Dirty sensor

[SCraig]

... No clue what the guy before me did with this camera, there's dust all over my images.

Probably nothing more than just used it. The only way to never get dust on a sensor is to put the camera in a sealed bag and never use it. Cleaning a sensor is a fact of life with this type of camera.

 

[MVPernula]

The mirror swings out of the way before the shutter opens, so anything on the mirror will not show up in the photos. The sensor probably needs a wet cleaning (see my original post).

Post a photo, preferably clear blue sky.

... No clue what the guy before me did with this camera, there's dust all over my images.

Probably nothing more than just used it. The only way to never get dust on a sensor is to put the camera in a sealed bag and never use it. Cleaning a sensor is a fact of life with this type of camera.

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[TCampbell]

And I'm back. After some blowing with the Giotto rocket I realize that nothing has changed.
Looking more into it I think.. Could it be the mirror messing with my photos or both?

I could see 2 small dusty things on the sensor, no amount of blowing removed these. lol blowing
But there are some clear.. Stuff on the mirror, which looks frightingly similar to tiny dents.
Please tell me I'm wrong;
http://i.imgur.com/6u8wxQC.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/4mLW5cx.jpg

Anyhow, as far as I get it the second step now would be wet cleaning?
No clue what the guy before me did with this camera, there's dust all over my images.

You did use the camera menus to activate the manual cleaning mode (so it swings the reflex mirror up and out of the way and opens the shutter)?

If the blower doesn't do the trick, I'd encourage you to use the soft brush. If the soft brush doesn't work then use the wet-cleaning method (Eclipse solution and Sensor Swabs).

I just cleaned a buddy's sensor the other day... it was a mess. I went through 5 sensor swabs (I don't reuse them) before it was "clean" and he said within a few days of cleaning it had more dust on the sensor. The reflex mirror will blow the dust around every time it rapidly swings up and the shutter opens... offering the dust yet another chance to land on the sensor before the shutter closes.

 

[MVPernula]

And I'm back. After some blowing with the Giotto rocket I realize that nothing has changed.
Looking more into it I think.. Could it be the mirror messing with my photos or both?

I could see 2 small dusty things on the sensor, no amount of blowing removed these. lol blowing
But there are some clear.. Stuff on the mirror, which looks frightingly similar to tiny dents.
Please tell me I'm wrong;
http://i.imgur.com/6u8wxQC.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/4mLW5cx.jpg

Anyhow, as far as I get it the second step now would be wet cleaning?
No clue what the guy before me did with this camera, there's dust all over my images.

You did use the camera menus to activate the manual cleaning mode (so it swings the reflex mirror up and out of the way and opens the shutter)?

If the blower doesn't do the trick, I'd encourage you to use the soft brush. If the soft brush doesn't work then use the wet-cleaning method (Eclipse solution and Sensor Swabs).

I just cleaned a buddy's sensor the other day... it was a mess. I went through 5 sensor swabs (I don't reuse them) before it was "clean" and he said within a few days of cleaning it had more dust on the sensor. The reflex mirror will blow the dust around every time it rapidly swings up and the shutter opens... offering the dust yet another chance to land on the sensor before the shutter closes.

Yes, I did use the cameras cleaning mode. Blower did nothing, or close to it.
Thinking about sending it away for cleaning instead..