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03/18/2008 10:01:36 AM · #1
can I clone it out in Basic?

03/18/2008 10:07:02 AM · #2
The rules allow for the removal of "sensor dust" and "hot pixels." I would think a hair would be beyond what we were willing to accommodate for in basic.

Originally posted by JulietNN:

can I clone it out in Basic?
03/18/2008 10:07:53 AM · #3
You could try, but I think the lens will have to be opened up to remove it.

(you HAD TO know that was coming...)
;)
03/18/2008 10:13:43 AM · #4
Can you post an example? I would expect something like that to only show up at small apertures (like a shot of the sky in daylight), and even then it should only be a faint dark streak.
03/18/2008 10:31:33 AM · #5
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hair in lens

I noticed it back when I went to BEars, but thought I had got rid of it by cleaning. It only shows on darker pictures!
03/18/2008 10:48:32 AM · #6
Originally posted by JulietNN:

[thumb]659307[/thumb]

hair in lens

I noticed it back when I went to BEars, but thought I had got rid of it by cleaning. It only shows on darker pictures!


Sure, blame ME ;-)

Short-term solution is, shoot at f/4 and keep it OOF.

R.
03/18/2008 10:51:22 AM · #7
Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by JulietNN:

[thumb]659307[/thumb]

hair in lens

I noticed it back when I went to BEars, but thought I had got rid of it by cleaning. It only shows on darker pictures!


Sure, blame ME ;-)

Short-term solution is, shoot at f/4 and keep it OOF.

R.

Or...use another lens! :-D
03/18/2008 10:57:12 AM · #8
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HAHAH BEar, here is the original Hair at Bears.
03/18/2008 11:00:59 AM · #9
Originally posted by JulietNN:

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HAHAH BEar, here is the original Hair at Bears.

Holy MOLY! Look at all those dust bunnies in there too! What'cha been doing with that camera - using the mirror inside instead of a cosmetic one? :-)

If the hair is inside the lens, why not send it out for cleaning?
03/18/2008 11:02:31 AM · #10
I have had it cleaned, obviously as it was looking pretty darn terrible.

But I still have this hair or a residual of it. Drives me nuts.
03/18/2008 11:04:19 AM · #11
Originally posted by JulietNN:

I have had it cleaned, obviously as it was looking pretty darn terrible.

But I still have this hair or a residual of it. Drives me nuts.

Oh. I thought the sensor was cleaned up, but the lens had an internal (hair) issue...
03/18/2008 11:06:13 AM · #12
Well to answer your original question, that certainly qualifies as sensor dust to me, but it wouldn't be much fun to clone out something like that.
03/18/2008 11:11:32 AM · #13
Yeah I know tell me about it, trying ot clone that out of any picture is a pain the arse. At one point I had to clone out half of Bears Head, which was silly as it was a picture of him lol.

Sorry, I wasnt clear enough, I belive that the hair is IN the lens, not in the body
03/18/2008 11:15:33 AM · #14
I'll just refrain from offering opinions, since they tend to always be wrong :P

Originally posted by scalvert:

Well to answer your original question, that certainly qualifies as sensor dust to me, but it wouldn't be much fun to clone out something like that.
03/18/2008 11:17:06 AM · #15
lol, Alan, it certainly gives off a mixed message!!!!
03/18/2008 11:18:39 AM · #16
I'm bringing it up in our SC discussions to hash it out a little further :)

Originally posted by JulietNN:

lol, Alan, it certainly gives off a mixed message!!!!
03/18/2008 11:22:26 AM · #17
Thats great thank you.

I KNOW it is a HUGE area to clone, I knew about sensors or pixels, but this is just so HUGE that it involves a lot of area.

It doesnt show up on most pictures, just the darker ones, I noticed it in the landscapes i did this weekend mostly on the F13 stop. It shows somewhat at F10 but at F8 shows nothing at all.

Edited to add, that Tone Mapping and HDR are out till I get the hair outta there!!!

Message edited by author 2008-03-18 11:26:31.
03/18/2008 11:28:29 AM · #18
Nair? : )

That's a severe problem, esp since you have already had the lens cleaned, and there is something still there. What model lens is that? I guess that the only way to completely get rid of that would be to have the one element replaced, which would likely be as much as a good used lens. I am guessing that that is the 18-55?
Are you sure that isn't inside the camera, maybe on the shutter. I have had scraps lint inside my S3 Pro and it looks like that in the images, and becomes more evident at smaller apertures. If it is something on the shutter, it may be where you can't see it when you open the shutter to clean the sensor.

Message edited by author 2008-03-18 11:32:11.
03/18/2008 11:31:01 AM · #19
yeppers 18-55

we shall see what happens at SC.
03/18/2008 12:33:49 PM · #20
Just take your lens off and blow in there. :)
03/18/2008 12:40:51 PM · #21
My question: Where exactly have you been putting that lens?

;-)
03/18/2008 12:50:01 PM · #22
how the heck!?! oh Ill bet it was in there when they made it and the movement of the shutter and zoom made it work its way into the viewable area. Like a piece of hair in your food but worst.
03/18/2008 01:08:24 PM · #23
Originally posted by scarbrd:

My question: Where exactly have you been putting that lens?

;-)


03/18/2008 01:47:59 PM · #24
The overwhelming SC consensus (i.e., I'm the only one who disagrees, as per usual), is that cloning the hair is fine. Even if you have an entire cat's worth of hair adhered to your sensor, you can clone it.
03/18/2008 01:49:43 PM · #25
Originally posted by alanfreed:

The overwhelming SC consensus (i.e., I'm the only one who disagrees, as per usual), is that cloning the hair is fine. Even if you have an entire cat's worth of hair adhered to your sensor, you can clone it.


Clone more than just to remove the hair and you're toast!
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