Disaster! I was taking the camera apart to install the cold finger and that means removing the sensor board. Since I had it out I looked at what I could do about a couple of those artifacts and saw there was a small microfibre hair in the corner inside the cover glass. I decided to remove the sensor cover glass and clean it again. As I was popping the sensor cover glass off it cracked and a piece went onto the sensor surface and nicked it! ARRGGGGG! After all the hard work and care I go and do something stupid that I probably could have just ignored. At first I through I could polish the little nick out but it became obvious it went through the orange/gold surface coating and into the pixel surface underneath. It's tiny but as far as I am concerned the sensor is stuffed. Stupid is the only word to describe how I feel. So another sensor is now junk. I don't know where to go from here, so much effort and so close to success. Very frustrating.
I have another sensor on the way that I had ordered as a backup in case I screwed up the debayering, so I need to consider whether I go through the whole process yet again or just install the backup and be satisfied with another colour camera. I will be considering while the sensor is in transit.
