Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, I'm not sure there is any option here. I seem to remember reading that the cover glass on all sensors is bonded to the sensor to keep dust from penetrating between them. I think this is so for all brands of sensors. Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Cheyne" <geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk> To: lug at leica-users.org Sent: Sunday, May 9, 2010 9:07:23 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: [Leica] I shattered the sensor glass; mea culpa Geoff, the Caono technician here in Japan did not teach me to touch the sensor glass with a micro-fibre cloth. In Japan, for cameras made before their dust-shaking technology, Canon sell a kit for sensor cleaning. It costs about 1500 yen, or 15 dollars. They will only sell you one, and insist they teach you how to use it before you may purchase it. It basically involves using a kind of rubber stamp which you coat with something slightly sticky and gently apply to the sensor glass. They show you how much pressure may be used. I used no more than that on the Leica, but as you say, the sensor glass assembly is not the same design, so I made an expensive mistake. I really do hope Leica won't insist that all I can do is to pay for a whole sensor assembly. I think that would cost more than I paid for the camera. I'll keep you posted. I'll e-mail Leica today. _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information