Spots!

[cruser]

We have a part time photography business, and have a 10D and a 20D, the 10D is a little over 2 yrs old and the 20 D is a little over a year old, recently we have noticed two spots which appear in all the pics from the 20 D, we have switched lenses and still see the spots. I tried to attach a picture from a wedding we just took today but wasn't successful, the spots are gray in color and are in the same place in every picture. Does anyone know what the are, and what we can do to fix.
Thanks
I could e-mail you a picture showing the spots if that would help...

cruser@essex1.com

[Hellashot]

Sensor dust! Shows easily in blue sky and small appetures. A year and have noticed anything? Good job.

[Livinthalife]

get the http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=259157&is=REG&addedTroughType=search rocket blower for s good price and clean that sensor! Your lucky, it took you one year to see them!

[mikeisbeast]

i hate the lil bastards ive had my 10d for over 2 years now and now i dont shot with anything more then a f10 due to the spots i really need to get around to cleaning it.

[arnold12]

Can the sensor can dust on it if you never take the lens off?

[85lesabre]

Yeah, i had some dust on my 20D sensor, so all the pictures i took while on vacation had spots on them:) I made a wise investment by getting a rocket blower. Now, I carry it in y bag all the time!

[Jackal]

My 30D came with so much dust on the sensor. It looked like it was assembled in a sand storm.

I removed lens, turned on sensor clean, blew in there with a bulb blower, and turned off camera. Took a test picture and it was dust free. All it takes sometimes is a little blower with a bulb blower

****NEVER EVER EVER USE CANNED COMPRESSED AIR OR A NORMAL BRUSH. EVER****

[YosemiteJunkie]

Quick question folks. I noticed that the link provided by Andy is to the Large Rocket Blower. My question, will the medium be sufficient? I ordered that one the other day my self (along with the Kenko auto extension tubes) and am hoping so.

[calicokat]

I have a 100-400L, aka dust machine, and I get dust on my sensor all the time. I bought a rocket blower and its all gone with a simple blow or two or three. Wouldn't worry too much about it. Its the way of digital

[Livinthalife]

Quick question folks. I noticed that the link provided by Andy is to the Large Rocket Blower. My question, will the medium be sufficient? I ordered that one the other day my self (along with the Kenko auto extension tubes) and am hoping so.

medium will be fine. I use a very small 3rd party one and it does the job. I lawyas here the larger reccomended so I just repeated that idea. The most important thing, (as already mentioned) dont use pressurized air, or canned air.

[ghocking]

Healing brush in CS2 is good for removing from blue skies, if covered, use blower as stated above.
I think Canon have a check point on the QA list 'make sure camera does not leave without adding dust to sensor' since getting new IIN, I have only fitted the one lens and the sensor has major dust in upper corners. Shows up at f16 upwards.

[ScottE]

The first thing you should try is to get a bulb blower and try blowing the dust of the sensor, following the sensor cleaning instructions that came with your camera.

Unfortunately, that does not always work since you will get spots that will not just blow a way.

When that happens, my next step is to use a Visible Dust sensor cleaning brush. This consists of a brush with very fine fibers that are given a static charge by blowing air through them, using either canned air or an accessory device that spins the brush at high speed.

Some very stuborn spots cannot be brushed off. These probably result from a drop of liquid that has somehow condensed on the senson and then evaporated. When that occurs I use Visible Dust sensor cleaning fluid and the supplied sterile, lint free swabs. The swabs come in a sealed paper pack, like medical supplies.

Visible Dust equipment and supplies is relatively expensive, but so is my camera and I don't want to fool around with cheap products to try to save a few bucks.

http://www.visibledust.com/index.html

[pumba75]

Anyone know of a UK website for a rocket blower - my 20D is desperate