Wow. I thought that using a q-tip was a big no-no. Time for a trip to the camera store.
dk On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 10:14:01 +0100, Jostein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Looks very much like dust. > > Btw, I cleaned my sensor yesterday. It's been a very long while since > last time. > The gas blaster didn't remobe all of it this time. :-( After Easter > I'll pick up some of those specially designed swabs. > Yesterday, in lack of other options, I dared using an ordinary Q-tip, > and it actually worked very well. No solvents or anything, just the > cotton. It left a long white fibre in there, but that was very easy to > get out compared to those invisible little dots that only show up in > the pictures. > > Jostein > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave Kennedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 4:09 AM > Subject: Is this dust? > > > Ok, I'm new with the DSLR thing (DS), and I just noticed a couple of > > light 'blobs' on my pics. > > > > see here : > > http://www.pbase.com/davekennedy/image/40990668 > > > > Is this dust on the CCD? > > Stays with the camera, still there after changing lenses. > > > > Does this mean I'll have to (gulp) clean the ccd? > > > > dk > > > >

