If your in-camera noise reduction is turned off, try turning it on and seeing if that improves things.
Another option (for post) is this free utility: http://www.pixelfixer.org/ Hope one or the other helps! On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Ed Keeney <ewkph...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, the subject says it all. I've been using the K100d for 6+ years > now. It's been a great piece of equipment. > > While at my daughters graduation this week, I was asked to take > friends photos with their cameras (of course, I'm the only Pentax > shooter). The first thing I noticed was how clear the subject looked > through the view finder. Hmm, I thought to myself, why doesn't my > camera look that way. I'm sure when I hand off my camera to others, > they're thinking the same thing; this Pentax sure doesn't look good. > > My shots turn out fine, so the obvious issue here is that my 6 year > old eye piece is a mess. I tried to clean it but I didn't accomplish > anything. Does anyone have a recommendation on how to clean the eye > piece? Should I send it out for a once over somewhere? > > Secondly, I happen to notice that with age comes hot pixels. The > problem is that I'm starting to see more and more of these. A few > months ago, it wasn't much of a hassle, but now they're showing up and > visible more often. > > Next question, is there anything I can do to clear some of these hot > pixels (service) or do I start saving my cash and preparing the better > half for a new camera? > > -- > Thanks!! > Ed > http://picasaweb.google.com/ewkphoto > http://www.flickr.com/photos/edkeeney/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- "Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art" - Peter Galassi -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
