Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/13

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Subject: [Leica] New M8
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Sat Oct 13 18:44:01 2007

So far I have only use a blower bulb, once.  This only for some very small 
dust sports, which required magnification to see.  I have bought the Lens 
Pen SensorKlean, and the swabs and Eclipse, but as yet have not used any of 
them.  9 months now and no dust problems worth worrying about.

Looking forward to retirement this January...

Gene

-------------- Original message from Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net>: 
-------------- 


> Hi Howard, 
> 
> Darn the dust. I have been lucky so far and only needed the air bulb. 
> I only had to resort to the Eclipse and swabs once, 4 years ago on a 
> D1X. Works like a champ. I still have one unopened bottle. 
> 
> Enjoy retirement. I'm almost 3 years now. I find it just gives me 
> more time to get into trouble. ;-) The fun kind. 
> 
> Cheers. 
> Len 
> 
> 
> On Oct 13, 2007, at 9:09 AM, Howard Cummer wrote: 
> 
> > Hi Len, 
> > The new M8 is so far so good. I have quite a few dust spots on the 
> > CCD and my cleaning efforts with an Artic Butterfly and then Zeiss 
> > lens cloths have just made matters worse. Am off for 
> > more proper cleaning tools ( Photographic Solutions Sensor Swabs? 
> > and Eclipse?)on Monday. At the moment I am trying to master pano 
> > photos with a Novoflex set up which the M8 seems well suited to 
> > once you have found the nodal point of the lens you are working 
> > with. Finding that point is a great time consumer - it is a good 
> > thing I am retired! :-) 
> > Thanks for asking, 
> > Cheers 
> > Howard. 
> > 
> > On 13 Oct 2007, at 8:46 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote: 
> > 
> >> Message: 7 
> >> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:52:27 -0400 
> >> From: Leonard Taupier 
> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] 28mm Summicron IR problem 
> >> To: Leica Users Group 
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> >> 
> >> Hi Howard, 
> >> 
> >> How's the new M8 working out? 
> >> 
> >> Cheers, 
> >> Len 
> >> 
> > 
> > 
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