[Leica] Re: M8 Sensor Cleaning

[hellman at comcast.net (Jesse Hellman)]

There is a luck factor combined with the conditions. I was not  
looking for dust. The dust found me. The large glop that appeared was  
big enough that it would have obscured significant detail in most any  
picture. I think it came from changing lenses frequently in a dry,  
air conditioned basement that evidently was very dusty. The Arctic  
Butterfly totally cleaned the sensor in seconds and is easy to carry  
on a trip. So now I'm glad to have discovered the problem and cure  
before having had further trouble. This glop of dust was stuck. It  
didn't dislodge even with use of an air blower. And use of a loupe  
showed other, smaller glops on the sensor. The Arctic Butterfly is  
super gentle and uses static electricity to attract the dust off. The  
sensor was totally clean after two passes.