Re: K-5 crooked sensor repair - kludge recommendations?
On Jun 24, 2013, at 13:31 , Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Now that I've ordered the K-5II, I expect that in a couple of weeks, Pentax will announce a mirrorless 24x36 sensor body with evf. It'll come with a K-mount adapter, and will have an optional optical rangefinder, that automatically zooms to the focal length of the lens. ...with an aperture simulator. You can't forget that. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 crooked sensor repair - kludge recommendations?
On 23/6/13, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: That'd be cool. When I got it back, I'd be able to use the lenses from my old Minolta SRT-101 on it. Send me the lenses as well. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 crooked sensor repair - kludge recommendations?
On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:29:17PM +0100, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 23/6/13, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: That'd be cool. When I got it back, I'd be able to use the lenses from my old Minolta SRT-101 on it. Send me the lenses as well. Har! I'll end up with a Pentax that works with Minolta lenses, and Minolta lenses that fit on a Canon. I just ordered a K-5II from Prodigital2000 on ebay, for $820. It should show up on Wednesday with my new colormunki. There is someone else that keeps bidding $810 for them, so mine, and the previous winner went at $820. On the plus side, when it shows up, I won't have to wait for hours while the battery charges. Note to self: when I'm ready to upgrade to the next new model, by my third party spare batteries and charger before I buy the camera, so that when it shows up, I can just pop a battery in and go. Now that I've ordered the K-5II, I expect that in a couple of weeks, Pentax will announce a mirrorless 24x36 sensor body with evf. It'll come with a K-mount adapter, and will have an optional optical rangefinder, that automatically zooms to the focal length of the lens. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 crooked sensor repair - kludge recommendations?
From: Larry Colen I asked CRIS what it would cost to just straighten the sensor and disable shake reduction. They said that they are a factory authorized repair facility and such a repair would not meet their required standards. Any recommendations for someone who would be willing to do a such a repair? Send it to Cotty. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 12:52:42PM -0400, John Sessoms wrote: From: Larry Colen I asked CRIS what it would cost to just straighten the sensor and disable shake reduction. They said that they are a factory authorized repair facility and such a repair would not meet their required standards. Any recommendations for someone who would be willing to do a such a repair? Send it to Cotty. That'd be cool. When I got it back, I'd be able to use the lenses from my old Minolta SRT-101 on it. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 crooked sensor repair - kludge recommendations?
On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 10:17:15AM +0530, Bipin Gupta wrote: Larry, where are you based in the US? In Santa Cruz. About 50 miles south of San Mateo. Repairs in India by independent mechanics in Mumbai or Delhi are extremely cheap - approx. 1/4th the Good to know. US. Do note Pentax is not present at all in India - no Sales or Service Centers, but Independent Repair Shops do offer services. I keep visiting Toronto, Canada and San Mateo in the Bay Area. Since I returned recently in February 2013, I may not be travelling again in the near future. I could ask some Pentaxian friends in Mumbai Delhi to check for repairs with the cost, if you mail the photos to me with a brief write up on the sensor problem. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157634079405157/ I've sent a note to the place in San Diego I was pointed to earlier today. Even if I lose shake reduction, if I can get he sensor straightened, and get it converted to IR, that would be worth a bit of money. Especially since with live view I could use it as an IR only camera if need be. You could then send your camera directly to them. In a few weeks, several of my coworkers will be returning to Bangalore, so I could probably convince one of them to ship it to one of those repair places for me. Regards. Bipin. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
K-5 crooked sensor repair
I sent my camera in to criscam for a repair estimate on the crooked sensor. The estimate came back as $437. They said that making one good camera out of two would be more expensive. It's looking like it's time to shop for a K-5II, and relegate this camera to backup status. It does still take photos, I just don't get the advantages of shake reduction. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 crooked sensor repair - kludge recommendations?
I asked CRIS what it would cost to just straighten the sensor and disable shake reduction. They said that they are a factory authorized repair facility and such a repair would not meet their required standards. Any recommendations for someone who would be willing to do a such a repair? On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 12:43:00PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: I sent my camera in to criscam for a repair estimate on the crooked sensor. The estimate came back as $437. They said that making one good camera out of two would be more expensive. It's looking like it's time to shop for a K-5II, and relegate this camera to backup status. It does still take photos, I just don't get the advantages of shake reduction. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 crooked sensor repair - kludge recommendations?
Just about any 12 year old boy. On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 6:16 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I asked CRIS what it would cost to just straighten the sensor and disable shake reduction. They said that they are a factory authorized repair facility and such a repair would not meet their required standards. Any recommendations for someone who would be willing to do a such a repair? On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 12:43:00PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: I sent my camera in to criscam for a repair estimate on the crooked sensor. The estimate came back as $437. They said that making one good camera out of two would be more expensive. It's looking like it's time to shop for a K-5II, and relegate this camera to backup status. It does still take photos, I just don't get the advantages of shake reduction. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 crooked sensor repair - kludge recommendations?
I know people who would attempt similar things with mechanical film cameras but not digital. Maybe one of those firms that specialize in making IR cameras out of old DSLRs would have the expertise, but I doubt they'd give a guarantee that they could actually return you a working camera, and they'd still insist on being paid. On 6/21/2013 6:16 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I asked CRIS what it would cost to just straighten the sensor and disable shake reduction. They said that they are a factory authorized repair facility and such a repair would not meet their required standards. Any recommendations for someone who would be willing to do a such a repair? On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 12:43:00PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: I sent my camera in to criscam for a repair estimate on the crooked sensor. The estimate came back as $437. They said that making one good camera out of two would be more expensive. It's looking like it's time to shop for a K-5II, and relegate this camera to backup status. It does still take photos, I just don't get the advantages of shake reduction. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and those that will. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 crooked sensor repair - kludge recommendations?
On Jun 21, 2013, at 17:16 , Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: I asked CRIS what it would cost to just straighten the sensor and disable shake reduction. They said that they are a factory authorized repair facility and such a repair would not meet their required standards. Any recommendations for someone who would be willing to do a such a repair? Once you've replaced it, and you've got nothing left to lose, then go for it dude! Without knowing exactly why it's left in this crooked state, it's difficult to say what it would take to jack it back into position and make it stay there. Could be interesting to go into the camera from the back and see what's what... hopefully not too much desoldering required for disassembly or it'll be a one-way trip. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - charl...@visi.com Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robinsontwins.org http://www.facebook.com/charles.robinson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 crooked sensor repair - kludge recommendations?
On 6/21/2013 6:16 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I asked CRIS what it would cost to just straighten the sensor and disable shake reduction. They said that they are a factory authorized repair facility and such a repair would not meet their required standards. Any recommendations for someone who would be willing to do a such a repair? Professional Camera Repair does repairs on DSLR's. They are willing ot do IR conversions and have a special service to fix DIY IR conversions. MIght be worth an inquiry. They are engaged in some sort of fair trade lawsuit against Canon, Nikon, Sony, Tamron and Olympus for refusing the sell them parts, so they can't be all bad. (They'd have to sue Pentax to reach that level.) http://www.procamerarepair.com Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 crooked sensor repair - kludge recommendations?
On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 08:05:46PM -0400, Mark C wrote: On 6/21/2013 6:16 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I asked CRIS what it would cost to just straighten the sensor and disable shake reduction. They said that they are a factory authorized repair facility and such a repair would not meet their required standards. Any recommendations for someone who would be willing to do a such a repair? Professional Camera Repair does repairs on DSLR's. They are willing ot do IR conversions and have a special service to fix DIY IR conversions. MIght be worth an inquiry. They are engaged in some sort of fair trade lawsuit against Canon, Nikon, Sony, Tamron and Olympus for refusing the sell them parts, so they can't be all bad. (They'd have to sue Pentax to reach that level.) Awesome! Thanks for the suggestion. I might just get it converted to IR in the process too. http://www.procamerarepair.com Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
K-5 crooked sensor repair - kludge recommendations?
Larry, where are you based in the US? Repairs in India by independent mechanics in Mumbai or Delhi are extremely cheap - approx. 1/4th the US. Do note Pentax is not present at all in India - no Sales or Service Centers, but Independent Repair Shops do offer services. I keep visiting Toronto, Canada and San Mateo in the Bay Area. Since I returned recently in February 2013, I may not be travelling again in the near future. I could ask some Pentaxian friends in Mumbai Delhi to check for repairs with the cost, if you mail the photos to me with a brief write up on the sensor problem. You could then send your camera directly to them. Regards. Bipin. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 crooked sensor
On Jun 12, 2013, at 02:14 , Larry Colen wrote: I did a quick test, lining my camera up on a level, with auto horizon off, and sure enough, the pictures were coming out crooked. Which is why the camera has auto-horizon in the first place. I would hazard a guess that the thumping is the magnet cage is trying to align the sensor, but cannot because one side is either inoperable or physically stuck in place. Joseph McAllister Too much gear, not much time -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
K-5 crooked sensor
In the recent past I had noticed two seemingly unrelated quirks with my K-5. Under certain circumstances, it would make a strange rhythmic thumping. I had also noticed that some of my photos recently didn't seem to be coming out the way I thought I had framed them. I did a quick test, lining my camera up on a level, with auto horizon off, and sure enough, the pictures were coming out crooked. I set it on clean sensor mode to look at the sensor, and not only was the sensor crooked but it was making a rhythmic thumping. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq9RVaW_A_c But, other than this, 60ish hour weeks at the office as we approach deadline, and someone who has been a friend for about twenty years, someone a couple years younger than me, dropping dead from a heart attack last week, things are going Ok. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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I forgot to mention that when I went to read the photos of the sensor test, lightroom would not write them to disk. Something seems to have gone wrong, this evening, with the disk that I'm writing my recent files to. Meanwhile, my other system the one that I back up my sorted photo files to, is off at a friend's house, waiting for him to have the time to set up the raid, install CentOS, and set up apple networking so it can work as a NAS. I do have the unsorted copies of the raw files, that get backed up on initial read, and the disk seems to still be readable, but I'm not feeling very comfortable about my files right now. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 crooked sensor
All things are ephemeral, the only way to insure longevity is multiple copies, and wide disbursal. On 6/12/2013 5:19 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I forgot to mention that when I went to read the photos of the sensor test, lightroom would not write them to disk. Something seems to have gone wrong, this evening, with the disk that I'm writing my recent files to. Meanwhile, my other system the one that I back up my sorted photo files to, is off at a friend's house, waiting for him to have the time to set up the raid, install CentOS, and set up apple networking so it can work as a NAS. I do have the unsorted copies of the raw files, that get backed up on initial read, and the disk seems to still be readable, but I'm not feeling very comfortable about my files right now. -- There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive failure, and those that will. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 crooked sensor
Larry, Yes it's crooked and that sounds like the sensor auto cleaning or what it sounded like on the K-20. When friends start dropping from heart attacks it might be time to give up 60 hour weeks. Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 4:14 AM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: In the recent past I had noticed two seemingly unrelated quirks with my K-5. Under certain circumstances, it would make a strange rhythmic thumping. I had also noticed that some of my photos recently didn't seem to be coming out the way I thought I had framed them. I did a quick test, lining my camera up on a level, with auto horizon off, and sure enough, the pictures were coming out crooked. I set it on clean sensor mode to look at the sensor, and not only was the sensor crooked but it was making a rhythmic thumping. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq9RVaW_A_c But, other than this, 60ish hour weeks at the office as we approach deadline, and someone who has been a friend for about twenty years, someone a couple years younger than me, dropping dead from a heart attack last week, things are going Ok. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 crooked sensor
wide disbursal Hah! I don't think that was what you meant, although it is probably technically correct. From: P.J. Alling All things are ephemeral, the only way to insure longevity is multiple copies, and wide disbursal. On 6/12/2013 5:19 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I forgot to mention that when I went to read the photos of the sensor test, lightroom would not write them to disk. Something seems to have gone wrong, this evening, with the disk that I'm writing my recent files to. Meanwhile, my other system the one that I back up my sorted photo files to, is off at a friend's house, waiting for him to have the time to set up the raid, install CentOS, and set up apple networking so it can work as a NAS. I do have the unsorted copies of the raw files, that get backed up on initial read, and the disk seems to still be readable, but I'm not feeling very comfortable about my files right now. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: K-5 crooked sensor
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 02:14:02AM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: In the recent past I had noticed two seemingly unrelated quirks with my K-5. Under certain circumstances, it would make a strange rhythmic thumping. I had also noticed that some of my photos recently didn't seem to be coming out the way I thought I had framed them. I did a quick test, lining my camera up on a level, with auto horizon off, and sure enough, the pictures were coming out crooked. And then forgot to post pictures taken with, and of the sensor: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157634079405157/ Last night's WTF moment was when someone commented stunning work on one of the shots: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/9024424786/in/set-72157634079405157 the funny thing is that I took a look at his photo stream, and he's got some good stuff in there. I set it on clean sensor mode to look at the sensor, and not only was the sensor crooked but it was making a rhythmic thumping. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq9RVaW_A_c But, other than this, 60ish hour weeks at the office as we approach deadline, and someone who has been a friend for about twenty years, someone a couple years younger than me, dropping dead from a heart attack last week, things are going Ok. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: Last night's WTF moment was when someone commented stunning work on one of the shots: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/9024424786/in/set-72157634079405157 You guys, if we all favorite or comment on it, maybe we can get it in Explore. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 6/12/2013 9:52 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Last night's WTF moment was when someone commented stunning work on one of the shots: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/9024424786/in/set-72157634079405157 I am paralyzingly captivated... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
