Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Joe, Let us now have a lesson on the differences 'tween electrostatic und electromagnetic forces. Jerry Joseph Low wrote: > Nathan > > The gunk are stuck by static forces - use a small magnet and pass It > over > the sensor WITHOUT > TOUCHING IT - this will neutralize the magnetic forces and the gunk > will > fall out > > This action is similar to what you do to a TV screen by passing a > metal > object over it ( again without > touching the screen ) to neutralize the magnetic forces > > Try it > > J Low / Singapore > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of > Nathan Wajsman > Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 12:34 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 cleaning mystery > > My Canon 1D II, which I bought second-hand in the fall of 2005, always > had a couple of pieces of gunk stuck on the sensor. I tried to blow them > away with compressed air (very carefully) but with no luck. I was not > willing to try any of the methods which require liquids or scrubbing the > sensor in any way. So I had reconciled myself to those two spots. They > were anyway only visible in blue sky conditions, something we do not > experience a lot in this part of the world. > > But then a few months ago I tried Sensor Scope from Delkin. It is a > combination of very gentle brushes and a vacuum-cleaner, plus a powerful > loupe with a light so you can really see what you are doing. It is > gentle on the sensor and yet extremely effective--it removed those > stubborn spots from my sensor after one application. > > It is not cheap, but since it works with every digital SLR and is not > used very frequently, it will last for many years. In that light, it is > not expensive. > > Nathan > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > > S