Thanks Gwyn - will look into these products. Which 'big' photoshops were you referring to. I went into the main Birmingham Jessops and was told it needed to be sent away and would cost up to £100 - this seems escessive.

Hi Impotentspider - where did you send your camera for the CCD to be cleaned for £50?? Seems a not unreasonable cost. How long were you without it??

Cheers

Kenty

I am using the Forum for the first time so excuse me if this topic has been raised before.
Despite being extremely careful when changing lenses on my *istDS I think my CCD is dirty. I have carefully followed the procedure in the manual but I still get marks on photos which are mainly visible on areas of blue sky - 2-3 marks. I can usually get rid of them in Photoshop Elements but would rather have a clean CCD. I think maybe some dust got in whilst on holiday in Western Australia - I did in fact see a small insect once in the viewfinder - how did it get there??
Professional cleaning sounds expensive.
Has anyone had this problem and if so how was it solved? Also any idea of the cost of a professional clean?

Cheers