Lensbaby

Hello, I bought Pinhole/Zone Plate optic for my Composer and I have a little problem. I can see every single piece of dust on pictures taken with it (probably because of huge aperture). I clean sensor in my camera quite often and there is no dust on pictures taken with normal lenses, but with Pinhole optic it's terrible... Can you help me?

You see the dust because the aperture is very small, not because it is huge...

That's what pinholes do; it is nothing specific to Lensbaby Pinhole. You just need to clean your sensor better.

I "remove" the dust in my pinhole images by using repair features in Photoshop. It takes a little time, but it does clean up those spots nicely.

Rich

There's nothing like a pinhole check to see what's up an stickin' to ones sensor !

With film we didn't have to bother with the clean scene as much, but these digi boxes.......you'd think spiders lived in there.....hee !

You can always add a texture overlay in photoshop and use the dust to your advantage. Make it all part of the photo.. or create photos that would look good with a bit of a decayed or grunge look.

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i dropped mine in the sand at the park with my kids, theres a few annoying pieces but i just use the clone stamp in photoshop to take care of it, its extra work but i've even tried cleaning it with an air compressor with no help.

take it to a professional shop
they have specific materials to use on a sensor.
i did it after a year with my D300, but its not fair, it clean itself.

btw, air compressors can kill your shutter :|

Banana Joe,"compressed air" dont always mean air compressors,there is some kind of spray cans,made for camera cleaning.
Using an industrial piston compressor is unwise,as the air from these often contains small drops of water or compressor lubricant.

TRYING IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS FAILURE.

Homer Simpson

I live very close to Canon and take mine in every couple of months for sensor cleaning. Still, when using that Pinhole, I saw so much dust. I like the idea of adding texture too. It's easier than trying to fix all the spots.

Air on cans also can have oil, I clean my sensor and use a manual pump to finish the work
and nothing better to check the sensor that the pinhole!