Re: Pentax 67 pentaprism issue
I'm not exactly sure how the 6x7 pentaprism is constructed, but if there's some kind of corrector glued to the bottom the way lens elements are sometimes glued together, it might be something that's got into the glue. "Bugs" don't eat glass, but they will eat glue. On 12/8/2016 1:06 PM, Gonz wrote: It looks a little symmetrical to me because it is right where the top edge of the prism is. When looked at closely, it appears like little trails left behind by a burrowing insect, but of course insects do not burrow in glass (that I know of). On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Collin B wrote: Fungus looks more symmetrical. That looks like lint to me. Too much sense of depth to the smaller piece. Assuming that it is lint ... Check the focusing screen. If that's not it then remove the focusing screen and try a light poof of air to blow it out. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax 67 pentaprism issue
It looks a little symmetrical to me because it is right where the top edge of the prism is. When looked at closely, it appears like little trails left behind by a burrowing insect, but of course insects do not burrow in glass (that I know of). On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Collin B wrote: > Fungus looks more symmetrical. That looks like lint to me. Too much sense > of depth to the smaller piece. > Assuming that it is lint ... > Check the focusing screen. If that's not it then remove the focusing screen > and try a light poof of air to blow it out. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax 67 pentaprism issue
Fungus looks more symmetrical. That looks like lint to me. Too much sense of depth to the smaller piece. Assuming that it is lint ... Check the focusing screen. If that's not it then remove the focusing screen and try a light poof of air to blow it out. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax 67 pentaprism issue
Not so sure it is fungus. Have you seen the movie "Arrival"? Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W1m5ER3I1Y On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 1:38 PM, Gonz wrote: > Its smack in the middle of the view and the bulk of it appears > black(opaque) when trying to compose a pic. > > > On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 12:47 PM, P.J. Alling > wrote: >> It looks like an alien life form, maybe a WotW martian. Annoying really. >> >> On 12/5/2016 8:23 PM, Gonz wrote: >>> >>> Fungus? Can I clean this? Help! >>> >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/66982297@N02/30640299923/in/dateposted-public/ >>> >> >> >> -- >> There is not enough Coffee in Columbia to make me a morning person. >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -- Reduce your Government Footprint > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- “The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness ” ― Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Earth from Above -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax 67 pentaprism issue
Its smack in the middle of the view and the bulk of it appears black(opaque) when trying to compose a pic. On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 12:47 PM, P.J. Alling wrote: > It looks like an alien life form, maybe a WotW martian. Annoying really. > > On 12/5/2016 8:23 PM, Gonz wrote: >> >> Fungus? Can I clean this? Help! >> >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/66982297@N02/30640299923/in/dateposted-public/ >> > > > -- > There is not enough Coffee in Columbia to make me a morning person. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax 67 pentaprism issue
It looks like an alien life form, maybe a WotW martian. Annoying really. On 12/5/2016 8:23 PM, Gonz wrote: Fungus? Can I clean this? Help! https://www.flickr.com/photos/66982297@N02/30640299923/in/dateposted-public/ -- There is not enough Coffee in Columbia to make me a morning person. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax 67 pentaprism issue
Are there any tricks or hidden parts to worry about when disassembling the housing for the prism? On Mon, Dec 5, 2016 at 11:44 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Yeah, it's probably just debris. Clean it with some ROR and a microfiber rag. > > Paul via phone > >> On Dec 6, 2016, at 12:33 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: >> >> It looks rather too big and surprisingly symmetrical for a fungus. >> If so, that can be cleaned easier and hopefully with no permanent damage. >> >> Bulent >> - >> http://patoloji.gen.tr >> http://celasun.wordpress.com/ >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ >> http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun >> >> >> 2016-12-06 4:23 GMT+03:00 Gonz : >>> Fungus? Can I clean this? Help! >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/66982297@N02/30640299923/in/dateposted-public/ >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax 67 pentaprism issue
Yeah, it's probably just debris. Clean it with some ROR and a microfiber rag. Paul via phone > On Dec 6, 2016, at 12:33 AM, Bulent Celasun wrote: > > It looks rather too big and surprisingly symmetrical for a fungus. > If so, that can be cleaned easier and hopefully with no permanent damage. > > Bulent > - > http://patoloji.gen.tr > http://celasun.wordpress.com/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ > http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun > > > 2016-12-06 4:23 GMT+03:00 Gonz : >> Fungus? Can I clean this? Help! >> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/66982297@N02/30640299923/in/dateposted-public/ >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax 67 pentaprism issue
It looks rather too big and surprisingly symmetrical for a fungus. If so, that can be cleaned easier and hopefully with no permanent damage. Bulent - http://patoloji.gen.tr http://celasun.wordpress.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bc_the_path/ http://photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2226822 http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/bulentcelasun 2016-12-06 4:23 GMT+03:00 Gonz : > Fungus? Can I clean this? Help! > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/66982297@N02/30640299923/in/dateposted-public/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Pentax 67 pentaprism issue
Looks like it. Sunlight or hard UV to kill it. Normal lens tissue to remove the organic material afterwards. There will always be a mark, though, and not the interesting or amusing kind. > On 06 December 2016 at 01:23 Gonz wrote: > > > Fungus? Can I clean this? Help! > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/66982297@N02/30640299923/in/dateposted-public/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Pentax 67 pentaprism issue
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