Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very interesting....if there is a persistent spot, they use Isopropyl Alcohol on the end of some "Q-tip" to get the stubborn stuff off..... I had never heard of this particular cleaning method (Eyelead Sensor Cleaner), but they are available from http://photographylife.com/product/sensor-gel-stick $50 Just as a point, even sensors that do not have AA filters in front, have some form of protection from the "elements"..... You can not expose an IC, which is what a Digital imaging sensor really is, to air, crud, and humidity. If nothing else, the tiny wires that connect the IC to the rest of your camera require this protection. It is usually a "glass" plate. The AA filter is a filter coating on top of the glass..... No coating, no filter. Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net All manufacturers recommend that, they would, wouldn't they - at what they charge it must be quite a steady source of income. I recently bought what the Leica technicians use, the Eyelead Sensor Cleaner, and it works very efficiently and very well - as does my long time cleaning system, the SensorKlear - on the Fuji X-Pro 1 and the XE-1, which do not have the AA filter, just like the Leica digitals. The Nikon D800E is less of a risk, because it does have a filter on the sensor, and basically, you are cleaning the filter, not the sensor. The Nikon D810 dispenses with the AA filter assembly altogether. I have been cleaning the sensors myself ever since I switched to digital with the Nikon D70, with not a single problem as yet, IMHO, it is a very simple thing to do.