Hi Andrew,

Thanks for the information. Yes, I better pick up a kit in case it happens again.

Actually, the first time I got those spots, I was in San Francisco on vacation (to be precise, South San Francisco). I took a train to a shopping center about 10 miles away expecting to buy a cleaning kit at Ritz Camera to do it myself. When I got there, I was told that they no longer carry sensor cleaning kits because they feared that customers could ended up damaging the sensors and that they didn't want to be held liable. Interesting, huh? So I returned to my hotel and found BorrowedLenses.com on the internet. Their standard price was $45 if you leave the body overnight, $65 to have it done in one hour. Considering that I needed the camera right away, and having had to take the train back and forth, which runs only once every hour, I think it was worth the price. But, in the future, I'll do it myself. I guess I better practice a couple of times at home -- once I build up my courage.

Leroy