Thankfully...

The camera seems to be working fine and the pictures look pretty good. I have also noticed that the black spot also does not look so prominent.

I am just relieved that I did not make a big mess of my camera. I still need to give it a proper clean at some point but I know that I will still be able to get shots between now and then. I do not have a back up camera as I cannot find the Olympus at the moment.

Here is a cute shot I got of the younglings today: