I have been using the D60 for about 2 years and i have noticed many spots on the images.Yesterday i checked with a sky photo at f 22 and i couldn't believe what i saw!!
So i decided to clean the sensor myself.I was told that doing it yourself is very dangerous and maybe damage the sensor,but yesterday i was feeling veeery brave :D also the photo that i took drives me to despair
I didn't want to use solvents or another fluid and i tried to clean the senson using a cotton bud
I followed very carefully the instructions of the camera boocklet and even if you can see some spots at the edges of the photo,i'm very happy with the result
Here is a photo before cleaning and after both photos taken at f22

BEFORE http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sof22001/detail?.dir=82db&.dnm=3cc6.jpg&.src=ph

AFTER
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sof22001/detail?.dir=82db&.dnm=3c8d.jpg&.src=ph

You did well Sophia and you are also very brave! A definite improvement.

LOL That was a LOT of dust! That's why I change so rarely lenses on the D70. Your cleaning worked well! I would have also tried with a air spray (at long distance!).

Olly

I would have also tried with a air spray (at long distance!).

Olly

I have heard so many "good and bad"about air spray that i'm afraid to try it,have you ever used a spray?

I have used a air spray for cleaning lenses, not sensor as mine is still clean. That said, the day it is dirty, I will use it at a long distance first and then clean like you did. The problem I heard with air spray was about people doing it way too close from the sensor.

The problem I heard with air spray was about people doing it way too close from the sensor.

Yes this is the problem and i'm afraid to use the air spray,because i don't know how close is "too close" :)

I have the last Reponses photo (Frenchspeaking magazine) and there are articles about it and how official camera support companies do it. I have not read all yet (busy weekend) but read that Canon and Nikon do use the air spray first before using the surgery cotton bud.

Yesterday we went at the National park(garden) and i changed the lenses from 70-200 to 28-135 many times,i believe that i have to think about air spray very very soon :rolleyes:

With the 350D I already have dust... I see it at f22. I do not know how it got there because there is only one lens. Good luck cleaning your sensor :) I wish we all have the sensor cleaning system used by Olympus!

It's unbelievable how fast they could get dust into the sensor!!I believe it's not only the dust but also the humidity the cause of the spots in the sensor,the best would be to storage the camera and lenses in a bag with silica (spell?),but who is so neat to do this ;)
How about the senson of your Nikon?

On the D70 I have no dust at all so far. I wonder if it is the plastic of the 350D that attracts dust? It seems it is the case. Another possibility with the D70 for not getting dust is maybe the Sigma 70-200 that moves internally?
I am looking for the opposite of the air spray: it looks like an air spray but it is a vacuum cleaner. Some people are using it now for cleaning the sensor.

Olly

I am looking for the opposite of the air spray: it looks like an air spray but it is a vacuum cleaner. Some people are using it now for cleaning the sensor.

Olly

Is it something new?sounds very interesting

I will scan the magazine so you can see it :)
I have to install the scanner's driver etc, I just installed a new hard drive and there is not much on it.

Here is the vacuum. It costs 20 euros.
http://www.pbase.com/boxerworld/image/45364011

I had more dust with the 350D and they are on the mirror, not the sensor. I am getting an airspray to clean it. I also need a cotton bud made for surgery.
I still do not understand how it got there because I never changed the lens and in France the dust was not visible. Now it is and I do not even need to go at f22 to see it. Pretty annoying!

Thanks for the info Olly!

I have heard that the dust on the mirror does't affect the photo,and that sometimes the dust on the mirror is from the factory.It's very easy cleaned and not something to worry about

I have heard that the dust on the mirror does't affect the photo
Well, it does affect the photos and I do not even need to be at f22 to see the dust. Even at f6 they are well visible and I can simply not take photos for the moment because of it. I ordered at http://www.cameraworld.co.uk a sensor cleaning kit and it should arrive tomorrow. I can't wait!

It's so annoying to have dust on a new camera,fortunately, it's not on the sensor

I use the clean kit and it worked well on the Canon :)
While in Paris last week, I managed to get more dust in the Canon and even some dust in the Nikon, which is the first time with it. Fortunately they do not show up on the photos and are only visible in the viewfinder.

Olly

While in Paris last week, I managed to get more dust in the Canon and even some dust in the Nikon, which is the first time with it. Olly

Did you change the lenses more frequently?
After two weekends on camping and sea i have problem with dust again!!

Yes, I changed the lens several times while I was there. It is really annoying because they are not visible on the lcd screen so you continue to take many photos while you are on vacation then when you go back home a bad surprise is waiting for you on your computer screen!
I wish Canon and Nikon would adopt an anti dust system like Olympus (they have something vibrating on the sensor) or Sigma (they have a glass blocking dust) do.