Dirty sensor

[Fazi27]

HI Guys,

i have just purchased another d300 as a back up from a friend of mine. He did let me know that the sensor needs cleaning, so after a little bit of testing and investigating i assumed it really does and left it with Harrison's Cameras in Leicester for cleaning. As far as i could have seen they did quite a good job but it only remained for few days or so.... The visible dust came back although i did not take my lenses even once... I called Nikon authorised dealer to ask if the sensor cleaning mechanism might be faulty, but they made me assured that it isn't.

The thing is that the visible dust is getting worse and worse and i do not really know what to do with it? Shall i send it to Nikon to get it checked? Give back to Harrison's to get it cleaned again? I just don't want to spend more money without visible results and understanding the problem!

Please advise.

 

[Blue Eagle]

It's bound to have a dodgy cleaning mechanism if it is as good as canon's (I would assume it is). I've had my canon for 3 years and never had to clean the sensor, and I pretty much change lens whenever I want, done it on beaches and everything.

 

[Strangways]

My sensor gets dirty from time to time and my sensor cleaner is working properly. I only notice it when I have a narrow aperture and can see it in the sky. The rocket blower usually sorts it out okay.

 

[simonblue]

Take it back to Harrison's Cameras,and just let them have a look at it,was it a wet or dry clean,if it was a dry clean somtimes the dust can just blow into,other parts of the body,just to drop down on the sensor again

 

[andyred]

If you've only just got it back from cleaning, then I'd be taking it back and explaining the problem - how long ago was it ?

 

[Dogfish_magnet]

I doubt the cleaning functions faulty , my last 3 camera bodies have all had it and i still need to wet clean the sensor regularly, all the cleaning function does is shake it off the sensor into the mirror box, where it floats around joining with other bits ready to land on your sensor again. Take a photo of a cloudy sky out of focus and around f20 and post it up - so we can see how bad it is.