tobey bilek Posted December 26, 2014 Share #1 Posted December 26, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Does anyone know if using the gel stick is safe on the M9 in light of the recommendations to use only non contact cleaning. Seems funny but contact may only refer to wet cleaning. Leica Allentown is closed to after New Year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 26, 2014 Posted December 26, 2014 Hi tobey bilek, Take a look here Gel stick cleaning. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
richfx Posted December 26, 2014 Share #2 Posted December 26, 2014 It is. There are many links on the site that discuss wet and dry M sensor cleaning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted December 26, 2014 Share #3 Posted December 26, 2014 I think Leica screwed up their definition of cleaning, hence the later backdown. FWIW I use the Eyelead sticky gel wand and an Arctic Butterfly. It makes you wonder what sort of none contact cleaning Leica use themselves if it is verboten, possibly a technique secret to the rest of the world Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobey bilek Posted December 26, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted December 26, 2014 Yes is the gel considered non contact or contact or do they mean no wet cleaning, but then again they say the use isopropol alcohol. All the post I read are pretty old. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted December 26, 2014 Share #5 Posted December 26, 2014 They use the Pentax lollipop Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted December 27, 2014 Share #6 Posted December 27, 2014 The Leica blurb via Vida Leica may supply some answers ..... or some more questions .... New Leica "CCDgate" Scandal Afoot? | La Vida Leica! It lists what Leica continue to use .... and to be honest the sensor has to be cleaned somehow .... and it is not clear to me that cleaning by any method is implicated in the issue anyway ...... I suspect it is the usual 'if in doubt, don't do it' response that usual follows issues like this. The Lollipop adheres worryingly well and strikes me just as likely to damage any surface coating as scraping it with fibre+isopropanol/eclipse etc....... In my hands the lollipop rearranges the dust specks rather than removing them .... and getting dust off the extreme edges is difficult ..... and then you touch the metalwork and just pick up more crud to distribute elsewhere..... plus you can never work out/remember where the remaining specks are after you've taken another photo to see the results..... Every time I have used it I have ended up wet cleaning anyway...... although it does move the stubborn bits that wet cleaning can occasionally fail to shift. If anything with wet cleaning, abrasive damage is probably caused by TOO LITTLE solvent .... I always use plenty so the swab is well soaked and you then leave an even uniform film over the sensor which then dries without streaks. Isopropanol should not cause any trouble .... it dries instantly so no 'humidity' is involved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjh Posted December 27, 2014 Share #7 Posted December 27, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) The Pentax lollipop has been my method of choice for many years, with all kinds of cameras and sensors. This (and wet cleaning) is also routinely used by LFI staff to clean the sensors of cameras we supply to photographers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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