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Subject: [Leica] cleaning the ccd?
From: faneuil at gmail.com (Eric Korenman)
Date: Mon May 7 18:30:57 2007
References: <463F78D6.7050202@nathanfoto.com> <00f301c79101$338dbbf0$e775f155@portugal> <82c9dd70705071655v47be2c72g17d779ab2302e38d@mail.gmail.com> <A4B465DC-9AF8-49B1-B0F4-73C558F1134C@comcast.net>

Ahh yes - that is it. Amazing thing. I use it clean dust of my monitors as
well.
I have very rarely resorted to using a pad and cleaner to clean the CCD.
Plus doing it gives me the willies -- like wiping your retina..

Eric

On 5/7/07, Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Giotto.
>
> That's all I use. Never need more.
>
> Len
>
>
> On May 7, 2007, at 7:55 PM, Eric Korenman wrote:
>
> > That bomb shaped air blower is the best.
> > Forgot the name.. anybody?
> >
> > Eric
> >
> >
> > On 5/7/07, bernardo feio <bernardofeio@yahoo.com.br> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> Think the problem with the air cans is that they just send the
> >> dust to
> >> side
> >> and don't remove it...
> >>
> >> Probably it will end again in the ccd
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Mensagem original-----
> >> De: lug-bounces+bernardofeio=yahoo.com.br@leica-users.org
> >> [mailto:lug-bounces+bernardofeio=yahoo.com.br@leica-users.org] Em
> >> nome de
> >> Nathan Wajsman
> >> Enviada: segunda-feira, 7 de Maio de 2007 20:07
> >> Para: Leica Users Group
> >> Assunto: Re: [Leica] cleaning the ccd?
> >>
> >> I am also paranoid about touching my sensor. But this weekend, I
> >> had an
> >> opportunity to try this system:
> >> http://www.delkin.com/products/sensorscope/
> >> I did not use the liquid, just examined the sensor with the special
> >> loupe and used the vacuum cleaner to get the dust off. This thing is
> >> powerful, well made, and, most importantly, it worked great. I
> >> could not
> >> find a Dutch store selling it, so I just ordered it from B&H. With
> >> the
> >> dollar at current levels, even paying shipping and Dutch VAT on
> >> arrival
> >> will probably be cheaper than what a local shop would have charged.
> >>
> >> Nathan
> >>
> >> Didier Ludwig wrote:
> >> > Bernardo
> >> > I just use a pressure air can for the small dust. After a friend
> >> of mine
> >> has scratched the sensor of his Pentax *ist with one of these
> >> cleaning
> >> kits,
> >> I have decided to let this done by a local camera shop from time
> >> to time.
> >> > Didier
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Hi
> >> >>
> >> >>  Any recommendation for cleaning the ccd?
> >> >>
> >> >>  I have just 2 or 3 small dust points that don't justificate
> >> cleaning
> >> for
> >> now but I want to be prepared.
> >> >>
> >> >>  Thanks in advance
> >> >>
> >> >>  b regards from portugal
> >> >>  bernardo feio
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
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