Wow. I thought that using a q-tip was a big no-no.  

Time for a trip to the camera store. 

dk


On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 10:14:01 +0100, Jostein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Looks very much like dust.
> 
> Btw, I cleaned my sensor yesterday. It's been a very long while since
> last time.
> The gas blaster didn't remobe all of it this time. :-( After Easter
> I'll pick up some of those specially designed swabs.
> Yesterday, in lack of other options, I dared using an ordinary Q-tip,
> and it actually worked very well. No solvents or anything, just the
> cotton. It left a long white fibre in there, but that was very easy to
> get out compared to those invisible little dots that only show up in
> the pictures.
> 
> Jostein
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Kennedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 4:09 AM
> Subject: Is this dust?
> 
> > Ok, I'm new with the DSLR thing (DS), and I just noticed a couple of
> > light 'blobs' on my pics.
> >
> > see here :
> > http://www.pbase.com/davekennedy/image/40990668
> >
> > Is this dust on the CCD?
> > Stays with the camera, still there after changing lenses.
> >
> > Does this mean I'll have to (gulp) clean the ccd?
> >
> > dk
> >
> 
>

Reply via email to