waynexu1998 Posted December 23, 2019 Share #1 Posted December 23, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hey guys I recently got my SL2, as I remember the SL had ultrasonic sensor cleaning when turning on. I am just wondering if the SL2 has the same thing since it appears to be no mention on the manual at all. The original SL manual mentioned ultrasonic cleaning. Thanks! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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scott kirkpatrick Posted December 23, 2019 Share #2 Posted December 23, 2019 There was a Leica email answer from the customer support folks on this question -- the SL2 does not do it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted December 23, 2019 Share #3 Posted December 23, 2019 In my experience it doesn’t work very well anyway ....... you can activate sensor cleaning on the S1R and it appears to achieve precisely zero. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynexu1998 Posted December 23, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted December 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, scott kirkpatrick said: There was a Leica email answer from the customer support folks on this question -- the SL2 does not do it. Thanks for letting me know! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrMi Posted December 23, 2019 Share #5 Posted December 23, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, waynexu1998 said: Hey guys I recently got my SL2, as I remember the SL had ultrasonic sensor cleaning when turning on. I am just wondering if the SL2 has the same thing since it appears to be no mention on the manual at all. The original SL manual mentioned ultrasonic cleaning. Thanks! Neither SL nor SL2 have ultrasonic sensor cleaning. [Edit: this is incorrect, SL has ultrasonic cleaning, see post #22 in this thread] Edited December 23, 2019 by SrMi 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
helged Posted December 23, 2019 Share #6 Posted December 23, 2019 49 minutes ago, SrMi said: Neither SL nor SL2 have ultrasonic sensor cleaning. Correct. The main issue, I believe, is whether wet-cleaning of an IBIS sensor is advisable. I have cleaned the SL-sensor many times, without problems and concerns. What to do with the SL2 sensor is not that clear for me: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicaiste Posted December 23, 2019 Share #7 Posted December 23, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) Ah! It was so easy the clean the DMR sensor! 😉 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rim_light Posted December 23, 2019 Share #8 Posted December 23, 2019 23 minutes ago, helged said: Correct. The main issue, I believe, is whether wet-cleaning of an IBIS sensor is advisable. I have cleaned the SL-sensor many times, without problems and concerns. What to do with the SL2 sensor is not that clear for me: I cleaned the sensor of my sony cameras (with ibis) very often and didn't have any problems. But I never asked me the question if that is advisable. So thank you for having me thinking. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackDoc Posted December 23, 2019 Share #9 Posted December 23, 2019 Cleaning the SL-I Sensor was very easy as the sensor is fixed. There was no problem with wet cleaning or using the Pentax Sensor Cleaning Kit (german Video Youtube). With the Sl-II i do have some more problems. First of all i got MORE dirt to the sensor than with the SL-I. The second point is the mechanical bearing of the Leica sensor. I am really afraid of damaging it as the sensor is not the same fixed as for example the shake reduction sensor of the Pentax K1 . Right at the moment i don´t have a good answer how to clean it in a safe way.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frame-it Posted December 23, 2019 Share #10 Posted December 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, BlackDoc said: First of all i got MORE dirt to the sensor than with the SL-I. and do you know why ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeinzX Posted December 23, 2019 Share #11 Posted December 23, 2019 I have already cleaned the sensor of my SL 2 wet (with Rollei cleaning product) and with the gel stick from Eylead for Leica too. The camera was in switched off status. And I had no problems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackDoc Posted December 23, 2019 Share #12 Posted December 23, 2019 vor 1 Minute schrieb frame-it: and do you know why ? I´m not sure -> ultrasound cleaning effect of the SL-I ? I do not use the SL-II in another way than the SL-I.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frame-it Posted December 23, 2019 Share #13 Posted December 23, 2019 (edited) Just now, BlackDoc said: I´m not sure -> ultrasound cleaning effect of the SL-I ? I do not use the SL-II in another way than the SL-I.... interesting.. Edited December 23, 2019 by frame-it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohns Posted December 23, 2019 Share #14 Posted December 23, 2019 I agree that the SL2 sensor is catching more dust more easily than what I experienced until now with SL. I blowed air on it several times and wet cleaned very carefully and very gently the sensor once, since I got my SL2 3 weeks ago... I used Green Clean « wet and dry sensor cleaner » and had no issue, with no more precaution than being very smooth in my action. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frame-it Posted December 23, 2019 Share #15 Posted December 23, 2019 Just now, Bohns said: I agree that the SL2 sensor is catching more dust more easily than what I experienced until now with SL. I blowed air on it several times and wet cleaned very carefully and very gently the sensor once, since I got my SL2 3 weeks ago... I used Green Clean « wet and dry sensor cleaner » and had no issue, with no more precaution than being very smooth in my action. and are you changing lenses frequently ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodies Posted December 23, 2019 Share #16 Posted December 23, 2019 Can you keep the shutter closed AND open without using electricity? In the SL 2 when in use the shutter is open. It makes sense in terms of battery life to use no power on the shutter to do this. Can a shutter also be held shut without power drain? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohns Posted December 23, 2019 Share #17 Posted December 23, 2019 1 hour ago, frame-it said: and are you changing lenses frequently ? Yes I do, and I take the same level of precautions than I do with any of my cameras. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoySmith Posted December 23, 2019 Share #18 Posted December 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Artin said: I think the most sensible thing they can do on the next firmware upgrade , is to get that shutter to close when the camera is off. that would really help keep the sensor cleaner ( just like they do with the M cameras ) I would want the camera turned off when sensor cleaning, or a menu setting which opens the shutter and turns off the IBIS. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott kirkpatrick Posted December 23, 2019 Share #19 Posted December 23, 2019 6 hours ago, thighslapper said: In my experience it doesn’t work very well anyway ....... you can activate sensor cleaning on the S1R and it appears to achieve precisely zero. That might mean that they tried to do it with the IBIS mechanism, which is tuned for human scale motions, not ultrasonics. My understanding is that ultrasonic cleaning takes another layer of glass, and Leica would probably not want to do that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellfleet Posted December 23, 2019 Share #20 Posted December 23, 2019 4 hours ago, SrMi said: Neither SL nor SL2 have ultrasonic sensor cleaning. From the beginning, resilience and robustness were at the focus of the Leica SL’s development. Body components machined from solid aluminium and precisely engineered seals around controls and in the lenses provide optimum protection against dust, moisture and splashes for the sensitive technology inside. At the same time, integrated ultrasonic sensor cleaning removes dust and dirt from the sensor. https://us.leica-camera.com/Company/Press-Centre/Press-Releases/2015/Press-Release-The-LEICA-SL-mirrorless-system-camera-sets-new-standards-in-terms-of-speed,-picture-quality-and-versatility 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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