[Leica] I shattered the sensor glass; mea culpa

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com)]

Peter,

Buy yourself some sensor swabs for the next time.  They work very well with 
a cleaner and will not break the glass.

Gene

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Cheyne" <geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk>
To: lug at leica-users.org
Sent: Sunday, May 9, 2010 12:04:03 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: [Leica]  I shattered the sensor glass; mea culpa

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.  

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