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Equipment & Techniques => Digital Cameras & Shooting Techniques => Topic started by: spotmeter on July 21, 2010, 08:07:40 pm

Title: Lasers in light show can damage sensor
Post by: spotmeter on July 21, 2010, 08:07:40 pm

Thought this might be helpful as a warning to some.

http://blog.planet5d.com/2010/07/lasers-ca...as-cmos-sensor/ (http://blog.planet5d.com/2010/07/lasers-can-damage-your-canon-hdslr-cameras-cmos-sensor/)

Title: Lasers in light show can damage sensor
Post by: feppe on July 21, 2010, 08:14:46 pm

Even more important is to not use the viewfinder at lasershows - you might end up taking photos with the remaining eye for the rest of your life.

Probably academic risk, but I won't test it...

Title: Lasers in light show can damage sensor
Post by: Gary Brown on July 21, 2010, 09:42:02 pm

See also http://francoism.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/...lled-my-camera/ (http://francoism.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/moby-killed-my-camera/)