Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I cannot believe that Leica et al have not yet adopted the auto cleaning system pioneered by Olympus several years ago and now used by all major camera makers. I certainly hope that the M10 will include it. I have all manner of cleaning stuff, but I have given up on keeping the m8 sensor clean. I just avoid blue sky or crop it out or clean in on the computer. My Pentax K5, after several thousand exposure, has NEVER needed a sensor cleaning. Cheers, nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Apr 26, 2012, at 1:09 AM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > Yes. Vital that any loose particles are removed before any wet cleaning. A > hand blower for example. > My Arctic Butterfly brush died very young (terminal lack of spinnitis). > High tech fibre bristles attached to a cheap plastic handle with > battery innards like a disposable toy (for spinning the bristles prior to > use for static purposes). I replaced it with the Brush Off which is from > the same people that make the Eclipse fluid and swabs. > You need this stuff for your M9 anyway of course. I guess the same swabs > for your P45+ ? Unless they have some specific recommendations for cleaning > their products? > BHPhoto were far cheaper than direct last time I bought. There are > transport restrictions on the Eclipse fluid to consider. > The Photosol site has good info (and videos) as well as the product > listings. > http://www.photosol.com/store/pc/home.asp > > Cheers, > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >