Re: Disaster cleaning CCD.

[Herb Chong]

there is no protective film on the sensor. it is a glass IR filter over the 
sensor and that sounds like what is damaged. in any event, it is a sensor 
replacement that is required. unless you have a replacement warrantee, that 
means about the price of a new camera. since the glass is thick and strong 
though, i think you have managed to get something on the sensor. it may be 
very hard to remove.

Herb....
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From: "McRae, Max MS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Pentax-Discuss (E-mail)" <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 4:24 PM
Subject: Disaster cleaning CCD.


Went off to cover an event and came home with a Gigabyte of images.
To my horror, all the images looked like they had been taken through a
sheet of very wet, and crazed glass.
Had a look at the sensor and saw the surface had been bubbled and creased.
I'm at a loss as to how this could happen.
The air is breathing quality, free from impurities, and contaminants.
The pressure was low, now more than you could expect from a hand blower,
although continuous and finely focused.