*ist D purchasers may well be interested. I just cleaned the sensor on my digi, no problem. I aimed an anglepoise lamp at some white paper and took some shots. Then I followed instructions and cleaned the CMOS sensor, which basically entailed the equivelent of locking the mirror up and firing the shutter on 'B' so I could use a blower to blast away the offending dust spots. I did this with the anglepoise illuminating the scene and I could actually see the dust particles - a couple - and they blew off easily. A few more pumps on the blower for good measure and it was done. Next, I took the same shots of white paper again.
Examining the pics in Photoshlop side by side, the dust was obvious in the 'before' and completely gone in the 'after'. This was the first time I had done this in 6 months of ownership. I think it worth pointing out that in my case at least, the dust particles weren't adhering to the actual sensor itself, rather a thin transparent protective shield (glass?) that exists in front of the sensor for this reason. Hence dust spot appear out of focus and not as hard sharp dark points (which would be more obvious, but also more distracting. .02 dust spots, Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _____________________________ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
