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05-13-2012, 05:21 PM
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Camera question - black spot
I've noticed this black spot on almost every picture I have taken lately, and finally today I cleaned my lens (and the UV filter on it)....but it didnt fix it! So I cleaned it a few more times LOL but still had a black spot in the same spot on all my pictures. So then I switched lenses...SAME black spot! Crap. So there's something in my camera...I took the lens off and "blew" in there a couple times to see if the dust or whatever would come out. Nope.
So...do I need to take my camera in to get it "cleaned" or is there something else I can do? I've got a Nikon D50...it's over 5 years old. I wouldn't mind an upgrade but can't really afford it right now!!
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05-13-2012, 05:34 PM
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I'm sure someone with actual experience can tell you better, but I think what you need to do is clean the sensor. I took a photography class from a pro who said she gets her's cleaned every month and the amateur should do it every (3 months? year?). I can't remember exactly! My camera has an automatic sensor cleaning every time I turn it on and off, so I haven't taken it anywhere, but as I understand it you can get it done at any camera shop for about $40.
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05-13-2012, 09:19 PM
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It could be a dirty sensor, in which case cleaning it should fix the problem. We had a bad pixel on the sensor of our first (10+ years ago) digital camera that showed up as a black square when we zoomed in on the photo. There was no fix for that except to have the sensor replaced. Hopefully yours is just dirty.
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05-13-2012, 09:25 PM
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Can you post a picture for us to see?
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05-14-2012, 11:41 AM
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heres a sample of 2 pictures...one was vertical and I cropped it, but the spot is in the same place. There is one main spot, and a few smaller ones. I was doing some googling and might try and clean the sensor if I can get my hands on the right stuff to do it.
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05-14-2012, 01:00 PM
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Like others said, it's a dirty sensor. Be glad you noticed quickly, back in 2005 I only noticed after I came from vacation and there were dots on every single photograph I did there. :-)
When this happened I used to take it to a service and they cleaned it for a small charge (10 EUR, which is about 13 USD) or for free (depending on how lucky I was).
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05-14-2012, 06:29 PM
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it's actually been happening for a while...I've just been too lazy to clean the lens (or kept forgetting). Now I've realized that's not the problem. I've asked a local photographer friend about this and she recommended a place but says it will cost $100!! Uh...no thanks. I ordered some cleaning swab thingies off ebay for $6. I will see what those do first.
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05-14-2012, 07:33 PM
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05-14-2012, 11:12 PM
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