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Subject: [Leica] How clean is my sensor?
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:49:54 +1000
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Real men don't spend $5 on a cloth to clean their $3000 lens OR wear shirts.

Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
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On 31 October 2010 19:33, <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> wrote:

> I also clean my shirts with the sensor - the sensor has embedded auto
> cleaning, my shirts don't.
> I wish I had a full frame I-phone so I could also do the bedsheets.
> Philippe, waiting for progress to be made in the textile industry.
>
>
> Message du : 31/10/2010
> De : "Mark Rabiner " <mark at rabinergroup.com>
> A : "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
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> Sujet : Re: [Leica] How clean is my sensor?
>
>
>
> I feel the same way Ted!
> I have some swabs but have never used them.
> If my sensor ever needs to be cleaned like you I'll have a technician do
> it.
> Bulb air has worked for me. And having the lens clean before I put it on
> the
> camera. Which means I blow on it and wipe it off with my shirt tail.
>
>
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>
>
> > From: Ted Grant
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group
> > Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 21:16:37 -0700
> > To: Leica Users Group
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] How clean is my sensor?
> >
> >
> > Mark Rabiner offered:
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] How clean is my sensor?
> >
> >
> >> Its important to know what that actual size 1:1 setting is or your not
> >> going
> >> to see the specs. Nor able to sharpen your images right. Or any number
> of
> >> other things.
> >
> > Hi Mark,
> > There's another side to this sensor cleaning. :-) Never touch it and all
> > will be fine! :-) Yep once in a while you'll have to spot here and there
> on
> > a bright blue sky or clear area occasionally. However 99% of the time you
> > never see anything. My sensor hasn't been cleaned by me and probably
> never
> > will be for a long long time! Because way back in the last millennium I
> > learned photographers take pictures.
> >
> > And camera fixing guys fix the insides! Incuding cleaning. So I wouldn't
> > mess with my digi cameras at anytime. WHY?
> >
> > Well if there were any possibility in this world for anything to be
> > screwed-up I would probably do it! :-)
> >
> > A few little spottings here and there on occasion is much easier. ;-) And
> > less stressful!
> > cheers,
> > ted
> >
> >
> >
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