Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Make sure you do most of the cleaning with the brush thingie, and I suspect the %#^$E& shutter (yes, this dust thing is getting to be a sore spot [ha ha] in an otherwise PERFECT camera system) traps a lot of junk. On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 7:50 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i at earthlink.net>wrote: > My experience..... > > Got the M8, love it. Shoot around the house, love it. Go on a trip, look > at images.. all covered in dust. A LOT of dust. BIG dust. Hate it, > Have not touched the camera in 3 weeks.... trying to decide what to do > about > the dust and the camera. > Was about to send it to Leica for cleaning, when I realized I must learn to > clean it myself.....so go buy all this "stuff" ( $150 worth of "stuff") to > clean the sensor....then find out I may have bought some of the wrong > "stuff".... > I may need to spend more money on "stuff" > > Yes, it is supposed to be cheaper to shoot digital but I am not so > sure..... > > > Frank Filippone > red735i at earthlink.net > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Sensor cleaning revisited > > I just spent ~$240 on the Arctic Butterfly and some sensor swab and fluid > and this and that. If I can't clean the cr*p off well, I am going to get it > cleaned "professionally." > > The swab comes out to be around almost $4 each. So much for saving money by > not buying film!!! > > > Timing is everything...... > > > > I ordered the Arctic Butterfly just yesterday..... > > And the visible dust swabs and their oil or dust fluid..... > > > > Should've gotten the Eclipse stuff instead? > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. ]