CCD/Mirror cleaning

[grabejud]

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Just got my first entry level dslr, and unlike the later models, it doesnt have a self cleaning mechanism, so dust is probably its main enemy, when i took a picture, i always saw two bright small dots on my images, can anybody point me where can i have my unit cleaned? coz im afraid i might ruined the sensor..

thanks in advance

[CrasHBURN]

check your lens first, front and back... you can use a blower to remove those dust in the sensor...

[edwin_sn]

i'm not sure but i think its not sensor dust if you see bright dots because when the dust blocks a certain pixel in your sensor its should appear as dark dots. bright dots in your images may be caused by hot/damage pixels in your sensor... i'm not sure though... maybe the experts can comment.

talking about having your sensor cleaned, go to your cameras service center.

[grabejud]

thanks alot for all your inputs...
and edwin_sn, you are right, ive just figured it out that it aint dust thats blocking coz its bright small light just like a star . Gladly ive found a software to remap it, and now im happy with the outcome, disable 64 hot pixels. Incase those of you who have these kind of problem pm me so i can send u a link to the remapping software but i warned you, use at your own risk..

works on nikon cameras, dunno with canon and others.

[TwinJet]

When I found out I had dust on my sensor, i was very much worried.
It consumes lot of my time cleaning the image in ps.
So, i decided to get the sensorscope.
It works perfectly. (Achtung: dont do it f ur unsure in cleaning sensor)

A friend of mine who used it & exerted too much pressure whilst cleaning,
accidentally scratch the low pass filter on top of the sensor.
too bad.

[grabejud]

So, i decided to get the sensorscope.
It works perfectly.

is this available locally?
looks like a great investment for our cameras..

[TwinJet]

i dont know if sensorscope available in cebu. Anybody?

[grabejud]

looks like order basis..

[rockart9]

its not just dust... moisture sad. I've seen expensive lenses go to waste due to moisture. i don't know if this really works but my photography prof pag collage said to put your lenses in a tupperware container and put silica gel. The silica gel will absorb all the moisture that can possible damage them. Pero usually you can take your lenses to a pro and have them cleaned...

[grabejud]

has anybody tried this shop in colon? Allens Camera Repair
they are infront of colonade mall, i think they can repair slr's, but im skeptical with their dslr cleaning capability..