On Monday, Oct 28, 2002, at 12:30 America/New_York, Steve Desjardins wrote:
I have to profess my ignorance here. I do know that the first time I picked up a digital back, I felt a little nervous to come face to face with the CCD array itself. I mean --- psychologically I expected it to be protected in some way because of the huge price tag. I certainly wasn't going to let *anything* fall onto that chip!I know the sensor itself is senstive, but it's behind a few things. When a fim camera gets splashed, does a lot of water get on the film?
The comforting thing is that it is apparently more rugged than you'd think. The dealer told me a story of how someone dropped it and the chip survived, but the anti-moire filter broke and had to be replaced. The filter wasn't cheap, but it's still only a fraction of the cost of the chip. So who knows? Maybe it is ok with a little bit of moisture (although I'm sure it degrades the images and how do you clean the water marks off the surface after that?), but nobody is taking any chances.
--jc
