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EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM There are some hairy projections showing on my pictures

usamaabdullah90 — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 12:13:57 GMT

Hello everyone,

I have a Macro lens EF-S 60mm that was working great until recently that everytime I take picture it shows alot of hair like structures all over the picture I'll attach two pictures just for reference, I would really appreciate your help as this is my work lens and not sure what hapenned here.

Re: EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM There are some hairy projections showing on my pictures

Tronhard — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 15:55:14 GMT

Hi and welcome to the forum:

I suspect that the issue is not your lens but foreign objects on the sensor of the camera. If you have access to a second lens and if these objects appear on those images that will pretty well confirm it.

To have this resolved the safest thing to do, since you are running a business, is to send the camera in for a clean at a reputable camera centre.

Re: EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM There are some hairy projections showing on my pictures

normadel — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 20:51:29 GMT

Contamination in or on a lens does not show up as distinct spots on an image.

The lines are the same on all images. This is definitely dirt on your sensor. Take off the lens, and set the shutter speed for a few seconds. Look at the sensor while the shutter is open to see what's there. Try holding the body face down and shake it hard to see if any dirt dislodges. Blow on the sensor with a gentle squeeze bulb. Just don't touch the sensor.

Re: EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM There are some hairy projections showing on my pictures

Waddizzle — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 21:01:44 GMT

How old is the camera model? Dust on the image sensor usually shows up as blurry smudge. Even a human hair or eyelash shows up as an elongated smudge.

These foreign particles are showing up sharp and crisp, which would suggest that they are small enough to cover individual pixels, and could be too small to see with the naked eye. I have no idea what the particles could be. Metal shavings could fit that description.

As advised above, do not touch the sensor. Use a small air bulb to blow out the entire mirror box. Keep the opening pointed downward so that loose particles can fall out of the camera body.