MirekE Posted January 8, 2014 Share #1 Posted January 8, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I recently changed my sensor cleaning technique and started to use the DustAid rubber stamp. It works great, but if I understand it correctly, the M240 sensor has very thin cover glass and I am wondering if applying mild pressure, that is necessary for function of the dust cleaning tool can't break the glass. Does anybody have any info on that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted January 8, 2014 Share #2 Posted January 8, 2014 I had a very bad experience with the Dustaid stamp but am happy using the Eyelead one. I think Leica uses the Pentax Lollipop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MirekE Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted January 9, 2014 If Leica uses them, they are probably safe. What kind of negative experience did you have? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
viramati Posted January 9, 2014 Share #4 Posted January 9, 2014 I too use the eye lead and find it works very well. If I remember rightly some people seem to have had problems with the Dustaid leaving bits stuck to the sensor. there may have been other problems and a search of past threads should give you more info (trying typing 'dust aid' in the forum search window) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 9, 2014 Share #5 Posted January 9, 2014 If Leica uses them, they are probably safe. What kind of negative experience did you have? The adhesive from the "Sellotape"got stuck to the stamp and transferred to the sensor. End of sensor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noeffred Posted January 9, 2014 Share #6 Posted January 9, 2014 You can watch the cleaning process at Leica quite detailed here: Assembling The Leica M9 on Vimeo the relevant part starts at the 13:20 mark. It's quite scary to look at (and especially listen to) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithlaban.co.uk Posted January 9, 2014 Share #7 Posted January 9, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) This summer I was shooting Hasselblad and Leica in particularly dusty conditions with many lens changes. Both sensors ended up filthy. A quick blow with a filtered blower followed by the use of the eyelead and both sensors were pristine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted January 9, 2014 Share #8 Posted January 9, 2014 I too had a bad experience with the Dust-Aid when it separated across the foam layer. I would never use them again. I find the Eyelead good but it can occasionally leave sticky marks. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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