Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Some people don't change lens much. Brian says so as much, Me, especially for landscape, I use ~3 lens and swap swap swap. People shooting is different. Any case, that self-cleaning shake really spoils me. On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 12:40 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote: > Anyone cleaning their sensor twice a year isn't using their camera much or > rather isn't looking carefully at the results! Or maybe only shoots wide > open, I can understand that ;-). I don't skimp on the quality of my > cleaning products however. > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > On 25 February 2010 18:28, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > > > Careful or someone will say, "You spend $7000 on a camera and skim on a > $5 > > swab that you use twice a year..." :-) > > t > > > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 12:17 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at > > gmail.com > > >wrote: > > > > > I have the same excellent system, however locally the swabs have become > > > very > > > expensive (more than $5.00 a swab). I still use the sensor brush but > now > > > use > > > the Dust-wand kit. They give you three sizes of wands which is > > convenient. > > > you have to do your own swab wrapping. They have a tacky pad device in > > > their > > > range also. This is similar in principle to what the Leica factory > uses. > > > Cleaning your own sensor is really a trivial exercise providing only > that > > > you apply some basic common sense and follow the instructions. > > > > > > Cheers > > > Geoff > > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > > > > On 25 February 2010 17:54, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > If you look at L-camera forum, they swear by... nothing and > everything > > > :-) > > > > > > > > Brian loaned me set of Visible Dust's solutions. First I used the > > Sensor > > > > Brush to brush off the dry stuff (you put it on its electrical > spinning > > > > thing to spin off any dirt before hand), then I use the sensor > cleaning > > > > swab > > > > and its liquid to wet clean. Brian says he cleans his M8 about twice > a > > > > year. > > > > I have been spoiled by the E-3 with its auto-clean technology. > > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 10:49 PM, Frank Filippone < > > red735i at earthlink.net > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > I have a dirty sensor as well, and it is so bad, I was going to > send > > it > > > > to > > > > > Leica for a really thorough cleaning.... > > > > > But your email made me think... > > > > > > > > > > I have a lot of spots.... that to date, have not moved with a soft > > > > > brush...nor with air... > > > > > > > > > > What cleaning stuff did you use? > > > > > > > > > > Frank Filippone > > > > > red735i at earthlink.net > > > > > > > > > > I dropped by Brian's place to pick up the sensor cleaning kit (do > you > > > > know > > > > > how heart-dropping it is to see spots on the sensor of your new > > camera > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < > > > > http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > > > > // portfolio: < > > > > http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/AnotherCalifornia > > > > > > > > > // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> > > > > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > > > previous > > > > replies in your msgs. ] > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < > > http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > > // portfolio: < > > http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/AnotherCalifornia > > > > > // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> > > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > previous > > replies in your msgs. ] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> // portfolio: <http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/AnotherCalifornia > // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]