mark on my new dslr photos

[louiseterm]

hi iv taken some photos of when i went the chelsea flower show but on the majority of my photos i have this black mark on the left i cudnt see the mark when viewing them on my camera but transfered them to the pc and its there sometimes really thick and black and others a little fainter my camera is sony a200 with kit lens heres some picture any hlpe is really appreciated as i feel my photos are ruined now

the penguin the black mark is at the top as i took the shot sideways


on the left of the pettle


thick black on the water

[louiseterm]

but it isnt on this picture which is the first pic i took with the camera in london iv looked at the lens on the camera but cant see anything really and i cant see anything on the camera mirror

[SquiderM3]

More than likely some particle is on your sensor (ie.dust). I can't read your exif data as I am at work so you may want to try this. Take a couple pictures with an open aperture (ie.f2.8-f4.0) and take a couple with the aperture more closed (ie. f18-f22). More than likely the mark will appear darker and more apparent with the higher stops. If the mark does not appear when the aperture is wide open, your problem is sensor dust and it can be easily cleaned.

If the mark appears in all the pics regardless of the aperture setting you may want to check the internals of the lens as you will have some sand or dirt there.

I hope this helps, good luck.

[P1X4R]

Squider is right. your camera's sensor will need to be cleaned. it's a common thing with digital cameras. you can either use a "rocket air blower"

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...r_Blower_.html

or for the tough ones use a sensor swab with a couple drops of cleaning solution.

i use this one

http://www.2filter.com/prices/produc...sor_Swabs.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THVLAL4vQzk

Good posting fellas. I'm pretty sure at some point I'm going to need to know how to clean my sensor.

[P1X4R]

it's really not that hard. just be careful not to force it.

[louiseterm]

thanks guys i took a a couple pictures and i cudnt see the mark on the lens maybe the dust shake thing on the camera got rid of it as i only used that option near the end of the day still new to dslr's the lens looks so sensitive