12-01-2010, 10:10 AM
[quote name='Klaus' timestamp='1291195651' post='4632']
According to the service company the dust removal mechanism remains functional. As far as the "coating" is concerned - they claim to be able to reattach the membranes again.
BTW, the filter is not just removed - it is replaced with a different one. This is necessary because the original filter has a certain color characteristic and the replacement filter needs to mimic this. If you just remove it the WB would be way off. The posted sample from the E-520 have a extreme blue tint in the original RAWs for instance because the filter was just replaced with a neutral filter.
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That's quite a bit of trust you have to put in the company's hands.
I would be curious to know how it fares after the change, as reliability issues can arise from the filter change.
Even if the price for a AA filter change was cheaper, I don't think I'd take the risk of messing up my K5...
According to the service company the dust removal mechanism remains functional. As far as the "coating" is concerned - they claim to be able to reattach the membranes again.
BTW, the filter is not just removed - it is replaced with a different one. This is necessary because the original filter has a certain color characteristic and the replacement filter needs to mimic this. If you just remove it the WB would be way off. The posted sample from the E-520 have a extreme blue tint in the original RAWs for instance because the filter was just replaced with a neutral filter.
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That's quite a bit of trust you have to put in the company's hands.
I would be curious to know how it fares after the change, as reliability issues can arise from the filter change.
Even if the price for a AA filter change was cheaper, I don't think I'd take the risk of messing up my K5...