Canon 5D MkII Sensor Zapped by Lasers

Warning: Hit mute before you play this clip or you’ll have some explaining to do. You also might want to skip forward to around 19 seconds in. What we see here is the sensor of a Canon 5D MkII being zapped by lasers. The hapless owner was videoing DJs spi

via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/07/canon-5d-mkii-sensor-zapped-by-lasers/

What we see here is the sensor of a Canon 5D MkII being zapped by lasers. The hapless owner was videoing DJs spinning some truly horrible club music when one of the lasers in the light show shone right into the lens and frazzled the sensor within. Pretty bad luck, I’d say — with all the camera shake I’m surprised any light found its way onto the lens at all