Dust Bunnies

[Monkey]

Im now getting very fedup of these things just proccessed an image and spotted one but wasnt too sure as it could have been something on water, Done my usuall test shot f22 of hazy sky and bloody loads again. Just dont know what to do ive only swapped the lens over once since last clean and used a blower as well bloing first inside lens then body as soon as other lens taken off. counted 47 of them

Anyone got any idea what's going on

Edited August 9, 2023 by Monkey

[Fogey]

Hmmm!  I have heard of what is termed creeping fungal growth, where condensation has turned to fungi in the lens.

Start at the beginning.  Take the lens off the camera and take a shot of the sky.  This will determine whether the bunnies are on the sensor.  If they are then clean the sensor, maybe professionally.

If the sensor is clear, then suspect the lens.  If there is dust getting into your lens, I would recommend getting the dust removed professionally, unless you feel competent taking the lens apart to clean it yourself.  Look Here

This might be a case of and/or sensor and lens.

If it is fungal growth, then look here.

I always make sure my camera and lenses are sat on a bed of silica gel crystals..............I always allow the temperature surrounding my camera and lenses to stabilise with the outside temperature before using the camera, to avoid condensation, which will make any dust bunnies very sticky.

Hope this helps.

 

[Monkey]

1 hour ago, Fogey said:

Hmmm!  I have heard of what is termed creeping fungal growth, where condensation has turned to fungi in the lens.

Start at the beginning.  Take the lens off the camera and take a shot of the sky.  This will determine whether the bunnies are on the sensor.  If they are then clean the sensor, maybe professionally.

If the sensor is clear, then suspect the lens.  If there is dust getting into your lens, I would recommend getting the dust removed professionally, unless you feel competent taking the lens apart to clean it yourself.  Look Here

This might be a case of and/or sensor and lens.

If it is fungal growth, then look here.

I always make sure my camera and lenses are sat on a bed of silica gel crystals..............I always allow the temperature surrounding my camera and lenses to stabilise with the outside temperature before using the camera, to avoid condensation, which will make any dust bunnies very sticky.

Hope this helps.

 

Thanks i will ckeck lenses but there are 2 i been using on this full frame camera and also on the crop camera none have shown on crop, and non of my gear has been out in the wet this year or even in high humidity they always live in the either camera bag or on shelf in the lounge we dont have any moisture issues in the house and none of Jayne gear has been affected 

[Monkey]

Ok I’ve finally got it clean and now it has my 100-400 on and that’s going to stay on for the forseaable, as for my landscape lens im putting it on an older crop bodies so I can see if there is any issues, I’ve had a good look inside rear of both lens with magnifying glass and cannot see any so hopefully things should be fine.Thanks again for the tips @Fogey

[Clicker]

Glad to hear  you have resolved the problem Monkey ... sounds mysterious  ...