Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jan 11, 2009, at 2:46 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > Steve that is what I use. It has been completely successful for me. > I have > the 1.3 size orange swabs. There are a couple of versions of the kit. > It isn't cheap of course but neither is that sensor! I probably do a > wet > clean about every couple of months. I'm told that the Eclipse > products are > very good too. > Alastair will tell you a tale of vigorously scrubbing the cover of his > sensor to get rid of ink from an unsuccessful trial of lens coding. > You may actually have small oil spots visible and there is always > some dust. > Just sometimes you see it and others not, depending on aperture used > and > where the spots are positioned in the image. You know the trick to > get them > to show up, right? Actually two tricks. Shoot anything vitally > important and > you'll see them right away ;-) Or shoot a featureless area at small thanks Geoff, Steve > > aperture. > > > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can. > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Steve Barbour > Sent: Monday, 12 January 2009 04:43 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 dust... > > > On Jan 11, 2009, at 7:05 AM, Douglas Sharp wrote: > >> Steve, >> Take a look at Visible Dust products - I've used their rotating >> brush, >> swabs and cleaning lfluids on my Canon 20D and 300D with great >> success. A blower bulb is also useful for loose dust. >> >> The spinning brush generates static in its bristles to pick off loose >> dust without having to touch the sensor. I usually use this every >> time >> before I take a digital out, just to make sure. > > I really like the idea...seems rather expensive, safe ? works ? > > Steve > > > > >> I use the swabs when greasy or water spray spots are on the sensor - >> usually happens if you're changing lenses in damp weather or have >> blown dust off your sensor. >> Cheers >> Douglas >> >> Steve Barbour wrote: >>> I have two stubborn dust spots on my M8 sensor that will not be >>> blown >>> out... >>> >>> one upper right, one central... >>> >>> I think I can see them...what presently is the very best way to >>> remove them? >>> >>> >>> Is a fine clean camel hair brush OK, or is there some other device >>> available ? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> thank you, >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information