Thompson's Corner, Cordelia, California

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Thompson's Corner, Cordelia, California

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I've been noticing spots on some of my images. They show up depending on contrast, etc., of the photo. The lenses look clean, and I'm wondering if these are oil spots on the sensor. If so, how is the best way to clean them?

[NV Whino]

1. You should have an automatic sensor cleaner on the 7100

Check your manual, or work your way through the menu. I did it a couple of weeks ago on my 7000. It was so quick, easy and painless that I wasn't sure it did anything. But it seemed to remove the spots.

And failing that, there is a good Nikon repair place in SAC.

Boy, you're doing some nice stuff with black and white these days.

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2. I have it set to clean at startup and shutdown.

Which is what has me concerned. They only show under certain conditions, and it is usually enough to take the spot clone tool to them. I just forgot on this image, so thought I would take the opportunity to ask.

Thanks for the compliment. I'm really enjoying black and white. We'll try it at the Train Museum, at some point.

[NV Whino]

3. Here's where I took my D100 or maybe it was the D300

http://www.camrepair.com

I dropped it off in the morning, tooled around the Crocker, had lunch and picked it up in the afternoon. Don't remember the cost, but it wasn't very expensive.

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5. Thanks for the link.

[Major Nikon]

4. If you do have oil spots, the automatic cleaning function isn't going to help

While it is possible to clean the sensor yourself, unless you are quite confident in your skills at learning a new task I recommend having it professionally done. The risk of screwing up is pretty high.

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6. Thanks, Major Nikon. I'll have someone who knows what they're doing look at it.

The last thing I want is to break it.

[Solly Mack]

7. Nice!

Get it cleaned professionally.

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8. I will.

If I tried to clean it, with my luck, not only might I damage the sensor but the whole process might result in a nuclear confrontation with the Russians.

And nobody wants that.