Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have no experience with shaking, vibrating sensors. Actually I was only thinking about M sensors being my frame of reference ;-) I certainly don't want any such technology in my next M though. However, anyone who is curious, take the challenge now. Shoot a frame at f/16 of a plain white surface, OoF ideally. Look at it at 100% on your computer monitor. Report back in with hand on heart! ps I just cleaned my M9 sensor and used 3 of my remaining visible dust swabs since I found visible streaks that are perhaps oil or similar. Checked the sticker on the box. $67.00 for a pack of 12. Hmm. Last major trip I had I had cleaned the sensor one evening in Frankfurt actually but next evening I uploaded my cards to my laptop and found a tiny hair or similar had just settled onto the surface afterwards. Spotting that out of about 250 frames that day was no fun at all. Dust happens! Your sensory experience not guaranteed to match mine. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 25 February 2010 18:55, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > Some people don't change lens much. Brian says so as much, > > Me, especially for landscape, I use ~3 lens and swap swap swap. People > shooting is different. > > Any case, that self-cleaning shake really spoils me. > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 12:40 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Anyone cleaning their sensor twice a year isn't using their camera much > or > > rather isn't looking carefully at the results! Or maybe only shoots wide > > open, I can understand that ;-). I don't skimp on the quality of my > > cleaning products however. > > Cheers > > Geoff > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > On 25 February 2010 18:28, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > > > > > Careful or someone will say, "You spend $7000 on a camera and skim on a > > $5 > > > swab that you use twice a year..." :-) > > > t > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 12:17 AM, Geoff Hopkinson < > hopsternew at gmail.com > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > I have the same excellent system, however locally the swabs have > become > > > > very > > > > expensive (more than $5.00 a swab). I still use the sensor brush but > > now > > > > use > > > > the Dust-wand kit. They give you three sizes of wands which is > > > convenient. > > > > you have to do your own swab wrapping. They have a tacky pad device > in > > > > their > > > > range also. This is similar in principle to what the Leica factory > > uses. > > > > Cleaning your own sensor is really a trivial exercise providing only > > that > > > > you apply some basic common sense and follow the instructions. > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > Geoff > > > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > > > > > > > On 25 February 2010 17:54, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > If you look at L-camera forum, they swear by... nothing and > > everything > > > > :-) > > > > > > > > > > Brian loaned me set of Visible Dust's solutions. First I used the > > > Sensor > > > > > Brush to brush off the dry stuff (you put it on its electrical > > spinning > > > > > thing to spin off any dirt before hand), then I use the sensor > > cleaning > > > > > swab > > > > > and its liquid to wet clean. Brian says he cleans his M8 about > twice > > a > > > > > year. > > > > > I have been spoiled by the E-3 with its auto-clean technology. > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 10:49 PM, Frank Filippone < > > > red735i at earthlink.net > > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I have a dirty sensor as well, and it is so bad, I was going to > > send > > > it > > > > > to > > > > > > Leica for a really thorough cleaning.... > > > > > > But your email made me think... > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a lot of spots.... that to date, have not moved with a > soft > > > > > > brush...nor with air... > > > > > > > > > > > > What cleaning stuff did you use? > > > > > > > > > > > > Frank Filippone > > > > > > red735i at earthlink.net > > > > > > > > > > > > I dropped by Brian's place to pick up the sensor cleaning kit (do > > you > > > > > know > > > > > > how heart-dropping it is to see spots on the sensor of your new > > > camera > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > > information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < > > > > > http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > > > > > // portfolio: < > > > > > http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/AnotherCalifornia > > > > > > > > > > > // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> > > > > > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > > > > previous > > > > > replies in your msgs. ] > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < > > > http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > > > // portfolio: < > > > http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/AnotherCalifornia > > > > > > > // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> > > > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > > previous > > > replies in your msgs. ] > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < > http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > // portfolio: < > http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/AnotherCalifornia > > > // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous > replies in your msgs. ] > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >