seeing spots!

[IIIMik3]

ok so, this is a shot i took a couple weeks ago.

http://members.roadfly.com/iiimik3/spots.jpg

So, anyway, you'll noticed i've circled a few spots that i noticed in the shot. So my question is, are these spots from dust on the lens? or on the ccd? I would assume (and really hope) that they would be on the lens, being that they are blown way out of focus, but i wanted to see what you guys would think. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Mike

Ps. if it turns out that they ARE on the CCD, how would i go about sending my camera out to canon to have them clean it? Thanks guys![/code]

[Derek Smith]

They look like baby dust bunnies. Change the lens and take a sky shot again. If the bunnies are still in exactly the same places then its CCD not the lens.

I clean the CCD myself using the Copperhill method - its easy, quick - it works, and you don't have to part with your camera body.

To get to the copperhill page look at the first page of 'Useful Links'

Also, have a thought as to how they might have got into your camera body. I take care to change lenses very quickly and keep the body pointing down when the lens is off. With just a little bit of deliberate preparation the camera is 'open' for only a few seconds, reducing the chance of ingress.

[martcol]

bad luck! The scourge of DSLRs. They don't look too bad to me though, I have seen worse. My advice FWIW don't clean until you can't bear those lil' buggers.

Martin

[IanD]

Mike,
I had ther same "bouncing baby dust bunnies" on my 10D and tried cleaning the sensor via the "copperhill" method and got rid of 99%.
A trip to the local Canon Warrenty Ctr got the balance.
They did the cleaning while I waited, but that might not be the standard for all Ctrs.
If Canon is close by, it might be worth a trip over to see them.

[Belmondo]

Not to be rude, but I don't see in your original post whether or not you've tried cleaning the sensor using the method described in the manual using a gentle puff of air from one of those rubber thingamajigs. It will get rid of all but the most stubborn dust bunnies. (Note: if you're cleaning a D300/Rebel, it's proper form to yell "Hiyo Silver, away!!) :wink:

[dn7elson]

(Note: if you're cleaning a D300/Rebel, it's proper form to yell "Hiyo Silver, away!!)

Actually, the dust bunnies are "Canon Black" on the DReble, not silver :lol:

[ssim]

I bought the proper ped pads and it takes just a few minutes to properly clean your sensor. I end up doing it about every other month but this really depends on how often one changes lenses and in what kind of environment.

I had quite a bad case of the dust bunnies when I got the 10D and took it to Canon service center and had it back in just a few minutes.

[typer77]

same here. I had a bit of that probably from changing lens in a dusty area. Canon service center took care of it for no charge :D