Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My Canon SLR's do that whenever you turn the camera off or on and I've never had a spot. So far it seems a workable solution. I've filed away the info on Eclipse in case the camera fails me. Ken Ken On 10/13/2011 8:59 AM, Sonny Carter wrote: > For my M8, I've used sensor swabs and Eclipse fluid. I've been very happy > with the product. > > http://www.photosol.com/store/pc/home.asp > > Seems expensive, use a swab once a toss it; but the fluid lasts forever, > and > will even aid cleaning nasty bits from lens surfaces. > > My little Pentax K-r has a dust mapping utility, and you can then push a > button that shakes the gunk off the sensor. > Wish Leica had something like that. > > It doesn't work for spots, but so far, I've had very little of that, far > less than with the M8. > > I'm not sure why the Leica sensor seems to get so much in the way of what > looks like liquid spots, maybe Lube of some sort from the lenses being so > close? > > > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 4:51 AM, Richard Man<richard at > richardmanphoto.com>wrote: > >> 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> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > >