It worked The sun is shining again.

I should be in the garden tidying up but I have a shocking cold again, thanks to my dearly beloved. I'm off for some Citrosan (Lemsip) and my bed now.

We had sunshine, but Tony stole it

I can't say I have noticed any PF with my DA 17-70. In fact I have been very pleasantly surprised by the lack of it.

I agree. Mont St Michel looks great but the sky is awful (sorry:blush. It just doesn't look real somehow. I can still see the dust spot too.

Probably cheaper, Stefan, though I don't know. Plus it gives the red tops something to write about .

The ones at Schiphol only show a computerised cartoonesque image of a person, not the actual image.
I think the one used in the story is also a scanner using x-rays, such as Schiphol uses for potential drug smugglers, not the like ones used for normal security.

Try the Arctic Butterfly brush first before going on to wet cleaners. It will almost certainly do the trick.
You could also consider the Pentax sensor cleaning kit.

Tbh if it were mine I would just Photoshop that out for a while, and only clean the sensor when more appear, or I am sick of cloning it.

It's 17:25 and time I started preparing tonight's meal.

I'm a "donateur" for the Batavia so go there fairly regularly. It is very expensive nowadays though, and hard to park due to Bataviastad. I have seen it from when it was just a keel.

By Lelystad do you mean the Aviodrome? I haven't been since it moved from Schiphol. My son wanted to take his cub scouts there one year whilst they were on camp but it was far too expensive for them.

If you ever get back over this side of the North Sea let me know. Maybe we can meet at one or other museum.

I've just sold my Sigma 10-20. I just didn't use it. I thought I would but in the end I just didn't like the ultra wide angle view. I can get my netbook now, which I will use .

Is there anyone near you who has one you can try before spending your hard earned money on one?