Canon 5D MkII Sensor Zapped by Lasers
Posted in: Today's Chili, videoWarning: Hit mute before you play this clip or you’ll have some explaining to do. You also might want to skip forward to around 19 seconds in.
What we see here is the sensor of a Canon 5D MkII being zapped by lasers. The hapless owner was videoing DJs spinning some truly horrible club music when one of the lasers in the light show shone right into the lens and frazzled the sensor within. Pretty bad luck, I’d say — with all the camera shake I’m surprised any light found its way onto the lens at all
The photographer, named Jatimco, now has to contend with a vertical line permanently etched onto the sensor of his $2,500 camera.
This reminds me of the days, back in the 1980s, when video cameras came with tubes instead of CCDs, similar to what you’d find in a TV. When you carried them, it was advised to always keep the lends-cap on. Not to protect the lens, but to protect the tube should you accidentally let it point at the sun. If this happened, the tube would be burned out, leaving permanent spots on the image or worse. The only solution? A new tube.
Laser 5D MkII Sensor Kill [YouTube via Photography Bay]
See Also:
Post a Comment