Mine was looking like that @ f/22 two weeks ago. A buddy brought in his Copperhill SensorSweep (brush) and after 1 cleaning I have just 2 dust bunnies visible in my shots at the aperture.
I was scared to death to touch the sensor but once I did it I'm thinking I will clean it regularly to avoid this in the future.
June,
That's kinda, um, well, gross.
:)
Did you try the "dunk in with the dishes" method of cleaning and didn't rinse good?
No, I cleaned the sensor with the stuff they sell at Best Buy saying it's to clean electronics. Big mistake. Of course, I didn't realize this until I was on the trip. Turns out the alcohol had evaporated leaving all that water behind which then dried on the sensor. Thank goodness it came off very easily with Eclipse cause I was FREAKING out. I thought for sure I had ruined it. That camera served me for several months after that until I bought the 20D.
I shoot just about everyday and I have never had anything remotely close to that. Any dust Ive ever had I can take care of w/ a hurricane blower that I got for under $3. It takes me a few minutes and works perfect.
I'm glad to see you are posting some comments about my dirty lens (or sensor). And I'm glad to see that i'm not the only one out there willing to share. I think it helps remind us that it's a fixable problem, and we all need a little education on the subject. There are newbies out there that completely FREAK out when they see something like this occur to their camera.
I just purchased Visible Dust's Arctic Butterfly 724 and it is amazing!
I had never cleaned my sensor before, and I was scared to death I'd screw it up. Piece of cake, and it works like a charm...
