well bruce, i've tried that. it only seems to show up in the sky. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "arnie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 10:23 AM Subject: Re[2]: artifacts
> Hello arnie, > > Any light colored relatively uniform surface would work. You aren't > trying to take a beautiful photo here, just test the sensor. Point a > light at a light colored wall and take a picture of it. It's not like > you are going to waste film :) > > > Bruce > > > > Wednesday, December 17, 2003, 4:59:46 AM, you wrote: > > a> well i tried cleaning the sensor, however because i can only see the spots > a> on the sky, i'm going to have to wait to test it. we are supposed to get > a> around 2 inches of rain today here in nyc. > > a> thanks for all the help > > a> arnie > > a> ----- Original Message ----- > a> From: "Bruce Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > a> To: "arnie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > a> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 8:56 PM > a> Subject: Re: artifacts > > > >> Hello arnie, > >> > >> Looks very much like dust on the sensor. I had one dust spot on mine. > >> It could easily be seen by setting on B and holding the shutter open. > >> A small puff of air took care of it for me. > >> > >> My friend's Nikon D100 had the exact same issue. 2 or 3 spots on his. > >> Since I had just cleared mine, he showed me a couple of shots and I > >> spotted it right away. He checked and sure enough - dust. Again, for > >> him just a puff or two of air cleaned it. > >> > >> Bruce > >> > >> > >> > >> Tuesday, December 16, 2003, 4:58:40 PM, you wrote: > >> > >> a> i got this problem on my istD that happens with all my lenses. there > a> are > >> a> about 5-14 (depends on type of picture) dark spots appear. its not the > a> lens > >> a> because they appear in the exact same position every time. it also > a> seems to > >> a> show up worse on blue sky than anything else. > >> > >> a> i put the worst one as a full size jpg exactly as it came off the card > >> a> online http://www.xdstech.com/istd/IMGP0522.JPG > >> > >> a> the shot was taken with the fa 135mm 2.8 > >> a> 1/3000 > >> a> f13 > >> > >> a> it was shot with the sun just at the edge of the roof. i count 13 spots > >> a> (some quite faint and some glaring) > >> > >> a> any idea what it might be? dirt on the sensor? > >> > >> a> arnie > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > >
