HELP! Annoying dust!

[bluemystery]

Hey guys,

1 week after buying my Nikon D60,

My photos turned up with dust bunnies.

I sent it to NSC for cleaning up, a few days ago, because e dust particle was stubborn, n no amount of blowing would make it go.

It was fine,

Yet Today, I realised that MORE dust bunnies turned up in my photos at low apertures.

I'm annoyed.

Ironically, Nikon D60 is the one with the dust reduction thingy. Yet dust would somehow be ATTRACTED to my sensor a few days after cleaning, AND with image sensor cleaning before start up n shut down!!!

Thing is, I rarely change my lens. I only have one lens, n that's my kit lens.

Don't get me wrong, I love my camera nonetheless, but this dust problem is bugging me.

I know dust is inevitable to all cameras, dust reduction or not, but at such frequent occurences?

I can't possibly be dropping by NSC every week?

I admit my house is EXTREMELY dusty, it keeps attracting dust from the road...haha. I keep sneezing.

What do you pros recommend for this dusty issue, ok, other than cleaning my house, which I do...

[bluemystery]

Hey Mod. Real sorry for the double thread due to prob with my comp. Please delete this. sorry for the inconvenience!

[Simon_84]

my house is also rather dusty (just in front of a road) but i dont have so much problems with my d40 and i never keep my cam in a drybox or dry cab only keep in a cam bag only.
but i also use blower to keep out some dust in the cam bag.
did you take out the kit lens everytime you store the cam?
best is keep whatever lens you have fixed 90% of the time so as to reduce the chances of dust getting in.
or you could get a drybox if really no choice.
perform simple sensor blowing once a month or after every outing with the cam will do.
or you can get a super strong blower at $25 if you find your current blower not strong enough.

[wing oscar]

just careful when changing your lens... store your camera in a drybox or dry cabinet...

[emerald]

If you have only one kit lens and rarely change lenses, the dust may come from other holes through the camera body. If you always keep ur camera in the camera bag when not in use, please check ur camera bag. If the bag itself has much dusts inside, the chance of leting in dust is very high...

But a few days the dust will appear, it's really kind of "amazing"!!!! You sure it's the sensor dust rather than the dust on the lens glass?

[ArkhamAsylum]

Tip: when changing lens, keep the body face down and have the next lens ready for fast swap (end cap loose and remove only when ready to swap), minimize the chance of dust entering. i read this somewhere and eversince i never mounted lens with body facing up. I also had dust problems with my D60 before, all were removed by blower.

[bluemystery]

Hey guys. Thanks for e replies.

I have some black particles behind my lens viewer. No idea how it got there. ANy idea how to clean diy?

I was checking the sensor. Yup, there's persistent dust there. cannot blow away.

AND, there's a tiny white particle in my lens, as in when you take e lens out, n you look frm e back...Its behind e glass. how the heck did it get there?

I must say I'm quite disapointed by the dust reduction system. But I still like my cam nonetheless

I seldom remove my lens. I only have one kit lens. Only removed it, to blow e dust @ e sensor. N YES, I do it with e cam facing downwards.

Well, But I must say, Ever since I got it a few weeks ago, I've been playing with it non-stop daily, So i Don't let it collect dust in my camera bag.

I do keep it in my dry cabinet every night...nope, I dun remove my kit lens. I just cover with lens cap.

Could be e humid weather these few days, coz I take my camera out to take shots of rain and stuff...


Arkham, u mentioned u had dust problems with your D60. care to elaborate more? Is it a design fault that makes it more prone to dust...ironically, with dust reduction and all?

Or is it the way I use my camera, poor maintenance?

Or my house really dusty?

I wanna know. coz this camera has been a hefty investment...to me that is.

Or am I the only one working with low apertures that shows dust bunnies!!!

Anyway, its another trip to NSC...grrr

[ArkhamAsylum]

Originally Posted by bluemystery Arkham, u mentioned u had dust problems with your D60. care to elaborate more? Is it a design fault that makes it more prone to dust...ironically, with dust reduction and all?

hi ... i've had dark spots in my photo before and found some particles sticking to the sensor, the particles were never removed by the self cleaning feature, so i tried to remove it by blower which was OK. i remember changing lens a couple of times before this happened. i also read that D60 also has anti-static coating all around the mirror/sensor area, but doesn't seem to be effective as particles still attach themselves to the lens.

[blive]

Originally Posted by bluemystery Hey guys. Thanks for e replies. I have some black particles behind my lens viewer. No idea how it got there. ANy idea how to clean diy? I was checking the sensor. Yup, there's persistent dust there. cannot blow away. AND, there's a tiny white particle in my lens, as in when you take e lens out, n you look frm e back...Its behind e glass. how the heck did it get there? I must say I'm quite disapointed by the dust reduction system. But I still like my cam nonetheless I seldom remove my lens. I only have one kit lens. Only removed it, to blow e dust @ e sensor. N YES, I do it with e cam facing downwards. Well, But I must say, Ever since I got it a few weeks ago, I've been playing with it non-stop daily, So i Don't let it collect dust in my camera bag. I do keep it in my dry cabinet every night...nope, I dun remove my kit lens. I just cover with lens cap. Could be e humid weather these few days, coz I take my camera out to take shots of rain and stuff... Arkham, u mentioned u had dust problems with your D60. care to elaborate more? Is it a design fault that makes it more prone to dust...ironically, with dust reduction and all? Or is it the way I use my camera, poor maintenance? Or my house really dusty? I wanna know. coz this camera has been a hefty investment...to me that is. Or am I the only one working with low apertures that shows dust bunnies!!! Anyway, its another trip to NSC...grrr

Other than using blower, do you use a cleaning solution and lens tissue to clean the lens? Try cleaning the front and back of the lens, including the filters. Do it regularly...