Recommend older but still good kit for a beginner sub £400

[LN Strike Eagle]

It can depend on the settings you use - a larger aperture value will show dirt up more readily. When I clean my cameras up, I shoot test shots at f/22 against a solid colour (white walls, blue skies etc).

Was it a circular spot, or a bigger mark? If its just a dust spot or two, you can get cleaning kits and do that yourself, it's easy to do.

[Merlin1736]

It can depend on the settings you use - a larger aperture value will show dirt up more readily. When I clean my cameras up, I shoot test shots at f/22 against a solid colour (white walls, blue skies etc).

Was it a circular spot, or a bigger mark? If its just a dust spot or two, you can get cleaning kits and do that yourself, it's easy to do.

I've taken a couple of Pics of a sheet of paper with and without the lens at F22, which seem to show that the sensor is OK, how do I attach images for people to view ?

Just reading the image posting guide now

[Merlin1736]

IMG_6261 by Carl Annable, on Flickr

IMG_6263 by Carl Annable, on Flickr

Pic 1 is lens on, pic 2 lens off, taken of a white piece of paper at F22 about 4-6 inch away