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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Brian at the LUG Central
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:40:46 +1000
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Anyone cleaning their sensor twice a year isn't using their camera much or
rather isn't looking carefully at the results!  Or maybe only shoots wide
open, I can understand that ;-).  I don't skimp on the quality of my
cleaning products however.
 Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 25 February 2010 18:28, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote:

> Careful or someone will say, "You spend $7000 on a camera and skim on a $5
> swab that you use twice a year..." :-)
> t
>
> On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 12:17 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > I have the same excellent system, however locally the swabs have become
> > very
> > expensive (more than $5.00 a swab). I still use the sensor brush but now
> > use
> > the Dust-wand kit. They give you three sizes of wands which is
> convenient.
> > you have to do your own swab wrapping. They have a tacky pad device in
> > their
> > range also. This is similar in principle to what the Leica factory uses.
> > Cleaning your own sensor is really a trivial exercise providing only that
> > you apply some basic common sense and follow the instructions.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Geoff
> > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> >
> >
> > On 25 February 2010 17:54, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote:
> >
> > > If you look at L-camera forum, they swear by... nothing and everything
> > :-)
> > >
> > > Brian loaned me set of Visible Dust's solutions. First I used the
> Sensor
> > > Brush to brush off the dry stuff (you put it on its electrical spinning
> > > thing to spin off any dirt before hand), then I use the sensor cleaning
> > > swab
> > > and its liquid to wet clean. Brian says he cleans his M8 about twice a
> > > year.
> > > I have been spoiled by the E-3 with its auto-clean technology.
> > >
> > > On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 10:49 PM, Frank Filippone <
> red735i at earthlink.net
> > > >wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have a dirty sensor as well, and it is so bad, I was going to send
> it
> > > to
> > > > Leica for a really thorough cleaning....
> > > > But your email made me think...
> > > >
> > > > I have a lot of spots.... that to date, have not moved with a soft
> > > > brush...nor with air...
> > > >
> > > > What cleaning stuff did you use?
> > > >
> > > > Frank Filippone
> > > > red735i at earthlink.net
> > > >
> > > > I dropped by Brian's place to pick up the sensor cleaning kit (do you
> > > know
> > > > how heart-dropping it is to see spots on the sensor of your new
> camera
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
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> >
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