the specks are definitely on the body not the lens, as I can see them with my eye.
russ On 1/17/07, skye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have not read very deeply into this subject, but I remember reading > something that indicates that the specks should not be big enough to > see with the naked eye. If your spots continue to show up in exactly > the same place, I would try swapping lenses before mailing the thing > out to pentax. Sorry if that sounds very obvious and is something you > have already tried, but this is the only helpful thing I can think of > to say. Good luck, I know how frustrating that is. I had to clean my > sensor three times the last time I did it, so I used up three pecpads. > Those aren't cheap. > > --skye > > On 1/17/07, Russell Kerstetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sorry to bring this thread up again, but... > > > > 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? > > > > Thanks again for the help. > > > > Russ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
