Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, you are not suppose to use compressed air to clean a sensor! I hate to say it, but many postings on this list have said that.. Good luck! I hope all will be well. On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 2:39 AM, Peter Cheyne <geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk>wrote: > I used an air blower to blow away a piece of dust on my M9 sensor that was > showing up at f/8 and smaller. A little dust or water, or both, flew out > the blower tip and scattered on one side of the sensor. > It looks quite nasty, and shows up at all apertures. You can see a photo > here: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/**geordiepete/6238000710/<http://www.flickr.com/photos/geordiepete/6238000710/> > > I have e-mailed Leica Japan and am waiting for their reply. They replaced > my M8 sensor over a year ago when the sensor cracked after cleaning it with > a sticky rubber pressing tool bought from Canon. > This has made me think I'm not going to do my own sensor cleaning again, a > I thought an air-blower would be harmless! > > Peter > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>