Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Maybe you can shake the camera to dislodge it. But then that might put the dust right in the bullseye! On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 7:46 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > Thanks, Chuck (and others who commented). The camera is not labelled or > marketed as weatherproof and since I live in a place that is very dry and > often windy, it is highly likely that a grain of dust got inside the > camera. I very much doubt that Panasonic would fix this under warranty (the > camera is out of warranty anyway), so I will just live with it and remove > the spot in LR when it is bothersome (as it is in the example I posted). > > Thanks again to all. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ < > http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 24 Jun 2016, at 14:21, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt at > > chucknorcutt.com> > wrote: > > > > On the contrary, I would expect the camera to be sealed precisely > because the sensor cannot be cleaned without at least partially > disassembling the camera. > > > > The spot looks exactly like many such spots I've seen on my Canon 5D. So > I also assume it's dust on the sensor. Proof that it's dust on the sensor > would be to take successive photos of clear blue sky from wide open to > fully closed down. At the LX-100's maximum aperture of f/1.7-2.8 the dust > bunny may be invisible or nearly so as a very light gray cloud. As the > aperture closes down its shape will be more distinct (as in the image > below) and it will get much darker. > > > > I consider it a manufacturing defect. Either the inside wasn't > perfectly dust free when it was made or dust/debris has been generated by > friction of mechanical motion such as by the shutter mechanism. > > > > In any case I would expect a warranty repair... even it it's beyond the > normal warranty period. Adverse publicity to the hundreds or thousands of > avid photographers on multiple lists is probably not a good thing for > Panasonic. > > > > Finally, the do it yourself guide: > > < > https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Disassembling+Panasonic+LUMIX+DMC-LX100/55603 > > > > > > Chuck Norcutt > > > > > > On 6/24/2016 4:38 AM, Chris Weir wrote: > >> Dirt could get in through the gaps - I don't think that is a sealed > camera. > >> Or more likely a flake of paint or other internal debris. > >> Chris > >> > >> On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 8:45 AM, Philippe < > photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Were it not repeated on other files I'd vote for a bird on that one. > >>> > >>> Now, it might be a speck that moved inside and might move again, shake > it > >>> baby. > >>> It will have to go back to Solms New Tokyo in any case I'm afraid > >>> > >>> Amities > >>> Philippe > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Le 24 juin 2016 ? 09:20, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> a > ?crit : > >>> > >>>> I noticed a while ago that images taken with my Panasonic LX 100 have > a > >>> smudge in the upper right part of the image: > >>>> > >>>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-Db2WtZM/A > >>>> > >>>> Since the camera does not have interchangeable lenses, I did not > expect > >>> dirt on the sensor, but that is apparently what it is?I see nothing on > the > >>> front element of the lens. And of course since I cannot take the lens > off, > >>> I cannot clean the sensor either. So I guess I am reduced to either > >>> cropping away the offending part of the image, or using the tools in > LR to > >>> get rid of the smudge. > >>>> > >>>> Still, very annoying. Have others experienced something similar with > >>> this type of camera? > >>>> > >>>> Cheers, > >>>> Nathan > >>>> > >>>> Nathan Wajsman > >>>> Alicante, Spain > >>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > >>>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > >>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws < > >>> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: > http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ < > >>> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > >>>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator < > >>> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > >>>> YNWA > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> _________________________________________________________________ > >>>> Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus > >>>> Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ > >>>> Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ > >>>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> _________________________________________________________________ > >>> Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus > >>> Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ > >>> Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ > >>> > >>> > > -- > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus > > Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ > > Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA