Hot Pixels with Second Hand D3s

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lewis-dc

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I bought a second hand D3s a few weeks ago, i was amazingly surprised with its condition; the body had no marks, its shutter count was around 64,000 and when i tested the camera against a white piece of paper i hadn't noticed any dust or dead pixels on the sensor. For the most part i have been shooting at around 200-800 ISO and the images have been crisp; but today i was forced to shoot at ISOs over 1650 (I stuck to around 5000, shooting at f/1.8 and 60 Shutter). When going above the 1650 mark, around 8-10 hot pixels became noticeable. I use Photoshop CS6 and knew that its Camera Raw software would deal with the hot pixels anyway. But i guess my question is whether this is average for how much use this camera has had (This is my first professional body).

Thanks.
 
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gqtuazon

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lewis-dc said:
I bought a second hand D3s a few weeks ago, i was amazingly surprised with its condition; the body had no marks, its shutter count was around 64,000 and when i tested the camera against a white piece of paper i hadn't noticed any dust or dead pixels on the sensor. For the most part i have been shooting at around 200-800 ISO and the images have been crisp; but today i was forced to shoot at ISOs over 1650 (I stuck to around 5000, shooting at f/1.8 and 60 Shutter). When going above the 1650 mark, around 8-10 hot pixels became noticeable. I use Photoshop CS6 and knew that its Camera Raw software would deal with the hot pixels anyway. But i guess my question is whether this is average for how much use this camera has had (This is my first professional body).

Thanks.
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Can you post a picture of the hot pixel in question?
 
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lewis-dc

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A couple of them are noticeable at this glance on the mans back: http://i.imgur.com/R4YoYHI.jpg This was at 5000 ISO

When i zoom in along the bottom the rest become more visible. This is the JPEG file, with my RAW files they are removed with Photoshops Camera Raw.
 
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lewis-dc

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The room i was shooting in was amazingly dark and i don't usually have to do stuff like that (As they wouldn't allow me to use a flash gun). But when i shoot 200 - 1000 none of those spots are there. So its usually ok.
 
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gqtuazon

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lewis-dc said:
The room i was shooting in was amazingly dark and i don't usually have to do stuff like that (As they wouldn't allow me to use a flash gun). But when i shoot 200 - 1000 none of those spots are there. So its usually ok.
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At this point, either use the RAW files to edit the images or have the hot pixels corrected by your authorized Nikon Service Center. I don't think there is a firmware update to correct this issue with the D3s since this is the first time I've read something about hot pixels with the D3s.
 
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lewis-dc

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gqtuazon said:
At this point, either use the RAW files to edit the images or have the hot pixels corrected by your authorized Nikon Service Center. I don't think there is a firmware update to correct this issue with the D3s since this is the first time I've read something about hot pixels with the D3s.
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Alright thanks; the previous owner put the warranty papers in the box, but would this be void for a used camera owner? Personally at this moment in time, i am not feeling that its much of an issue. There is very little moments when i truly need to shoot at 5000 ISO, let alone 1600. And as they are not visible for this camera below 1000 ISO, i guess its not much of a problem.
 
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