dust on ccd or lens?

Physical-Graffiti · 7th August 2005

duno if its clear, anyway pm if you wana see the pic.

flash77 · 7th August 2005

This is the common "dust-bunnies" on your CCD.
You can send your camera down to Nikon Service Center for cleaning.

Physical-Graffiti · 7th August 2005

hmm ok thanks....do I have to bring down the warrenty card (I havent gave it back to the shop. oh no!)

wonder how those "bunnies" got in there.

nightwolf75 · 7th August 2005

Originally Posted by Physical-Graffiti

hmm ok thanks....do I have to bring down the warrenty card (I havent gave it back to the shop. oh no!)

wonder how those "bunnies" got in there.

can, if u want. else ur receipt will do.

dust is a common problem for any DSLRs. no need to sweat over it.

flash77 · 7th August 2005

Yes, you need to bring your warranty card, receipt to the Service Center.

Anyway, if it's really affecting image quality then send it in, if not, don't bother, what's the aperture u use for that image anyway?

Dust is everywhere around us, can't really say how they got in, unlucky I guess

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Physical-Graffiti · 7th August 2005

lol ok thanks

Physical-Graffiti · 7th August 2005

that pic was f22... but i discovered it while shooting at f5.6 - f 6

flash77 · 7th August 2005

Originally Posted by Physical-Graffiti

that pic was f22... but i discovered it while shooting at f5.6 - f 6

Send it in for cleaning then when it's still under warranty, it's free.

Physical-Graffiti · 7th August 2005

does the cleaning take long ?

nightwolf75 · 7th August 2005

Originally Posted by flash77

Send it in for cleaning then when it's still under warranty, it's free.

nope. at most a 15-20 min job. the waiting time might be long, if there are a lot of people waiting their turn.

and do make frens with the service centre folks... u'll be seeing them on a regular basis, just like the most of us!

Physical-Graffiti · 7th August 2005

hokay...thanks for all your replies.

Physical-Graffiti · 7th August 2005

Originally Posted by nightwolf75

nope. at most a 15-20 min job. the waiting time might be long, if there are a lot of people waiting their turn.

and do make frens with the service centre folks... u'll be seeing them on a regular basis, just like the most of us!

must be really dusty over there

nightwolf75 · 7th August 2005

Originally Posted by Physical-Graffiti

must be really dusty over there

unfortunately, its a unwanted by-product of using DSLRs. the static electricity on the sensor is a dust-magnet. just remember to take the usual precautions like powering down ur cam b4 changing lenses, turn ur body facing downwards when mounting/dismounting ur lenses, changing in a wind-less place etc... will go a long way to minimise dust problems.

espn · 7th August 2005

Originally Posted by Physical-Graffiti

hmm ok thanks....do I have to bring down the warrenty card (I havent gave it back to the shop. oh no!)

wonder how those "bunnies" got in there.

http://www.nikonuser.org/forum/showthread.php?t=403

Physical-Graffiti · 7th August 2005

Originally Posted by espn

http://www.nikonuser.org/forum/showthread.php?t=403

thanks...dedicated forum i see

Physical-Graffiti · 11th August 2005

Just went to Nikon serivce centre today...had the ccd cleaned

but when I went home to upload the latest test shots...theres still visible dust (shot at f27)

should I bring it back again to have another round of cleaning ?

nightwolf75 · 12th August 2005

Originally Posted by Physical-Graffiti

Just went to Nikon serivce centre today...had the ccd cleaned

but when I went home to upload the latest test shots...theres still visible dust (shot at f27)

should I bring it back again to have another round of cleaning ?

how bad izit? if its not like a giant dust bunny, forget it. all CCD will have dust. the moment u open ur D70 body cap, or when u mount/dismount the lens, dust will be attracted to ur CCD.

Physical-Graffiti · 13th August 2005

theres mainly 4 to 5 obvious ones..

but i'll try shooting more and see how it goes..thanks

sammy888 · 15th August 2005

Originally Posted by Physical-Graffiti

theres mainly 4 to 5 obvious ones..

but i'll try shooting more and see how it goes..thanks

They are most likely very light and what I call "new" dusts. A few puff with an air blower should clear it up.

There is one thing I noticed about my D70...if I don't shoot for a while like about a week, there will be a few specks of dust in the shots. I suspect that when you dont use your camera for a while...the dust inside will start to settle down and if your camera is lying on its back...gravity settle the specks on the CCD. It is when it stays there for a long time that is starts to stick to the CCD and then it gets harder to blow off and would require a trip to Nikon to get them to clear it out.

So now I practice this...each week or so, if I am going to use the camera or not, I will switch on the camera, set the mirror to flip up and then use the blower to give the CCD a few strong puffs. Doing so, I managed to keep the CCD almost dust free whenever I shoot. Until recently, I have only clean the CCD once when more of those specks were stuck hard to the CCD that no amount of puffing can get rid of it...that's when you know it is time to really clean the CCD. CLeaning the CCD is for those hard to get rid of dust specks. The usual specks are easy to clean with a few puff in my view. BTW...I clean my own CCD.

Just make a habit of puffing. Personally when I use an air blower to puff at the CCD and the inner part of the camera, I alway hold the camera with the opening lookihng down at the floor. Maybe it is just me being over cautions but I am trying to use gravity to get the dust moving downwards as I puff air into the CCD compartment.

Nicholas R. · 15th August 2005

Hi everyone,
I'm very, very biased as to how to clean an imaging sensor, and my website has been cited in these forums several times.
The "copperhill" method involves using a cut-down and shaped polyvinyl spatula along with PecPads and Eclipse (methanol) to swab the sensor. There's nothing scientific about it other than the methanol enabling the cloth to dislodge and latch on to the dust particles. It's been proven a perfectly safe method and extremely easy to pick up (after the initial "wobbly-legs" stage).
No discussion about sensor cleaning is complete without at least considering the method of sensor swabbing. There are literally thousands of people who dreaded the thought of attempting this task, but they hung in there and crossed the threshold very successfully.
Nicholas R.

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Nicholas R. New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SW Virginia, USA Posts: 2	Re: dust on ccd or lens? Hi everyone, I'm very, very biased as to how to clean an imaging sensor, and my website has been cited in these forums several times. The "copperhill" method involves using a cut-down and shaped polyvinyl spatula along with PecPads and Eclipse (methanol) to swab the sensor. There's nothing scientific about it other than the methanol enabling the cloth to dislodge and latch on to the dust particles. It's been proven a perfectly safe method and extremely easy to pick up (after the initial "wobbly-legs" stage). No discussion about sensor cleaning is complete without at least considering the method of sensor swabbing. There are literally thousands of people who dreaded the thought of attempting this task, but they hung in there and crossed the threshold very successfully. Nicholas R.

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flash77 Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Western Singapore Posts: 277	This is the common "dust-bunnies" on your CCD. You can send your camera down to Nikon Service Center for cleaning.