How do i clean this?

[Ajlista]

I was at an airshow the other day at jones beach taking some pictures, and saw 3 or 4 pictures come out like this

I am almost 100% positive its not the lens, its in the camera, considering I can see it through the view finder
How can I thoroughly clean without damaging anything?
Thankyou

 

[Ajlista]

Btw, I dont need any C&C or anything like that, its obviously a horrible picture, was just getting my settings right

 

[Big Mike]

That certainly looks like dust & debris on the sensor. Cleaning the sensor is routine maintenance for a DSLR camera. Search the forum (and/or Google) for sensor cleaning options.

considering I can see it through the view finder

Are you sure it's the same stuff?
When you look through the viewfinder, you are looking into a penta-prism (or mirror assembly) and then onto the mirror and then out the lens. You are not viewing the sensor.
When you press the shutter release button, the mirror flips up, out of the way, then the shutter opens. The viewfinder goes dark when the shutter is open (because the mirror is up).
As such, any dirt that you see through the viewfinder, that is on the camera...can not be in the photo because the view finder path isn't part of the photo taking path. So if you are seeing this stuff in the viewfinder and in the the photos, then it must be on the lens...or you are seeing two different sets of dust.

 

[Ajlista]

That certainly looks like dust & debris on the sensor. Cleaning the sensor is routine maintenance for a DSLR camera. Search the forum (and/or Google) for sensor cleaning options.

considering I can see it through the view finder

Are you sure it's the same stuff?
When you look through the viewfinder, you are looking into a penta-prism (or mirror assembly) and then onto the mirror and then out the lens. You are not viewing the sensor.
When you press the shutter release button, the mirror flips up, out of the way, then the shutter opens. The viewfinder goes dark when the shutter is open (because the mirror is up).
As such, any dirt that you see through the viewfinder, that is on the camera...can not be in the photo because the view finder path isn't part of the photo taking path. So if you are seeing this stuff in the viewfinder and in the the photos, then it must be on the lens...or you are seeing two different sets of dust.

From what you explained, it seems like i see the same thing through the view finder as i see in the photo.
Im looking through my viewfinder now and seeing what I see on the picture

 

[Ajlista]

Also just to see i looked through the front of my lens, were you can see out the other side of the view finder and its there, if that matters, lol
It matches the dust in the picture

 

[480sparky]

The only logical conclusion would be........ you need to clean your lens.

 

[Ajlista]

Right now im looking through the view finder with a different lens on that i used at the airshow
And its clean

 

[KmH]

Yes, because the first lens is dirty, the second lens is clean.

The dirt is likely the on the rear lens element of the first lens.

With an understanding of how the camera works you can figure out where stuff like that is.

See the illustrationof the inside of a SLR camera here: Single-lens reflex camera - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Ajlista]

No what i meant is, im using a clean lens, but i still see it through the view finder

 

[480sparky]

Remove the lens from the camera and look at the rear (camera end) of the lens.

 

[Ryan L]

Really, there are only so many possibilities it could be. Tried another lens, same particles in your photos? Try cleaning the sensor. Its NOT the viewfinder if its in your photo.

 

[Ryan L]

...now this is no excuse for not cleaning, but if you didnt shoot at ISO400, 1/100th, you would have never had your aperture set to F32. Hence you probably would have never seen the dust. Its a good thing though, I have done this many times to see what my glass is looking like.

 

[EPPhoto]

...now this is no excuse for not cleaning, but if you didnt shoot at ISO400, 1/100th, you would have never had your aperture set to F32. Hence you probably would have never seen the dust. Its a good thing though, I have done this many times to see what my glass is looking like.

Truth! lol

Sent from Erics iPhone www.ericporado.com

 

[Ajlista]

...now this is no excuse for not cleaning, but if you didnt shoot at ISO400, 1/100th, you would have never had your aperture set to F32. Hence you probably would have never seen the dust. Its a good thing though, I have done this many times to see what my glass is looking like.

My iso was auto, and i was just screwing around with my aperture and my shutter just for the heck of it and saw it
Thankyou