Purple Streak (possibly on sensor)

[Michael Palmer]

Where is this showing up in your frame? Could it be the ND filter?

Good Luck
Michael Palmer

[Michael Palmer]

Have you tried a full camera reset and a black balance with the lens covered?

Good Luck
Michael Palmer

[Jonathan White]

No, don’t think it’s the NDs as it’s there when clear… using the ND’s helps to conceal it as it allow’s for a wider aperture which blurs it out.

Seanchas Productions, Galway, Ireland

[Jonathan White]

Did a camera reset but when I go into the maintenance menu the auto Black balance option is greyed out.. on v1.2 of the software… any thoughts.. thanks for your help 🙂
j.

Seanchas Productions, Galway, Ireland

[Jonathan White]

Got the auto Black working ( had to switch the camera to NTSC to get it to work!!).. but no joy, still got that purple squiggle on the bottom third… still disappears as you open the aperture and blur it out… 🙁

Seanchas Productions, Galway, Ireland

[Michael Palmer]

I can’t remember if there is a back focus adjustment for an ex1, but if so try it, in fortunately you can’t remove that lens and look at the sensor, and I’m out of ideas. Starting to sound like it’s the sensor,

Just make sure you snap the ND filters off to insure it is
cleared the sensor

Good Luck
Michael Palmer

[Brent Dunn]

Seems basic, but did you clean your lens?

Sounds like you may have to send it to sony.

Brent Dunn
Owner / Director / Editor
DunnRight Films
DunnRight Video.com
Video Marketing Toolbox.net

Sony EX-1,
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 7D
Mac Pro Tower, Quad Core,
with Final Cut Studio

HP i7 Quad laptop
Adobe CS-5 Production Suite

[Jonathan White]

Yup, lense good and clean…. pretty sure at this stage it’s the sensor…. I might be wrong but the mark may have moved… I wonder if a hair could be blown off the sensor without having to replace the whole block??
Guess I just need to get it opened up…
Thanks for all the help.
j.

Seanchas Productions, Galway, Ireland

[Dave Morrison]

Chances are it is something like a hair or some lint floating around inside. My first EX1 had a bunch of junk inside and I think they replaced the prism block to get it clean again. It didn’t show up until you got near the smallest f-stops so it took me a while before I discovered it. I was covered by extended warranty, thank goodness.

[Bruce Rawlings]

Been there “purple hair in the gate”- had it fixed by Sony. In my case it was dirt in the prism block, and was not a cheap fix. Let’s hope you are luckier than me.