Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/19

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Subject: [Leica] Re: LUG Clean that M8 sensor?
From: red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone)
Date: Fri Jan 19 22:45:47 2007
References: <200701192137.l0JLYSVd070110@server1.waverley.reid.org><45B15463.7090700@telefonica.net><45B1AE44.7000800@nathanfoto.com><042001c73c59$a2c2f4b0$6401a8c0@FrankDell2> <8469CF1B-87F2-4BE4-B674-29F525AF7430@ncable.net.au>
 
Recommendations are important to follow.  I know if I had a M8, I certainly 
would follow the manufacturer's advice.

I looked it up on the WEB... there are indeed several sources for 
information on this issue... mostly from companies that make
cleaning apparatus....   None from Leica or Canon or Nikon nor anyone else 
that should know and print the issues and answers ( at
least none that I could find.).

#1 it can't hurt to turn the camera off when changing lenses.
#2 it might actually be true about the charge...

So keep turning off your M8 when changing lenses.....you may avoid some dust 
on the sensor....it can't hurt.

Frank Filippone
red735i@earthlink.net 


Well, Leica recommends not having the camera on when changing lenses,  
the sensor is apparently "charged" and attractive to dust, so  
perhaps ......
In reply to: Message from FELIXMATURANA at telefonica.net (Félix López de Maturana) ([Leica] Re: LUG Clean that M8 sensor? (was: LUG IMG: M8 my first images))
Message from nathan at nathanfoto.com (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Re: LUG Clean that M8 sensor?)
Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Re: LUG Clean that M8 sensor?)
Message from firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin) ([Leica] Re: LUG Clean that M8 sensor?)