Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, taht was an expensive lesson in sensor cleaning technique I think. The sensor assembly is very different to the ones in your Canon dSLR but that sounds like pretty bad advice from your technician for any digital camera. I think that you will find that the whole sensor assembly has to be replaced. If it's any consolation they will check, service and calibrate the complete camera for you in the process and you will receive a year's warranty on the complete camera. Best of luck getting it fixed as quickly and inexpensively as possible. I would definitely email Customer Service first. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 9 May 2010 15:04, Peter Cheyne <geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > Dust spots had been accumulating over the last few months. Using a dust > blower didn't shift them. So , after dust blowing, I put my finger in a > microfibre cloth and touched the sensor glassed to see if a dust spot could > be moved. I moved my micro-fibre cloth covered finger only slightly with > barely any pressure. I own two Canon DSLRs and have cleaned dust from them > several times over the years. Indeed the technician at Canon here in Japan > taught me how to clean it. The M8 glass is different. Nevertheless, I do > accept that it was my own silly fault. The glass shattered into a spider > web pattern. That glass seems to be a millimeter above the sensor itself. > It looks like it'll be taking an expensive vacation to Leica. I hope they > don't need to replace the sensor too. > I'll give myself another day or two to self-flagellate over the mistake, > then I'll send an e-mail to Leica. I have a UK e-mail address, but that is > because I am British. I live in Japan. I bought the camera used from a > store, via eBay, in the States, and had it shipped to the UK, while I was > vacationing in England. I don't imagine I have any cover for the accident, > so expect to stump up quite a bit to get the glass replaced. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >