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What are these weird purple specs on my sensor?

Started Dec 25, 2017 | Questions thread
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Re: What are these weird purple specs on my sensor?

I'm assuming this is a crop?  Try cleaning that area of the sensor (thoroughly) to see if the speck comes off or moves.  That would rule out some things.

Keep in mind that dust showing up in the picture is actually inverted on the sensor (when you are looking directly at the exposed sensor).  For example, a piece of dust in the upper left corner of the picture (on your screen) is actually in the lower left corner of your sensor (when you're peering at your sensor).

Good luck!

R2

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