Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What are we supposed to use to clean the M8's sensor? The literature only talks about compressed Nitrogen gas. I use a special disposable swap for my DMR (forgot the maker) Is there a recommended swab / fluid combo for the M8 sensor? Eric On 1/19/07, F?lix L?pez de Maturana <FELIXMATURANA@telefonica.net> wrote: > > > > Great post, Felix. I especially enjoyed the Tai Chi and also the > > portrait of the soldier statue. Maybe just another stop or so DoF > > would be even better for that one? > > > > Cheers > > Hoppy > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > > F?lix L?pez de Maturana > > Sent: Friday, 19 January 2007 10:18 > > To: lug@leica-users.org > > Subject: [Leica] Re: IMG: M8 my first images > > > > I just come from receiving my M8. It's a true M! Here are some images > > > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=685628 > > > > I've tested -you can read it in pictures tittles- > > > > 12mm Heliar > > 28mm Summicron ASPH > > 50mm Noctilux at f1 and *1/4000 sec* something not possible with another > > M! You can see the narrow DOF > > 90mm Summicron ASPH > > Flash: The SF20 works very well but only in A mode not any more TTL > > Noise at 1250 and 2500: that is not a Canon 5D but It's right enough > > Sharpness: second to none > > Metering: a true M goes well even in difficult metering. > > Black and white > > Color shift: I did my best efforts and finally I got it: Nothing > > embarrassing. > > > > I love this camera! So much in so tiny size! I think that my EOS 1Ds > > MkII goes for a big holiday! > > > > Thanks for viewing > > > > Felix > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Hoppy > > The soldier was shot with the Summicron 28mm ASPH at f2 and the DOF > couldn't be bigger. I try not changing lenses very often. I have a wide > experience with digital reflex and not everyone is dirt sensitive at > same level. I have seen that the bigger the sensor the more dirt is > captured and cleaning is more frequently needed. The EOS 1Ds is the > champion of sensor dust gathering, while Canon EOS 250 (there known as > Rebel) or Nikon D200 are much less. Leica M8 is in the middle but mine > came with a lot of dirt even before the first shot. The newbies to > digital need to know that sensor dirt cleaning is a maintenance > operation not a nightmare as someone could think. I do the cleaning > after 500 shots unless many lenses changes have been necessary. > > Felix > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >