Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/11

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Subject: [Leica] M8 dust...
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sun Jan 11 16:51:36 2009
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On Jan 11, 2009, at 12:13 PM, Douglas Sharp wrote:

> Steve,
>
> The brushes work very well indeed and they are VERY well constructed.
>
> I also use them for getting loose dust off SLR mirrors and off the  
> deep seated rear lements of some lenses.
>
> We live close to a cement works and the ultra-fine dust gets  
> everywhere no matter how dustproof my storage cabinets are.
>
> Here are some links to testimonials about visible dust and the  
> Arctic Butterfly
>
> http://www.visibledust.com/reviews_pros.php
>
> Not sure whether you can always trust testimonials on a  
> manufacturer's site, but here are plenty, most of which
> appear to be quite serious.
>
>
> If the Canon Pro Network thinks it's good, who am I to complain :-) .

thanks Douglas...I may bite the bullet for this and the device that  
Tina showed me...Steve


>
>
> Cheers
> Douglas
>
> Steve Barbour wrote:
>>
>> On Jan 11, 2009, at 7:05 AM, Douglas Sharp wrote:
>>
>>> Steve,
>>> Take a look at Visible Dust products - I've used their rotating  
>>> brush, swabs and cleaning lfluids on my Canon 20D and 300D with  
>>> great success. A blower bulb is also useful for loose dust.
>>>
>>> The spinning brush generates static in its bristles to pick off  
>>> loose dust without having to touch the sensor. I usually use this  
>>> every time before I take a digital out, just to make sure.
>>
>> I really like the idea...seems rather expensive, safe ? works ?
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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