Bucky and Gonz, The pixels turned out to be 'hot' rather than 'dead'. I ran a test through a little program called 'Dead Pixel Test' (freely available on the web). An image is taken with lens and viewfinder caps on and then run through the program. When I first ran an image, it showed 132 hot pixels, 0 dead. Then, I turned on 'noise reduction' in the custom functions menu, and ran another image. The number of 'hot' pixels dropped to 2.
It would appear that the 'hot' pixels were noise, and as such the *ist D's noise reduction function should take care of most of the 'hot' pixels. Cheers Shaun Dr. Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services Lawrence Way, Karratha, Western Australia, 6714 Mob: 0414-967 644 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.heritageservices.com.au -----Original Message----- From: Dr. Shaun Canning [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 13 March 2004 3:36 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: *ist D Photos It appears that you guys are correct. There does seem to be 3-4 pixels that are visibly 'buggered'. I have contacted the vendor, but I don't hold much hope for a fix. I bought this camera in the USA, and I am in Australia. Warranties aren't usually international unfortunately. I will contact the Australian distributor as well, and see what they can do. In the mean time, it's not really a problem anyway. It's nothing that I can't fix with a bit of judicious cloning in PS. Cheers Shaun Dr. Shaun Canning Cultural Heritage Services Lawrence Way, Karratha, Western Australia, 6714 Mob: 0414-967 644 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.heritageservices.com.au -----Original Message----- From: Bucky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 13 March 2004 2:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: *ist D Photos No, he's right. There are at least three buggered pixels that show up in the same place in the frame regardless of orientation. You should check it out. -- "Ask not at whom the Chimp smirks - he smirks at you." www.smirkingchimp.com www.gregpalast.com www.monbiot.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Dr. Shaun Canning [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 12-Mar-04 22:15 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: *ist D Photos > > > Hi Gonz, > > The tandem dragon fly's was a snap shot as they flew past me > about 6 feet away. Amazingly, the FA 100mm macro fastened onto them > quick enough to get that shot. It's not 100% sharp, but not bad > for a snap. > > As for the stuck pixels, I think it's more a case of the water > beneath the dragon fly's creating catch lights or hot spots Gonz. > There is nothing wrong with the sensor, as far as I can tell. > > > Thanks anyway for the compliments though. > > Shaun > > Dr. Shaun Canning > Cultural Heritage Services > Lawrence Way, Karratha, > Western Australia, 6714 > Mob: 0414-967 644 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.heritageservices.com.au > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gonz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, 13 March 2004 2:01 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: *ist D Photos > > I'm sorry, in my haste to warn you about the stuck pixels, I forgot to > say that the pics are really nice. I especially like the shot of the > "tandem-flys", how did you manage to get that shot!!! > > rg > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Hi gang, > > > >Here are the results of my first foray into the bush with an > *ist D. all of > >the shots were taken with the *ist D, battery grip, FA 100mm > macro. All were > >handheld. Photoshop work was limited to sharpening and adjusting > the levels > >a bit. > > > >The files are all in the 1-3 mb range, so be warned, they'll > take a while to > >come down the pipe via a 56k modem. None of them are resized. > > > >http://www.heritageservices.com.au/Pentax%20ist%20D%20Photos/Web% 20Gallery/i >ndex.htm > >Tell me what you think? > >Cheers > >Shaun > >Dr. Shaun Canning >Cultural Heritage Services >Lawrence Way, Karratha, >Western Australia, 6714 >Mob: 0414-967 644 > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >www.heritageservices.com.au > > > > > > > > -- Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://shopnow.netscape.com/
