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New Sensor?
Mike-P Surely mailing the camera from Spain will be expensive - if you come back to the UK via Heathrow, why not wait until then and drop it off? Will leave it until I get back to the UK in March and then do some investigating, I have emailed Pentax to see if they can give an idea of price....
Posted by Mike-P on 19/02/2009 - 16:53
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Even if it is damaged it will only be the outer plastic cover of the sensor not the sensor itself. I was under the assumption that the sensor was covered with glass? even so it should be able to withstand a knock from a blower if its designed to be cleaned with swabs and the like. I would invest ...
Posted by fatspider on 19/02/2009 - 19:00
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Looks like dust to me, not damage. The sensor is coated with tough optical glass and a 'Teflon' type layer. It isn't that easy to damage.
Posted by Tyr on 19/02/2009 - 21:03
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Looks like dust to me, not damage. The sensor is coated with tough optical glass and a 'Teflon' type layer. It isn't that easy to damage. I am now a bit confused.. I have always been told that I should not touch the sensor at all .. In fact I bought a new camera when my ist had a load of muck on ...
Posted by PeteWelshPhotography on 19/02/2009 - 21:41
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The sensor should be left well alone unless it's really necessary to clean it. In this case cleaning methods that don't make contact are the best way to start off. The same applies to SLR mirrors and focusing screens - leave well alone as they are incredibly sensitive parts. DIY jobs on modern...
Posted by johnriley on 19/02/2009 - 23:15
New Sensor?
Firstly, you can't actually touch, or damage the sensor itself. It has a glass IR filter in front of it, and in the case of the K10/20D it has a special antistatic coating. If anything is damaged, it'll be that filter, not the sensor. It is possible to replace them but it's not a job I would u...
Posted by Mannesty on 20/02/2009 - 06:58
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I have a lenspen. Would someone be kind enough to confirm that i could actually touch the sensor with the cleaning bit to clean it:?:. I thought touching the sensor to clean was a no no. many thanks
Posted by scottie on 20/02/2009 - 23:51
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As Mannesty says, you CANNOT touch the sensor.Its behind glass. Getting back to the OP, I dont think a soft plastic blower brush will have scratched the glass, more likely it has left some greasy residue.
Posted by gartmore on 21/02/2009 - 08:56
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If it's called a lenspen, it implies it's designed for cleaning lenses, so don't assume it's OK for sensors. We know the actual sensor is covered by a filter, but the filter is fragile too. There are specialised products for sensor cleaning, so when necessary use those. When necessary. So far ...
Posted by johnriley on 21/02/2009 - 09:00
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You CAN clean the sensor and it CAN be touched in the process (with the right gear) that is of course to say the glass filter can be cleaned:D Johns advice is good though dont clean it unless you have to. these links may be useful in dispensing with your fears. And there are many more o...
Posted by fatspider on 21/02/2009 - 09:28
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Here is the mark in all its glory, it only starts to show up around f16. This was at f32.
Posted by Mike-P on 21/02/2009 - 09:47
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Here is the mark in all its glory Which one?!? :lol: There are a load of spots and lines on there, I think it's just time you did a wet clean if they're not coming off with the blower brush. I bashed the sensor on my *istD with the tip of my rocket blower, didn't do that any harm. Although I ...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 21/02/2009 - 10:36
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I can see 5 sensor blemishes and if its the one about 2thirds down on the right hand side, then I would call that a significant mark, but I also think its something on the sensor rather than being a scratch.
Posted by Clarky on 21/02/2009 - 11:34
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Actually the marks down the bottom are where I (badly) cloned out a ruddy great lampost, its the one to the right I am concerned about.
Posted by Mike-P on 21/02/2009 - 11:40
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Sorry Mike, my monitor didn't show the whole picture in the forum, clicking on it brought up the complete image so I now see that it's bigger and darker than the other marks. Have a really close look at the sensor again, use a magnifying glass (or a reversed 50mm lens) and check the top left hand...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 21/02/2009 - 11:46
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Have a really close look at the sensor again, use a magnifying glass (or a reversed 50mm lens) and check the top left hand corner of your sensor, as that's where this object/scratch is. I would expect you to be able to see it. Dan Ok, finally spotted it, I am 99% certain it is a scratch now .. i...
Posted by Mike-P on 21/02/2009 - 12:08
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Hells bells, That rocket blower must have a diamond tip on it :shock: I would look at getting the glass filter covering the sensor replaced. I'm not sure what that would cost but it should be significantly cheaper than replacing a sensor. :?::?:
Posted by Clarky on 21/02/2009 - 12:55
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I would look at getting the glass filter covering the sensor replaced. I'm not sure what that would cost but it should be significantly cheaper than replacing a sensor. :?::?: It more than likely would be. I will get it off to Pentax when I return, I like the idea of them returning the camera at no...
Posted by Mike-P on 21/02/2009 - 13:04
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This looks exactly like the smudge I had on my K100D a while ago. Cleaned the sensor using Sensor Swabs and Eclipse cleaning fluid. Worked very well! Just make sure you get the right fluid. Eclipse for K100D, E2 fluid for the K10D (because of different sensor types).
Posted by terje-l on 21/02/2009 - 13:19
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Have you seen this about cleaning? It was linked from the Micro-Tools site in the thread about lens spanners. shim
Posted by shim on 21/02/2009 - 19:24
