Leica Sl, Sl2 sensor clean. How to

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This video from Leica Australia show how clean the sensor of the our Sl

 

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[jankap]

I would not do this often. Personally I only use a blower.

[jaapv]

The scary bit about this video is that you have to remove the sensor to clean it

[Paul2660]

Wet cleaning is a necessary issue with all digital cameras. The IBIS mechanism of the Lecia adds a bit of added concern as it will do with any IBIS designed camera. Not sure why Leica did away with the hypersonic cleaning mode with the SL2 as they had it with the SL the SL did not have IBIS. Every other camera I have used with IBIS (Canon, Nikon, and Fuji) all offer a internal sensor cleaning mode. Does this get everything clean , no but can help for sure. Here is a good video on suggestions on how to clean a SL2 with a swab. 
 

Paul 

 

 

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6 hours ago, jankap said:

I would not do this often. Personally I only use a blower.

Wet clean is necessary. 

[jaapv]

I haven't needed to for the last three year or more. The EyeLead stamping tool has been quite sufficient. I only wet-clean when I have really sticky dust or oil/grease. Both are quite rare.

[michali]

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For some reason the SL2 seems to collect an inordinate amount of dust & grime, several users have commented on this.

I’ve used the technique outlined below which has worked for me many times, without having to remove the sensor like the guy in the video above has done 😳😁 . Take your time & don’t rush it:

 

[hofo100]

Guess there is no one answer re the need and the how to clean. Might depend very much on the environment (dust...) and the frequency of changing lenses. For me it has turned out that in 1,5 years using the SL2 I only had to wet clean once. However, I have made it a regular habit to use a dust blower (in a room with low dust danger...)  after every time I used the camera with frequent lenses changes and so the sensor being exposed more to dust. 

[RoySmith]

On 5/23/2021 at 12:53 PM, hofo100 said:

Guess there is no one answer re the need and the how to clean. Might depend very much on the environment (dust...) and the frequency of changing lenses. For me it has turned out that in 1,5 years using the SL2 I only had to wet clean once. However, I have made it a regular habit to use a dust blower (in a room with low dust danger...)  after every time I used the camera with frequent lenses changes and so the sensor being exposed more to dust. 

Are you using a dust blower with an incorporated air filter ?

[hofo100]

vor 31 Minuten schrieb RoySmith:

Are you using a dust blower with an incorporated air filter ?

yes - the one from Visibledust.

[Sjz]

7 minutes ago, hofo100 said:

yes - the one from Visibledust.

Use this one as well

[RoySmith]

18 minutes ago, hofo100 said:

yes - the one from Visibledust.

I was thinking of getting that one, although my SL(601) rarely gets any dust..

[Eclectic Man]

I have to admit I am beginning to suspect that the real reason Leica is producing so many f/2 lenses for the L-Mount cameras is that dust specs are not visible at f/2, only at much smaller apertures.

[malbooth]

Thanks all, this thread was really helpful. I've noticed some spots in the sky on long exposures and have been making sure my lenses are clean and editing them out in LrC, but I can now see they are on the sensor, so when my new tools arrive from Amazon I will start a wet clean courtesy of all the lessons above. You can see a couple of the spots in this image from the Sl2 & V-E 24-90 taken last night during a really clear Spring blue hour in Sydney. The spots are in the top left quadrant. They look like smudges to me

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