Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve that is what I use. It has been completely successful for me. I have the 1.3 size orange swabs. There are a couple of versions of the kit. It isn't cheap of course but neither is that sensor! I probably do a wet clean about every couple of months. I'm told that the Eclipse products are very good too. Alastair will tell you a tale of vigorously scrubbing the cover of his sensor to get rid of ink from an unsuccessful trial of lens coding. You may actually have small oil spots visible and there is always some dust. Just sometimes you see it and others not, depending on aperture used and where the spots are positioned in the image. You know the trick to get them to show up, right? Actually two tricks. Shoot anything vitally important and you'll see them right away ;-) Or shoot a featureless area at small aperture. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Steve Barbour Sent: Monday, 12 January 2009 04:43 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 dust... On Jan 11, 2009, at 7:05 AM, Douglas Sharp wrote: > Steve, > Take a look at Visible Dust products - I've used their rotating brush, > swabs and cleaning lfluids on my Canon 20D and 300D with great > success. A blower bulb is also useful for loose dust. > > The spinning brush generates static in its bristles to pick off loose > dust without having to touch the sensor. I usually use this every time > before I take a digital out, just to make sure. I really like the idea...seems rather expensive, safe ? works ? Steve > I use the swabs when greasy or water spray spots are on the sensor - > usually happens if you're changing lenses in damp weather or have > blown dust off your sensor. > Cheers > Douglas > > Steve Barbour wrote: >> I have two stubborn dust spots on my M8 sensor that will not be blown >> out... >> >> one upper right, one central... >> >> I think I can see them...what presently is the very best way to >> remove them? >> >> >> Is a fine clean camel hair brush OK, or is there some other device >> available ? >> >> >> >> >> thank you, >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information