problem for a camera that's never had a sensor cleaning (the first cleaning almost always needs to be a "wet cleaning" for that reason).
Wow what’s with Nikon and all it’s oil splatter on the sensors maybe they have a five hundred gorilla with an oil can lol 😆
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