Marc, Not that I want to alarm you, but you are not the only one with this problem. In fact, we might want to call it an epidemic:
http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-dslr-discussion/65879-k7-busted-sensor-strikes-production-body.html I'm sure a firmware patch will come soon, but I would feel a lot better if Pentax had bought sensors that didn't overheat as easily. (Anyone at Samsung listening?) I wonder if the weather-sealing prevents the sensor from cooling efficiently... --M. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- http://www.EnticingTheLight.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2009/7/27 Mark Cassino <[email protected]>: > I got a new job and have been on the road traveling for 5 of the last 7 weeks > - which has left very little time to give the K7 a real workout. Yesterday I > got that chance, and shot about 600 exposures out in the field. As I worked > on them I realized there's a light colored band running through every single > image I shot yesterday. Looking back over all the images I've shot with my > K7, the same problem shows up in every single image. > > Here's a sample - actual pixels of the very last shot I took yesterday. > (Apologies - the shot is not properly focused.) Guide arrows help identify > the hot pixel column. > > http://www.markcassino.com/temp/IMGP1267.jpg > > It's a subtle problem, but a real problem. In hindsight, I noticed it on one > of the very first shots I took with the camera, but fooled myself into > thinking it was just a bit of spiderweb in the shot. I'll be calling B&H in > the morning. > > Did I say CRAP! > > MCC > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, Michigan > www.markcassino.com > www.calarti.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
