> Somtime last week my copperhill eclipse/pecpad/spatula kit arrived, > and I have attempted to clean the ccd (filter) for several nights in a > row now. (I only do a four passes or so before I get frustrated and > quit so I don't 'hurry' and ruin something :) The two spots I am > referred to earlier will not break free, despite 20 or so passes. I > was starting to wonder if there was something in or on the ccd itself, > under the filter. But if I hold my light at an angle, the shadow from > the specks fall far enough from the speck to indicate that ths specks > are actually on the filter. Even so... are there any known issues > with these ccd's or filters where they may have come this way from > pentax? I really don't think this is the case, because I have not had > these showing in my pictures until fairly recently, I just ought to > ask. Also, is there a more aggressive cleaning method I could try > (besides scotch tape) or is it time to suck it up and pay the big > bucks to have pentas or whoever do it?
You may want to add a tiny bit more pressure during your pass, and make extra sure the cleaning surface is parallel to the sensor. Sounds stupid, I know, but I made that mistake a couple times when cleaning sensors at my last job. John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
