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Ok ive had this camera a while (d5200), i bought i second hand but was only used a very short while.
I noticed a small aperture i get a LOT of circles appear, especially in the sky or bright areas.

does it look like it needs cleaning, i have done the in camera clean and cant see any signs of dust on sensor
or is it beyond repair.

if its just a clean is it easy enough to do myself or how much is it to get it cleaned in shop

DSC_0014 by mathew whitlock, on Flickr


thanks again

mat
 
I would be tempted to go to your local camera shop and get the sensor cleaned properly, should be about £35-£40.
 
Mr Perceptive said:
Was that on an ND filter?? and on what f-stop ?? If the answer to the first is yes and the second is f-16 or smaller aperture (ie f-22), then it could be the effects of the filter, I have seen similar before.
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You might be right,looking more closely at the photo their seem a hell lot of dust bunnies
 
Mr Perceptive said:
Was that on an ND filter?? and on what f-stop ?? If the answer to the first is yes and the second is f-16 or smaller aperture (ie f-22), then it could be the effects of the filter, I have seen similar before.
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it was with a hoya pro1000 nd filter and i think the aperture was f13, but im sure ive seen a lot when ive not used a filter before at small aperture
 
ok so ive just taken a few pics at f22 and f16 and it must be dirt or something as in in same spots on different pics.
looks like a trip to the camera shop is needed
 
Buy some swabs and do it yourself.. Far cheaper and I can guarantee it won't be last time it needs doing.
 
TCR4x4 said:
Buy some swabs and do it yourself.. Far cheaper and I can guarantee it won't be last time it needs doing.
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well i did have a quick read up on this, but im unsure what swaps i should get.i wouldnt know what ones are good
 
looking closely at the enlarged shot I don't think they are dust bunnies.. simply because there are far to many that are pretty much all of a uniform even size.
they actually look more like the lens / filter or sensor has been sprayed with liquid that has dried and caused water mark spots.. dust bunnies would be far more uneven with different shapes and sizes, these are pretty much all circular and same size.
 
Seems to be as a result of your PP'ing?
Others taken on the same day (your flickr) don't suffer anything like the one you've posted. :confused:
 
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inyourface said:
it was with a hoya pro1000 nd filter and i think the aperture was f13, but im sure ive seen a lot when ive not used a filter before at small aperture
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I've had the same effect with a Hoya ProND1000 at f22, I nornally use the filter at f8/f11 these days and don't get the effect.

Look closely up in the top right hand corner and you will see the same effect, then once you've found it you can see it all over the image!!!


150509 Salford Quays 2 sm by Mr Perceptive X100, on Flickr
 
I good my 5D MKii to Jessops. They did a great job for about £30 two day service. They will do it quicker for a bit more money. Would recommend them if you are near one.
 
Doing it yourself is way easy.

Get some swabs the correct size for your sensor from wex and some eclipse fluid.

I did my 1DIV and was simply amazed that one pass one way and another pass back cleaned it perfectly.

Then I still have plenty swabs left and some fluid left to do it again.

Probably cost me £15-£20
 
inyourface said:
is there a way to test it?
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Take a shot at f/16 without the filter on?

I think these are too uniformed to be dust bunnies.

Have you tried shooting a white screen / wall / sky at f/22 without filters on and with a different lens?
 
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odd jim said:
Take a shot at f/16 without the filter on?

I think these are too uniformed to be dust bunnies.

Have you tried shooting a white screen / wall / sky at f/22 without filters on and with a different lens?
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no i havnt tried, i will do when i get home

cheers
 
I have not tried doing it myself yet but have had a look at the kits to do it. Just seems like a lot of money's worth of kit could be damaged if I do it wrong
 
paulefox said:
I have not tried doing it myself yet but have had a look at the kits to do it. Just seems like a lot of money's worth of kit could be damaged if I do it wrong
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I clean sensors all the time, as I work in Industrial Machine Vision, it is really difficult to damage a sensor. The most likely fault induced is just getting too much fluid in the camera and it soaking the electronics (definitely I do not recommend cleaning sensors while the camera is powered up!)
 
I took my camera back to the dealer I brought from,as it spilled some oil over ny sensor,I was asking about sensors as they take in s/h stuff and they said the usually to kind of sensors in,the grubby one that haven't been cleaned for an while,or scratched one that have had to much cleaning :rolleyes:
 
Mr Perceptive said:
I clean sensors all the time, as I work in Industrial Machine Vision, it is really difficult to damage a sensor. The most likely fault induced is just getting too much fluid in the camera and it soaking the electronics (definitely I do not recommend cleaning sensors while the camera is powered up!)
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I think I may give it a go on an older camera and see how I get on.
 
paulefox said:
I think I may give it a go on an older camera and see how I get on.
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Regarding the comments on here on how easy it is I found it anything but easy!

I did a wet clean last year and although I did in the end have excellent results I still had a few very minor bunnies left.

I found that the best way (for me!) was a single drop of cleaning fluid on the swab and then one way once - then turn the swab over and do the other way.

But I kept finding that that seemed to push the bunnies to the edge but they were still visible and tended to then go onto the rest of the sensor with the next wipe.

In the end (for me!) the best way seemed to be a wet wipe, very gently, and then even more gently a dry wipe a new swab a few times checking the sensor in between each time (taking a shot of a blank piece of paper at a very small aperture).

That worked very well but it looks like I need to do it again soon!

Of course I have a FF camera so not sure if it would be easier on a crop.
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Mr Perceptive said:
I clean sensors all the time, as I work in Industrial Machine Vision, it is really difficult to damage a sensor. The most likely fault induced is just getting too much fluid in the camera and it soaking the electronics (definitely I do not recommend cleaning sensors while the camera is powered up!)
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I think you may have to have the camera powered up and with a FULLY CHARGED BATTERY otherwise the mirror may come down with possibly some bad results if the swab is in there when it does!
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petersmart said:
I think you may have to have the camera powered up and with a FULLY CHARGED BATTERY otherwise the mirror may come down with possibly some bad results if the swab is in there when it does!
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Yes - with Canons and probably all the others, it has to be switched on and fully powered up. If you switch it off, or there's a power interruption, the mirror comes down.
 
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