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Strange dust problem
Fortunately (or otherwise), I am old enough to remember and sometimes use words in their pre-internet sense - as in this "wandering about" session on ebay. I do, however, usually have the sense to avoid challenging the most politically sensitive distortions of modern english usage :D Did you not m...
Posted by ChrisA on 26/11/2010 - 23:14
Strange dust problem
No, I did mean it in one of its original english senses - to wander about or ramble. In a way, cleaning a sensor is scary stuff. Film cameras are much more forgiving if you trash some sensor material - you just get another roll out of the fridge, problem solved. For a DSLR, you have visions of ...
Posted by andrewk on 26/11/2010 - 23:30
Strange line on photos!
Here it is: Lovely Robin, pity about the black line :) I'm not a camera repairman, but it looks an awful lot like a fault with your sensor. At a guess I'd say that was unfixable without replacing the whole sensor.
Posted by thoughton on 25/11/2010 - 15:36
Strange line on photos!
Thank you both for your help its does seem like its the sensor so will have to bite the bullet nad save up for a new camera what a bummer just before xmas!
Posted by elvisboy on 26/11/2010 - 17:17
Strange line on photos!
Thank you both for your help its does seem like its the sensor so will have to bite the bullet nad save up for a new camera what a bummer just before xmas! Good excuse to buy a k5 :)
Posted by NeilP on 26/11/2010 - 20:36
Strange line on photos!
I had a faulty sensor on a Canon Ixus and it was replaced FOC when it was years out of warranty.
Posted by Hyram on 26/11/2010 - 22:20
Strange line on photos!
I had a faulty sensor on a Canon Ixus and it was replaced FOC when it was years out of warranty. Same here with a small Canon. It was a Sony sensor, and Canon replaced the sensor free of charge 3yrs after warranty expired. Presumably Sony were required to cover the tab.
Posted by layingback on 26/11/2010 - 22:32
Milk and lap top combine to spoil weekend
Sorry to hear of your misfortune Andrew. But at least the data should be recoverable. You can get external enclosures for laptop drives quite cheaply which will enable your old drive to be read by any USB equipped computer. Taking the drive out & fitting it in an enclosure is easier than servicing...
Posted by petrochemist on 29/11/2010 - 08:32
K10 RAW Files and Photoshop
I've never bothered much with RAW processing, but so many reviews of the K10 suggest saing shots as RAW files is the way to get the best out of the sensor. My problem is my version of Photoshop CS (no number following) won't open the files. I know I need some sort of plug in but I can't get any joy ...
Posted by bwlchmawr on 03/12/2010 - 20:35
K10 RAW Files and Photoshop
Thanks Will. The last one was a real photograph; the first two merely test shots. I feel that, if I can make the time, RAW really does squeeze the best out of the K10's lovely sensor.
Posted by bwlchmawr on 05/12/2010 - 18:48
M42 adapter for use with microscope
Jon, my adapter is used with an ocular. The adapter fits over the micoscope tube and the ocular fits inside it. I use an ocular designed for the purpose but an eyepiece could be used if it fits. It works fine with a standard monocular microscope or a trinocular but you would have prblens using it w...
Posted by helios on 23/12/2010 - 19:02
K200D blurred shots
These are a couple of close crops from the shots above. It seems there is some vertical movement of the sensor. SR Off SR On Thanks, Richard
Posted by RNVasco on 31/12/2010 - 14:02
K200D blurred shots
Thanks for the replies. The Firmware is 1.01, which I have just updated to but it made no difference. I have just tried shooting on long exposure times, and I can hear the sensor moving back and forward while the shutter is open. It look like a repair will be required! Can anyone recommend a r...
Posted by RNVasco on 31/12/2010 - 17:27
K5 and focus adjustment
Seeing as I intend keeping my K5 for ages it'll be worth spending time in getting the various focusing modes set-up as accurately as possible. These are my thoughts on how to tackle it. I believe that the most accurate focus indication available is the magnified, manual focus, live view procedu...
Posted by gregmoll on 01/01/2011 - 18:59
Spots 'n stuff
Do you mean one of these?
Posted by SteveEveritt on 05/01/2011 - 21:54
Spots 'n stuff
Found it on SRS £44.95 cheers for your help guys... although I'm still wondering why the dust alert still says my sensor is clean?
Posted by SteveEveritt on 05/01/2011 - 22:09
Spots 'n stuff
When using the dust alert, try it with the aperture as small as your lens will allow. The dust is not on the sensor itself, but on the AA filter in front of the sensor. Shutting down the aperture will allow the light that reaches the sensor to "focus" slightly in front of it, helping to show anyth...
Posted by pentaxian450 on 06/01/2011 - 00:49
Spots 'n stuff
Noobody has yet mentioned using the sensor cleaning system of the camera itself. Not once, but several times to see if the dust can be dislodged. If not, with the camera pointing downwards, the rocket blower to remove more stubborn dirt. I have yet to use any contact method for cleaning.
Posted by johnriley on 06/01/2011 - 01:56
Spots 'n stuff
Same thing happened to me, but after initially panicking, I cured it with short blasts with the rocket blower, angled up into the prism. And no, it didn't blow straight back onto the sensor!
Posted by Pentaxophile on 06/01/2011 - 11:45
Spots 'n stuff
I wouldn't get that anywhere near the sensor, might leave a residue.
Posted by Pentaxophile on 06/01/2011 - 14:05
