Dust on my GR-D sensor: Ricoh's response

I came back from India and the dust spot is still there in exactly the same place. It is not going to dislodge itself. I called Ricoh's technical support and they said that there was no way you could clean the sensor yourself and if you tried it would invalidate your warranty.

However, they are going to fix it for me under warranty repair. I then had to go through a registration procedure on the web and print out a repair note. I am now sending the camera back to be serviced. I will keep you posted. It will be strange to be without the little beast for a while...

Here are a few pictures from the trip:

Fish drying in the sun


Fish seller


Fishing boats