Nikon Z50 - spots

[Dave Renfroe]

I got a Nikon refurbished Z50 about a year ago. I am having trouble with getting spots on the sensor.
I do not change my kit lens - its the only one I have. I use a Lowe case, but do take the camera into the bush and on dusty trails.
I have used a D90 and D3300 for many years and very rarely had this problem. Are the mirrorless models more susceptible to getting dust inside? Could there be stuff in there that I haven't gotten out?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
- Dave

 

[JimFox]

Hey Dave, In my experience dust has always been an issue since DSLR's. I actually seem to get less dust with mirrorless. Maybe you just never noticed the dust before with the older cameras? Are you closer down the aperture more than you used to?

I change lenses, except for 2 of mine, and they still eventually get a spot or two of dust. But it doesn't bother me, because like I said, the older Nikon DSLR's were horrible for being dust magnets.

So not sure what to suggest, except to clean the sensor.

Also ACR has added dust removal, and it works really well. So the times I missed that the sensor has dust on it, it's super easy to clean as well in post processing now.

 

[Dave Renfroe]

Thanks, Jim.
I will clean it up and see how it goes.
Maybe I will keep my Lowe case zipped up all the time.
- Dave

 

[JimFox]

Thanks, Jim.
I will clean it up and see how it goes.
Maybe I will keep my Lowe case zipped up all the time.
- Dave

Maybe that will help. How long are you going before dust shows up on the sensor? Does it take 6 months? Or shorter?