Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, I doubt Leica will put any shaking and rolling technology in M9.2 or M10, it's not in their DNA, and I can live with that. I rather not, but we Solm worshipers will take whatever the Solm mothership will dole out :-) OTOH, the technology works quite well, even on a full frame camera like the A900/A850. Canikon do not need to provide such technology because they already own most of the market and they can sell more expensive VR lens that way. I just printed this on 11x17, this is with the "dirty" sensor: http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/L9993759.jpg First the resolution of the "9" is scary, but you know that. Second, even with a dirty sensor, on this particular print, you will be hard pressed to find them, unless you are looking at it closely. On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 3:00 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote: > I have no experience with shaking, vibrating sensors. Actually I was only > thinking about M sensors being my frame of reference ;-) > I certainly don't want any such technology in my next M though. > > However, anyone who is curious, take the challenge now. Shoot a frame at > f/16 of a plain white surface, OoF ideally. Look at it at 100% on your > computer monitor. > Report back in with hand on heart! > ps I just cleaned my M9 sensor and used 3 of my remaining visible dust > swabs > since I found visible streaks that are perhaps oil or similar. Checked the > sticker on the box. $67.00 for a pack of 12. Hmm. > Last major trip I had I had cleaned the sensor one evening in Frankfurt > actually but next evening I uploaded my cards to my laptop and found a tiny > hair or similar had just settled onto the surface afterwards. Spotting that > out of about 250 frames that day was no fun at all. Dust happens! Your > sensory experience not guaranteed to match mine. > > Cheers > Geoff > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > On 25 February 2010 18:55, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > > > Some people don't change lens much. Brian says so as much, > > > > Me, especially for landscape, I use ~3 lens and swap swap swap. People > > shooting is different. > > > > Any case, that self-cleaning shake really spoils me. > > > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 12:40 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at > > gmail.com > > >wrote: > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > > > information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < > > > > > > http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > > > > > > // portfolio: < > > > > > > http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/AnotherCalifornia > > > > > > > > > > > > > // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> > > > > > > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include > all > > > > > previous > > > > > > replies in your msgs. ] > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > > information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < > > > > http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > > > > // portfolio: < > > > > http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/AnotherCalifornia > > > > > > > > > // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> > > > > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > > > previous > > > > replies in your msgs. ] > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Leica Users Group. > > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < > > http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> > > // portfolio: < > > http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/AnotherCalifornia > > > > > // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> > > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > previous > > replies in your msgs. ] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> // portfolio: <http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/AnotherCalifornia > // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]