Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/09

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Subject: [Leica] Re: M8 Sensor Cleaning
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Mon Jul 9 18:52:53 2007

Why dissapointed?  Nikon and Canon do the exact same thing.

Gene

-------------- Original message from Jesse Hellman <hellman@comcast.net>: 
-------------- 


> Thank you Bob, Nathan, and Frank. Success! I got a kit with the 
> Arctic Butterfly, Orange swabs and VDust plus made by Visible Dust. 
> With trepidation went and used the Butterfly first. The big glob was 
> gone! Spun it again, second pass, no globs at all. Test confirmed 
> clean sensor. 
> 
> My local Leica dealer carried these and recommended them. Also the 
> Eclipse method. "Recommended" is not the right word because every 
> word was punctuated by "we do not recommend, but these are both good 
> products." 
> 
> So now the Arctic Butterfly will be with me in Italy in September. 
> can't wait to go. 
> 
> I'm disappointed, though, that Leica does not give recommendations 
> about what to do. Return the camera to Solms! 
> 
> Bob Rose was particularly calming. I once thought of becoming a 
> neurosurgeon, but didn't. Cleaning this sensor created so much 
> anxiety it is clear I made the right choice. 
> 
> Jesse 
> 
> 
> 
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