I took my K5-II out a couple of nights ago to have a play with it at night having just got a remote shutter. Took about 50 pictures and on just over 20 of them, several red dots can be seen. I'd not heard of this before so contacted the shop I bought it from to ask for their advice, they suggested it was probably a hot pixel but that I should send it in to be checked under warranty (bought in August). Happy to do this but before I accept the 4-6 weeks without my camera, I thought I'd post here and see what your thoughts are.
Index of /pics/hotpixel
I've attached a link with three of the pictures from the other night(large files, sorry). Of the two most persistent dots, one can be seen towards the top left and the other about two thirds down towards the middle (a third can be seen above this, towards the top of the image- there are various others in other pictures). The final image is a 3.5 hour exposure in a cupboard- is that a normal outcome? I was quite surprised by how red it looks..
I'd really appreciate your thoughts on this, as to whether I should send it off for a check-up, and apologies if I should have posted this in the beginners forum- wasn't sure which was more relevant.
Cheers