Sensor cleaning.

[HenrikP]

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How do you get your sensor cleaned? I have a M-E, and have had it past our local Leica Butique and Leica Store Berlin, where they cleaned with a gel stick, but when I use f:8 and up, there is quite a lot of stains. Where I get wet cleaned my Canon houses, claiming that they are not capable of cleaning the Leica because they have a different surface which are intolerant of wet cleaning. What say ye?

 

Henrik

[jdlaing]

Wet clean is no problem. Study up,on it and do it yourself.

[jaapv]

How do you get your sensor cleaned? I have a M-E, and have had it past our local Leica Butique and Leica Store Berlin, where they cleaned with a gel stick, but when I use f:8 and up, there is quite a lot of stains. Where I get wet cleaned my Canon houses, claiming that they are not capable of cleaning the Leica because they have a different surface which are intolerant of wet cleaning. What say ye?

 

Henrik

That they are talking nonsense.

[Gregm61]

I wet clean mine (M9 and M262) all the time with no issues. I think the people who told you that are aware of the original sensor corrosion issues and are just copping out on you.

 

Does your M-E have the new sensor?

[jaapv]

Even if it hasn't. Wet cleaning is not linked to sensor corrosion.

[HenrikP]

I wet clean mine (M9 and M262) all the time with no issues. I think the people who told you that are aware of the original sensor corrosion issues and are just copping out on you.

 

Does your M-E have the new sensor?

The old one.

[tobey bilek]

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Even if it hasn't. Wet cleaning is not linked to sensor corrosion.

 

What is is linked to or what can I do to avoid the problem ?

 

Been using a well filtered air brush ( no paint)  and the Pentax gel stick if required.  

[jaapv]

Nothing. It does not happen or it does...

The myth arises from a panic-bulletin by Leica that was retracted soon after.

[Herr Barnack]

I clean my own sensor using https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1165567-REG/photographic_solutions_us3box_ultra_swab_type_3.html and https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/127525-REG/Photographic_Solutions_EC_Eclipse_Optic_Lens_Cleaning.html

 

A lot of people seem to be afraid to clean their own sensor but it is not difficult or dangerous as long as you read the instructions in your camera manual on sensor cleaning as well as the cleaning product instructions and follow them to the letter.  Sensors are not what we are cleaning; we are cleaning the glass cover that protects the sensor. 

 

A friend of mine took his Canon DSLR to a Canon professional dealer to have his sensor cleaned.  They cleaned it an charged him $29.  Ten days later, his camera crapped out.  He sent it in to Canon who repaired it for $200.  Canon's diagnosis?  Liquid had gotten into the electronics of the camera.  My friend had not taken the camera out to shoot in the rain within several months of getting the sensor cleaned.  There was only one source for the liquid in the electronics of his camera - the guy at the Canon dealer who cleaned it used too much sensor cleaning fluid on the swab and it leaked/dripped into the camera's electronics.  Even "professional" camera repair people can bugger up a sensor cleaning job.

 

I have cleaned my own sensor cover glass in my M-P three times in the past year or so.  I have always gotten good results and have had no problems as a result.

[Geoffrey James]

I have basically stopped cleaning sensors.  In part because I keep the same lens on the cameras (two M9s, two Monochromes) for most of the time.   It doesn't take a minute to remove dust bunnies in post.  Cleaning opens up a can of worms, so to speak.  Keep that sensor sealed. 

[Herr Barnack]

Good point - minimizing lens changes helps.  Being mindful about doing them in as clean of an environment as possible is critical.

[HenrikP]

Good point - minimizing lens changes helps. Being mindful about doing them in as clean of an environment as possible is critical.

Me two, I am almost anal about that, but the former owner has evidently had a different attitude. Have had it past Leica in Berlin (dry stick), without it really helped, on the other hand, it was free.

[david strachan]

Forget minimizing changing lenses...if you have to change your lens, then do it.  You are working with an interchangeable lens system here. 

 

On the other hand, one lens on a day's shooting is fresh and invigorating too.

 

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[Einst_Stein]

Clean the sensor?

 

0: Super Blower :            

                             definitely No No.

1: Electric Static charged Brush :  

                            Always my first aid.  This brush use a little motor to spin the brush so that it get electric charged.

                            Then stop the spinning, light brush the sensor so that the loose dirty can be sucked off.

2: Web stick:

                            if the electric static charged brush is not enough. normally it is some oil spots. Then I will use the wet stick.

                            I don't know what chemical is on it, but it was recommended by Keeble and Shuchat photo store in Pale Alto.

3. Gel Stick:

                            It works sometimes for me, if the electric static charged brush does not help, generally this does not help either.

                            IT seems this tool is good for loose dirty, but not very useful for oil spots of so. 

                            I stop using this now. I have a concern on the pressure of it to the sensor.

                            Since the right way to use it is to push it on the sensor. I can feel the sensor is moving.

                            I am afraid it might damage the sensor or the anti-shaking stuffs. This might be over cautious, but I think the wet stick is less harmful.

 

 

 

 

[Art Vandalay]

I use the Pentax gummy stick cleaning thing. I think that's what they use at the leica factory. No liquids. Works really well. Find it on Amazon.

 

 

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[HenrikP]

Clean the sensor?

 

0: Super Blower :

definitely No No.

1: Electric Static charged Brush :

Always my first aid. This brush use a little motor to spin the brush so that it get electric charged.

Then stop the spinning, light brush the sensor so that the loose dirty can be sucked off.

2: Web stick:

if the electric static charged brush is not enough. normally it is some oil spots. Then I will use the wet stick.

I don't know what chemical is on it, but it was recommended by Keeble and Shuchat photo store in Pale Alto.

3. Gel Stick:

It works sometimes for me, if the electric static charged brush does not help, generally this does not help either.

IT seems this tool is good for loose dirty, but not very useful for oil spots of so.

I stop using this now. I have a concern on the pressure of it to the sensor.

Since the right way to use it is to push it on the sensor. I can feel the sensor is moving.

I am afraid it might damage the sensor or the anti-shaking stuffs. This might be over cautious, but I think the wet stick is less harmful.

Hi,

 

Do you have a link to the wet stick you use?

 

Regards Henrik