On Dec 6, 2010, at 4:36 PM, Miserere wrote:

> On 6 December 2010 16:31, P N Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> On Dec 6, 2010, at 4:16 PM, Miserere wrote:
>> 
>>> On 6 December 2010 16:03, paul stenquist <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> On Dec 6, 2010, at 3:33 PM, Charles Robinson wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> On Dec 6, 2010, at 14:19, Miserere wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Any of you guys with a K-5 experiencing any of this?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1036&thread=37092371
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1036&thread=37101106
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Maybe you K-7 owners could take a look too. No need to transfer test
>>>>>> images to the computer, the blobs can be seen on the LCD.
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Frankly, if the images turn out OK (besides being all green) then there 
>>>>> is no problem.  Interesting as a curiosity, but not in a "OMG the sky is 
>>>>> falling" kind of way.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Seriously... why would a person even bother looking for something like 
>>>>> this unless it's affecting the output?
>>>>> 
>>>>> And by "affect the output" I mean: can this really be SEEN on something 
>>>>> other than an f/22 shot of a blank grey surface?
>>>> 
>>>> It could be seen on any number of small aperture shots. I'm definitely 
>>>> going to test for it.
>>>> Paul
>>> 
>>> Thanks for the replies so far, and please keep 'em coming.
>>> 
>>> My test unit has a string of blobs near the center (most people seem
>>> to report them "near the center" for what it's worth). They are
>>> noticeable at f/8 and smaller when photographing a blank surface; I
>>> suspect in real photographs (with plenty of detail) they should
>>> *maybe* be noticeable at f/11 and onwards. I rarely photograph at such
>>> apertures, but I can imagine people shooting landscapes would be
>>> annoyed to find these blobs in their blue skies. Then again, a blob in
>>> a blue sky is easy to clone out. Then again, again, we'd all prefer
>>> not to have to clone out blobs as part of our postprocessing.
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> I just tested my camera in the same manner as the guy reported on dpreview. 
>> I filled my computer screen with white and shot it with my DA* 16-50 at 
>> about 30mm, F stops were f22, f16 and f11. Focus set to infinity. No blobs. 
>> Saw a few specs of dust, Did the sensor clean operation and retested, and 
>> the dust was gone. I get pure white.
>> Paul
> 
> That's good news, Paul.
> 
> For what it's worth, my blobs are much better defined using the sky or
> a blank piece of paper than the computer screen. Not sure why anyone
> would want advice on improving their blob definition, but it's one of
> the many useful services I provide to the community.
> 
> Because giving back is important.
> 
I repeated the test with white paper. Still no blobs at f22. Just out of focus 
paper.
Paul
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