RED SENSOR

[Jase]

I have a strange question. If you had no lens on the Red, but were shinning light on the sensor, with the camera rolling or not, could it damage the sensor at all? Could it lead to problems down the road?

Thanks.

 

[Jarred Land]

Depends how bright that light was

 

[Brandon Fraley]

I have a strange question. If you had no lens on the Red, but were shinning light on the sensor, with the camera rolling or not, could it damage the sensor at all? Could it lead to problems down the road?

Thanks.

should be fine.

 

[Clint Johnson]

I'd think that since the function of the lens is to focus and concentrate as much of the light that is hitting a large frontal area down onto a much smaller focal plane - the intensity of light hitting it with the lens removed should be less than with the lens in place... at least while the lens is opened up.

My guess is that the more dangerous over-photonic situation is with a big and fast lens on a sunny day. If it were NDed so it could be opened right up- then you swung the mattebox out of the way to change the lens - with the camera inadvertently pointed at that nasty fusion reactor in the sky - that would be a normal parameter worst case scenario.

 

[jimhare]

Just don't point it directly at the sun at the time :w00t:

 

[Jase]

Depends how bright that light was

What if you took a piece of glass and put it in front of the sensor without a lens, and took a 2K par and shined it through the the glass from a 90 degree angle to the sensor?????

 

[Noah Kadner]

What if you took a piece of glass and put it in front of the sensor without a lens, and took a 2K par and shined it through the the glass from a 90 degree angle to the sensor?????

Silly question but um why on earth would you do that? It's kind of like asking, "What happens if I stab myself with a fork????

Noah

 

[Brian Langeman]

Haha. Nice response Noah. I am wondering though, Does it hurt cameras to shoot the sun? Is there anything special you should be doing to take pictures of the sun?

 

[jbeale]

If you have enough ND filters on to have reasonable exposures with the sun in the frame, you aren't likely to have sensor problems (in my opinion). Also- as far as I remember, no one has posted here that they had their sensor damaged from the sun. I have heard about cameras damaged by high-power lasers but I don't remember the specifics (or even if it was a Red; I know other cameras have been damaged at laser shows).

 

[Jase]

I have my reasons. But don't go stabbin yourself trying to figure it out

Silly question but um why on earth would you do that? It's kind of like asking, "What happens if I stab myself with a fork????

Noah

 

[Noah Kadner]

Well I would advise against it- anything like that could conceivably fry your sensor, especially without a lens or filters. And if it happens you'll very likely have voided your warranty.

Noah