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Subject: [Leica] IMG: this is VERY strange (OT)
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2017 06:17:37 +0530
References: <0CD9E49B-BAA1-4FC3-B7FC-F54FCDA71C52@mac.com> <f7269172-837a-c1f8-c392-659c3d2401d8@lighttube.net> <1F3DC155-F79D-43EF-8FD2-FBB7CF5A0522@mac.com> <cd5dfcf1-c925-0235-22f9-2b0456f11838@lighttube.net>

Jim,

I have been cleaning sensors ever since I went digital, over 10 years now,
and its a piece of cake. So get over the mental block, and dive in!

I use either SensorKlear or Eyelead, whichever is available when I need
one. Both are extremely easy to use (apparently, the latter is what Leica
technicians use):

SensorKlear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0Fq1cK2IqY

Eyelead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxKb_OqV7ng

Cheers
Jayanand

On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 2:15 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
wrote:

> Adam, I was aware that a Blue Sky/ f/16 image on my X-E1 shows a couple of
> spots, has for more than a year, but never shows up except in an occasional
> skydiver image, where I just clone it out.  But, seeing something similar
> with the X-T2 was a surprise to me.  Thanks for raising my curiosity.  I
> have never cleaned a sensor.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 8/10/2017 3:30 PM, Adam Bridge wrote:
>
>> Thanks for sharing that, Jim.
>>
>> I don?t think I should see any artifacts at all. I was using the
>> procedure that Adorama posts on sensor cleaning:
>>
>> <https://www.adorama.com/alc/0013666/article/The-Secret-of-E
>> ffectively-and-Safely-Cleaning-Your-Digital-Camera-Sensor-Yourself <
>> https://www.adorama.com/alc/0013666/article/The-Secret-of-E
>> ffectively-and-Safely-Cleaning-Your-Digital-Camera-Sensor-Yourself>>
>>
>> The addition of the find edges filter was my choice. I was very surprised
>> to see the resultant pattern. Seeing something unexpected is neat - but a
>> bit disconcerting.
>>
>> Going to try this on my A7Rii next.
>>
>> Adam
>>
>> On 2017 Aug 10, at 1:08 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Adam,
>>>
>>> My feeling is that you over-thought the problem.  I shoot only RAF
>>> files, so I had to go to LRCC to adjust the exposure and convert to jpg 
>>> in
>>> order to go into Photoshop.  I then increased the sharpness with Focus
>>> Magic.  As you can see, I have one large spot near the center and two
>>> smaller ones in the top right, all of which I was surprised to see.
>>>
>>> I think you just got some extreme results from your selections.
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170810-DSCF4019.JPG.html
>>> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170810-DSCF4019.JPG.html
>>> >
>>>
>>
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