Why are sensor spots....

Posted 22/03/2013 - 17:12 Link
more visible with one particular lens?

Managed to get a couple of shots of lynx helicopters in flight (55-300) and quite clearly there are some dust spots, quite a few, now at first they weren't visible on other lenses, but after playing with the 18-55mm managed to get them visible but only just, they don't show up on the dust image either.
Pint o' rough & a game o' darts anyone
fatspider
Posted 22/03/2013 - 18:38 Link
it's probably not so much the lens but the apertures that your using, the smaller the aperture the more pronounced dust bunnies will be, try snapping a plain white wall or piece of paper at various apertures and you'll see the difference.
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Posted 22/03/2013 - 19:15 Link
Aye just had a look through alot of my other pictures and most were around f8 so not so obvious, but I think with using shutter priority the aperture was closed right down making them really obvious.

Good news for me though I managed to get rid of the bunnies, between the shake system lots and lots repeat operations and a blower got rid of them all.

Out of curiosity does anyone have any experience of the following kit

http://www.wilkinson.co.uk/just-intro-dslr-cleaning-kit-type-2-aps-size-sensor.h...?

there is a larger version with a larger amount of bits inside. This is the only walk in shop I have around now and not too sure about buying off the bay.
Pint o' rough & a game o' darts anyone
strumstrum
Posted 22/03/2013 - 22:16 Link
I have used the one use pre wetted ones , found them easy to use and does the job well, handy to keep in the bag too.

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