Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have never had a problem with a Lenspen doing anything but clean the sensor. I have been using Lenspen, both for sensors and lenses, ever since I went digital, on the advice of John Shaw. Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote: > Built in vibration-based cleaning is awesome. ?The problem with > LensPen is that you apply more friction than a wet clean. ?If you have > sharp adhering dust the chance of a scratch is much higher. ?I am risk > averse when it comes to these things. > > Marty > > > On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj > <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: >> Lenspen - the size of the sensor does not matter. In a similar vein, I >> have not cleaned ?my Nikon D300 even once since buying it when it >> first came out, not even on my frequent wildlife trips, just proving >> the efficacy of an inbuilt cleaning system. It is much, much dustier >> in our jungles.... >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 3:59 AM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> Changing lenses on my M8 in a similar environment in Botswana last >>> year led to a very long and nerve-wracking but relatively simple and >>> ultimately profitable workout for my Arctic Butterfly. ?I cannot >>> imagine how much dust the giant CCD in the S2 could attract and hang >>> on to. ?And how do you clean it when no-one makes sensor swabs the >>> right size? >>> >>> Marty >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >