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mklass Gold Member Nikonian since 08th Dec 2006Thu 04-Oct-12 11:54 PM
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"Dust more prevelant"
Fri 05-Oct-12 02:40 AM by mklass

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I guess it's just the nature of high resolution, but now that I've had time to work on most of my early D800e shots, I notice that almost any dust or smudge on a lens with show up in the image. A LensPen or Rocket blower, frequently used, seems to be a required companion. At first I thought the sensor was dirty, but it is a clean as can be.

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ericbowles Moderator Awarded for his in-depth knowledge and high level skills in various areas, especially Landscape and Wildlife Photoghraphy Nikonian since 25th Nov 2005Fri 05-Oct-12 02:27 AM
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#1. "RE: Dust more prevelant"
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I'm not sure that I am seeing that much more dust, but I do have about more awareness and am making more of an effort to keep everything clean.

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bkinthebay Silver Member Nikonian since 27th Feb 2010Fri 05-Oct-12 04:12 PM
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#2. "RE: Dust more prevelant"
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Could you post an example? I always thought dust on the lens would be so much out of focus that it does not show up on pictures.




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FineArtSnaps Silver Member Nikonian since 12th Jun 2012Fri 05-Oct-12 05:22 PM
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#3. "RE: Dust more prevelant"
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I'm with Bernard, Mick. Are you sure the dust isn't on your sensor? Dust on a lens might give you a lens flare, but it couldn't show up on your picture as discrete dust.

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mklass Gold Member Nikonian since 08th Dec 2006Fri 05-Oct-12 06:21 PM
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#4. "RE: Dust more prevelant"
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>I'm with Bernard, Mick. Are you sure the dust isn't on your
>sensor? Dust on a lens might give you a lens flare, but it
>couldn't show up on your picture as discrete dust.

Definitely not on the sensor. It is not just a spec and moves or disappears with a change of lenses. I examined the sensor with a loupe and it is clean. I suspect a dust spot on a lens is going to be much larger on a D800 image than a D3s or D700.

Same issue with a smudge on a lens.

I'll post some examples when I get home tonight.

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