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Subject: [Leica] M9 sensor gunk was only fluid
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:36:11 -0500
References: <98EF43F9-5373-4D42-9942-6EA67CE450A6@yahoo.co.uk>

*Peter, try here, it is on the Eclipse website.

JAPAN

GIN-ICHI Corporation
*3-11-14 Ginza, Chuo-ku,
Tokyo Japan ZIP#104-0061
phone: +81-3-5550-5036
fax: +81-3-3541-2445
e-mail: div.3 at ginichi.com
website: http://www.ginichi.com





On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 5:51 AM, Peter Cheyne <geordiepete211 at 
yahoo.co.uk>wrote:

> I was worried after using a rubber bulb air blower to clean my sensor,
> because some fluid spurted on the sensor.  Was the mark left behind a
> collection of dust scratches?
>
> It turns out it wasn't scratching.  I used a friend's wet swab and the
> marks were removed.  It was just fluid, water or maybe oil from the mount,
> or somewhere.
> I'm relieved the sensor is OK, and that I don't have to send the camera to
> Leica.
>
> Sonny recommended Eclipse cleaning fluid with Sensor Swabs.  I looked at
> their website, and they only sell within the US.  I suppose sending fluid
> abroad is not recommended
> these days.
>
> I hope I can find a similar product for sale in Japan.  Any Nihon dwellers
> seen anything like it?  I'm thinking a wet cleaning method is the way to 
> go.
>
> PeterCheyne
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-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://sonc.com/look/
Natchitoches, Louisiana

USA


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