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Hey all,

I'm finding a common spot on my latest pix. Are there any recommended cleaning products for my D60? Or would any at the local photo store work?
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GoneTomorrow
Begin by trying a bulb blower like a Giotto Rocket Blower. If that doesn't loosen it, you can try a wet kit (like a Copperhill kit) or a local camera shop will often do it. Barring that, you can send it to the company to be cleaned (Nikon in your case).

The problem is, I don't think the D60 has a manual cleaning mode, so I'm not sure how you're supposed to open the shutter and expose the sensor long enough to clean it.
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You can lock the mirror open on the D60, but I'm not sure the sensor is dirty. I rarely change lenses, and when I do, I'm very careful with it. Pretty sure it's just the lens itself. Does copperhill make a good lens cleaning kit, or do they only specialize in sensors?
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You can lock the mirror open on the D60, but I'm not sure the sensor is dirty. I rarely change lenses, and when I do, I'm very careful with it. Pretty sure it's just the lens itself. Does copperhill make a good lens cleaning kit, or do they only specialize in sensors?

Well, then you first need to determine if it's the sensor or lens. Using more than one lens, take a shot of a white surface at the narrowest possible aperture. If the same spot shows on more than one lens, it's the sensor. If only with one lens, then it's the lens. Do you have an image with the spot that you could post? For there to be a spot that shows from the lens, it would have to be a fairly significant glob or scrape, since even large scratches on the front element don't show in images (unless it's a seriously large gouge).

With the D60, I know that you can lock the mirror box up, but I was referring to the shutter.
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So I went through some of my pics and found a few that look really bad lol. Never noticed it until now.

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GoneTomorrow
Those look like dust motes on the sensor itself if you ask me.
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Those look like dust motes on the sensor itself if you ask me.
Ugh. Hoping that wouldn't be the case. Scared to even go near that thing lol. Thanks for the help!
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Looks like it's on the sensor


The D60 does have a mirror lockup for cleaning. It's in the main settings menu I believe.

If you don't have the cleaning on power on/off turned on you should do that.
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By-Tor
Just put it in manual sensor cleaning and give it a few blasts with canned air.,.
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Alright I gingerly blew the sensor with a can of air. The specs seemed to have disappeared, is there a good setting I can shoot in to check and see?
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GoneTomorrow
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Alright I gingerly blew the sensor with a can of air. The specs seemed to have disappeared, is there a good setting I can shoot in to check and see?
It's risky using canned air. Ever tilt one slightly and have liquid shoot out? Also, the pressure can be to strong and actually dislodge components. Use with caution.

As I said, stop the aperture down as far as it will go (f/22 and up) and shoot a white wall, as white and bright as possible. This setup will reveal all dust.
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It's risky using canned air. Ever tilt one slightly and have liquid shoot out? Also, the pressure can be to strong and actually dislodge components. Use with caution.

As I said, stop the aperture down as far as it will go (f/22 and up) and shoot a white wall, as white and bright as possible. This setup will reveal all dust.
GT's right, lose the canned air for your sensor. get a rocket blower and take your camera into the bathroom to clean it, (that's actually the most dust free room in most houses). If the rocket blower won't do it, then you have a "welded" dust particle which can only be removed with a good wet cleaning. Unless you're really comfortable with that, let Nikon or your dealer do that for you.

Make sure your mirror box is perfectly clean first B4 you go blowing air on your sensor.
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beldecca
As other have said - don't use canned air. You can damage many sensitve pieces in your camera.

Rocketblower first. IF that doesn't do it then you're looking at a brush or 'wet' cleaning.
If you are not 100% ready for this, find a pro in your area to do it. Can be $50 but its better than damaging your sensor.

Also, if you do go the wet route, a lighted loupe & brush can set you back $100+
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Well it looks like I lucked out lol. I did use the can air before everyone said not to. But everything turned out ok. No more spots, no damage. Pix look great. I'll definately be getting the right stuff next time. Thanx everyone! +Rep if I could!
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