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Hi all,

I recently had to exchange a brand new G1 because I saw a dust particle inside the lens. The guy at the store said that it would not do anything to the image quality because it is too close to the lens, so the camera cannot "see" it, it would see past it. He exchanged it anyway though.

My new camera looks good, no dead pixels, but I noticed some tiny imperfection on the lens. Cannot call it a scratch, maybe a tiny bubble, it is barely visible and only at a certain angle ( I have to strain my eyes to see it). I did not notice any negative effects on the images. Should I worry?

BTW, this would be my 3d G1 (first one had a dead pixel).

My question is why would the camera not see something on the lens? It is my impression that if something get between the lens and whatever it is you are shooting, you might see it on the image, one way or another. Am I being too anal about this? I am not a prof photographer, someone please explain this to me.

Thank you--Andrew
 
Hello,

Don't think you are too anal :)

I have got 2 stuck/hot pixels on my LCD. I lost some sleep about it for 1 night... then I thought it won't do anything to my images...so who cares. I got a 3 year warranty anyway, so if it gets worse I can fix it later.

Sorry about your bad luck. Where are you getting your cameras from? Perhaps get your money back and go somewhere else. Sorry I can't answer your tech ?

just my $0.02

Enzo :)
Andrew said:
Hi all,
I recently had to exchange a brand new G1 because I saw a dust
particle inside the lens. The guy at the store said that it would
not do anything to the image quality because it is too close to the
lens, so the camera cannot "see" it, it would see past it. He
exchanged it anyway though.

My new camera looks good, no dead pixels, but I noticed some tiny
imperfection on the lens. Cannot call it a scratch, maybe a tiny
bubble, it is barely visible and only at a certain angle ( I have
to strain my eyes to see it). I did not notice any negative effects
on the images. Should I worry?

BTW, this would be my 3d G1 (first one had a dead pixel).

My question is why would the camera not see something on the lens?
It is my impression that if something get between the lens and
whatever it is you are shooting, you might see it on the image, one
way or another. Am I being too anal about this? I am not a prof
photographer, someone please explain this to me.

Thank you
--
Andrew
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If I look at my lens I can see a dust particle on the inside. It does not show up on any images, so I'm not going to worry about unless it does happen to show up.
Andrew said:
Hi all,
I recently had to exchange a brand new G1 because I saw a dust
particle inside the lens. The guy at the store said that it would
not do anything to the image quality because it is too close to the
lens, so the camera cannot "see" it, it would see past it. He
exchanged it anyway though.

My new camera looks good, no dead pixels, but I noticed some tiny
imperfection on the lens. Cannot call it a scratch, maybe a tiny
bubble, it is barely visible and only at a certain angle ( I have
to strain my eyes to see it). I did not notice any negative effects
on the images. Should I worry?

BTW, this would be my 3d G1 (first one had a dead pixel).

My question is why would the camera not see something on the lens?
It is my impression that if something get between the lens and
whatever it is you are shooting, you might see it on the image, one
way or another. Am I being too anal about this? I am not a prof
photographer, someone please explain this to me.

Thank you
--
Andrew
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This sort of reminds me of the binoculars I bought 20 years ago. Star gazers; 11x80; cost $400 (cdn). When I examined them in the store, I noticed a small smudge, about 1/8" or more in dia., on the inside of one of the large lenses. I pointed it out to the salesman and he said to try them out and if it was a problem he would have them professionally cleaned. It never was or never has been a problem. When I look through the binoculars, the image is perfect. I decided if I couldn't detect the defect when I used the binoculars, then it wasn't a defect. On the other hand, if I got them cleaned there was a chance that something might go wrong on re-assembly and I'd be worse off.

So my advice would be to make sure they defect does not show up in a variety of test shots; close-ups, high detail, etc., and if all is ok, keep the camera. You've got no dead pixels and there's no guarantee that a new camera wouldn't.

Just my two cents worth.
Enzo said:
Don't think you are too anal :)

I have got 2 stuck/hot pixels on my LCD. I lost some sleep about it
for 1 night... then I thought it won't do anything to my
images...so who cares. I got a 3 year warranty anyway, so if it
gets worse I can fix it later.

Sorry about your bad luck. Where are you getting your cameras from?
Perhaps get your money back and go somewhere else. Sorry I can't
answer your tech ?

just my $0.02

Enzo :)
Andrew said:
Hi all,
I recently had to exchange a brand new G1 because I saw a dust
particle inside the lens. The guy at the store said that it would
not do anything to the image quality because it is too close to the
lens, so the camera cannot "see" it, it would see past it. He
exchanged it anyway though.

My new camera looks good, no dead pixels, but I noticed some tiny
imperfection on the lens. Cannot call it a scratch, maybe a tiny
bubble, it is barely visible and only at a certain angle ( I have
to strain my eyes to see it). I did not notice any negative effects
on the images. Should I worry?

BTW, this would be my 3d G1 (first one had a dead pixel).

My question is why would the camera not see something on the lens?
It is my impression that if something get between the lens and
whatever it is you are shooting, you might see it on the image, one
way or another. Am I being too anal about this? I am not a prof
photographer, someone please explain this to me.

Thank you
--
Andrew
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Thanks for your feedback everyone.

I got my first G1 from Harmony Computers. After I send it back for exchange, they said that there was no problem with the camera (it had a dead pixel). Instead of arguing with a customer service lady about hot/dead pixel difference, I went for the option of getting my money back. Full refund, no restocking.

Picked up my next (and the G1 at my local Kits Camera ($799-$50 price match Good Guys Memorial Day Sale = $749).

At least I am happy that there is no dead pixel. And its easy to return and get a replacement unit if problem develops.

I am not buying anything over $200 on the net anymore. Too much pain in the ass ....
Enzo said:
Don't think you are too anal :)

I have got 2 stuck/hot pixels on my LCD. I lost some sleep about it
for 1 night... then I thought it won't do anything to my
images...so who cares. I got a 3 year warranty anyway, so if it
gets worse I can fix it later.

Sorry about your bad luck. Where are you getting your cameras from?
Perhaps get your money back and go somewhere else. Sorry I can't
answer your tech ?

just my $0.02

Enzo :)
Andrew said:
Hi all,
I recently had to exchange a brand new G1 because I saw a dust
particle inside the lens. The guy at the store said that it would
not do anything to the image quality because it is too close to the
lens, so the camera cannot "see" it, it would see past it. He
exchanged it anyway though.

My new camera looks good, no dead pixels, but I noticed some tiny
imperfection on the lens. Cannot call it a scratch, maybe a tiny
bubble, it is barely visible and only at a certain angle ( I have
to strain my eyes to see it). I did not notice any negative effects
on the images. Should I worry?

BTW, this would be my 3d G1 (first one had a dead pixel).

My question is why would the camera not see something on the lens?
It is my impression that if something get between the lens and
whatever it is you are shooting, you might see it on the image, one
way or another. Am I being too anal about this? I am not a prof
photographer, someone please explain this to me.

Thank you
--
Andrew
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