[Leica] M8 / Digi-Cameras and dust

[leowesson at gmail.com (leo wesson)]

I like the artic butterfly brush.  Eventually you will wind up buying
cleaners and swabs.  It's ridiculously expensive stuff, but once you
learn to use it, it's worth it.
http://www.visibledust.com/products3.php?pid=3

Leo Wesson
Photographer/Videographer
817.733.9157
www.leowesson.com



On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 12:00 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at earthlink.net> 
wrote:
> I took the M8 on a recent 3 week trip. ?Within a few days the sensor was
> pretty dirty... and of course, I did not bring any cleaning stuff ( my 
> first
> digi-camera, so what did I know?).
>
> Bottom line is a lot of images that need to be cleaned, if possible....
>
> Is this typical of digital cameras and the M8 in particular?
>
> Yes, I changed lenses a lot.....
> The environment was mostly dampish.... not dusty like a desert....
>
> Question... I do not need any gizmos to see the dust, it is pretty obvious
> on the sensor..... ? Should I send it to Leica USA for a $75 sensor
> cleaning, then keep it clean myself or just clean it myself and learn from
> that experience and continue forward with cleaning it myself from now on?
>
> How often do you clean your sensor ( Leica or otherwise...)? ?Is it a daily
> routine? ?( yes, I realize that dusty = more often, not used = less
> often).....
>
> Lastly.. how do you minimize dust with Digi-cameras? ?Not changing lenses
> comes to mind.... but then I have a very expensive P+S.....
> Use only the Tri-Elmar? ?( which while not fast, does give me "3 lenses"
> without a change)?
>
> For those that might think I am complaining, I am not. ?I need to learn 
> this
> stuff, and what better place than from those that have already solved the
> problem......
> I just wish I had asked before my trip.....
>
> Thanks.....
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i at earthlink.net
>
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