dust on sensor / mirror ?

GeX

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visible through view finder. whats best way to attack that?
 
If you can see it on the view finder and its coming out on the images the dust is on the lens. You can't see dust on the sensor from looking through the view finder, and you won't be able to see dust on the mirror from processed pictures.
 
kk.

thats good then. whats the best thing for cleaning the lenses? With my s5600 i've used lens cleaning tissues (need to breathe on lens first and then wipe it off). But i'd rather have a single thing that cleaned em, like alcohol wipes - what can i safely use?
 
Is the viewfinder dust the same places as the dust in the photos?

Because you probably just have dust on both.

You'd notice if you had dust big enough to cause spots like that on your lenses...
 
GeX said:
kk.

thats good then. whats the best thing for cleaning the lenses? With my s5600 i've used lens cleaning tissues (need to breathe on lens first and then wipe it off). But i'd rather have a single thing that cleaned em, like alcohol wipes - what can i safely use?
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Use a rocket blower, some pec pads, and some of that eclipse fluid.
 
k, just took the lens off and looked through view finder and i can still see it.

dust is in the same place it seems.
 
GeX said:
k, just took the lens off and looked through view finder and i can still see it.

dust is in the same place it seems.
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I'm guessing you just have a lot of dust on the sensor and the mirror too, get a rocket blower :)
 
ok. i'll get one of them. i shouldn't be panicing then? i've just develved into the world of DSLR and i'm paranoid about breaking the bloody thing! :(

divine_madness said:
I'm guessing you just have a lot of dust on the sensor and the mirror too, get a rocket blower :)
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how come i can still see it through the viewfinder though. is there another lens / cover that could have crud on it? there must be.. else it wouldnt appear on shots and on viewfinder?
 
i think you just have dirt on both, the mirror dirt you can see in the viewfinder, the sensor dirt you can see in pictures.
 
just locked the mirror up and had a look - i can see the dust on the filter above the sensor. will get a blower and give it a clean. :)
 
sorted now..ish.

i've noticed though, theres quite a bit of fluff in there - i think someones wiped a cloth around in there.. meh. :(

is it worth getting it professionally cleaned and how much should that cost?
 
GeX said:
sorted now..ish.

i've noticed though, theres quite a bit of fluff in there - i think someones wiped a cloth around in there.. meh. :(

is it worth getting it professionally cleaned and how much should that cost?
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£30 ish afaik
 
that seems worth it i think. i'll carry on playing with the camera and any more dust bugs me.. it's off to the shop with it!

cheers for advice people :)
 
NorthstaNder said:
All this dust on the lens/sensor/mirror business makes me glad i didn't go for a DSLR! It must be a pain having to clean them all the time.
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Its only visible if you aperture is closed down. Since I only close my aperture for landscape shots mainly any dust spot is covered by plenty of detail.

Any dust on my sensor is small dots and they are easy cloned out.
 
Fstop11 said:
Its only visible if you aperture is closed down. Since I only close my aperture for landscape shots mainly any dust spot is covered by plenty of detail.

Any dust on my sensor is small dots and they are easy cloned out.
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i'd be furious if i'd been taking ages to get a decent shot only to find specs of dust on it, whether they can be cloned out or not.

i think it's a joke that you can spend hundreds of pounds on a camera only to have your shots ruined by dust and dirt.
 
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