Well I've had my D800E for a couple of weeks and tonight was taking some pics and noticed some black lines in the photos. Was consistent same pattern (looked like broken glass lines) with different lenses. Camera has less than 100 shots on it. Can't see anything looking at sensor itself. Is this what a cracked sensor looks like?
i've seen photos shot with a cracked D3 sensor, and you could def tell the sensor was cracked....no mistake, and you could see it on the sensor as well....
Return it as DOA. Don't take any more photos. Just return it and say the AA filter was cracked and that you have 100 photos that all look like the above.
macjonny wrote:
Actually I've realized the E on the D800E stands for "earthquake" because it gives a special earthquake cracking effect to the pictures!
Wow! correct me if im wrong but wouldnt a cracked sensor result in the "expansion" of the image and thus the lines in the image wouldnt line up... all the lines are perfectly straight. for example the picture frame is staright across... maybe the crack is just really really small... how about a full rez image.... either way, that thing is garbage... send it back eh!
macjonny wrote:
Some on the dpreview forum where I cross posted suggested it is on one of the filters in front of the sensor (e.g., the UV/IR filter, etc)
It's going back today!
They got it right. If the sensor were cracked like that there would be a whole lot of dead pixels all over the place.
It's not the filter. It was on each different lens, same pattern, and also without any lens on the camera. It's gone anyway now and new one comes this week.
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macjonny wrote:
It's not the filter. It was on each different lens, same pattern, and also without any lens on the camera. It's gone anyway now and new one comes this week.
Not the lens filer but the AA filter on top of the sensor. If the sensor were cracked entire portions of the image would be dead. But the AA filter (made of glass) on top of the sensor will produce results like what you are seeing in the event that it is cracked or scratched. You may be able to see the issue on the filter surface if you look at the sensor (the filter is on top) but you may not either if the cracks / scratches are small enough (but those look big enough). If it were scratches on the underside of the filter it may be difficult to see at all ... scratches on the underside would implay an assembly issue at the time of manufacture.
