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Subject: [Leica] M8 Sensor Cleaning
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)
Date: Wed Jul 11 09:04:57 2007

I have had the same experience Ted, with my D200 and M8.  While I do not 
have the hard use that you do, I have yet to see any dust in either camera.  
I do perform some minimal handling for cleanliness, but not much else.

Gene

-------------- Original message from Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>: 
-------------- 


> This sensor cleaning thing is obviously a problem I haven't encountered 
> yet! 
> And touching wood I trust never to encounter. 
> 
> It never occurred to me that stuff on the sensor happens simply because 
> I've 
> never seen it since I started playing with digital cameras, Canon, of 
> several models, and Leica M8. 
> 
> Maybe it's because I don't look for trouble I've been lucky, by the same 
> token I have never seen anything in prints indicating "stuff on the 
> sensor" 
> when making 12X18 blow-ups. Nor as Power point screened images with a 
> digital projector. 
> 
> I suppose I have to ask, is it possible my innocents of such problems has 
> been just dumb ass luck I've not encountered it? Or that I should look 
> harder on the computer screen at 300% blow-up for the critter dust? 
> Certainly when I haven't seen it with the naked eye? 
> 
> And trust me I don't pamper my gear nor abuse it, but I do use it, not 
> like 
> I'm carrying a new born. They get slung on shoulder or neck and into photo 
> battle changing lenses on the go wherever I maybe no differently than 
> shooting film cameras. 
> 
> Any suggestions? 
> 
> ted 
> 
> 
> 
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