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Can Laser light damage the sensor?

Saul Gardiner
Hi Phase One

I'm interested in using a Class 2 laser in some creative still life work but am worried the laser light could damage the sensor.
Although I wouldn't want to use the laser pointing directly at the camera the subject matter does have highly polished surfaces.
Please can you advise?

Back in use would be either H25 or P30+


Regards
Saul
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  • Saul Gardiner
    Anyone??
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  • Permanently deleted user
    I don't know but suspect that brief exposure to scattered low power lasers could be fine.

    Certainly something that I wouldn't play with in long static exposures.
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  • Ian Wilson
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    Does the information here help?

    (Google is terribly useful!)

    Ian
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  • Saul Gardiner
    Ian3 wrote:
    Does the information here help?

    (Google is terribly useful!)

    Ian


    Hi Ian

    Perfect thanks 😊

    Just what I wanted to Know: Avoid beams which are coming straight into your lens (or bounced off a mirror or other reflective surface and then into your lens). The damage potential is much greater when the entire beam power enters the camera lens.
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  • Pawel Szczupak
    Don't know about Phase One backs, but the usual sensors are sensitive to laser beams. There are a lot of videos like this one:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzyKLoEDb64
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  • Saul Gardiner
    pawl_s wrote:
    Don't know about Phase One backs, but the usual sensors are sensitive to laser beams. There are a lot of videos like this one:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzyKLoEDb64


    Thanks, think I'll forget the idea! lol
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  • NNN637031328160248871
    According to the laser class definitions here: .
    That's gonna be a bad idea to use a class 2 laser because it actually can damage your sensors. 😂
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  • NN637069127941088650UL
    NNN637031328160248871 wrote:
    According to the laser class definitions here: myprepaidbalance
    That's gonna be a bad idea to use a class 2 laser because it actually can damage your sensors. 😂


    Avoid beams which are coming straight into your lens (or bounced off a mirror or other reflective surface and then into your lens). The damage potential is much greater when the entire beam power enters the camera lens.
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