M11 - Pentax Sensor cleaning kit O-ICK1

[schimmey]

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Good afternoon all,

Despite only having the M11 for a few weeks I already have some dust/dirt on the sensor.

I have the above kit. Has anyone used it kn the M11 sensor yet? If so, what are your impressions?

Thanks. 

Paul

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[michaelcole]

A Giottos Rocket-Air blower is all I need most of the time for my Leica M-P 240, but when I did something more than that I use the Pentax 0-ICK1 and it works great.

 

[schimmey]

Thanks Michael,

I have purchased an air blower similar to yours. My main concern is that I read that the glass in front of the M11 sensor is a lot thinner than on the M10 and earlier. The pentax stick has quite a stickiness and don’t won’t to break that glass. 
Cheers and happy shooting. 
Paul

[hmzimelka]

You won't break the cover glass unless you apply considerable pressure. 
 

The pentax gel stick is the only tool I use to clean my camera sensors when an air blower isn't up to the task. 
 

I've not yet needed it on my M11 though. 

Edited May 10, 2022 by hmzimelka

[schimmey]

Thanks hmzimelka,

Good to read. How often do you guys find you use the air blower? I have a real fear of trying to clean the sensor - even blasting air onto it 🙂

Paul

[michaelcole]

I use the air blower when I notice dust in the images, which is around every few months or so for me  with regular use.  I hold the camera facing down when I use the blower and I use the dust detection feature in the menu to test my work.

[schimmey]

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Thanks Michael. 

[hmzimelka]

18 hours ago, schimmey said:

Thanks hmzimelka,

Good to read. How often do you guys find you use the air blower? I have a real fear of trying to clean the sensor - even blasting air onto it 🙂

Paul

About once every two weeks... gently blow out any dust I notice in images. I don't let it accumulate. 

It's definitely not as delicate as you make it out to be. Once you do it a few times your confidence will grow. 

Just to avoid tempting fate, just like when updating firmware, make sure your battery has a good charge and you should be set.

Martin 

Edited May 11, 2022 by hmzimelka

[SrMi]

19 hours ago, schimmey said:

Thanks hmzimelka,

Good to read. How often do you guys find you use the air blower? I have a real fear of trying to clean the sensor - even blasting air onto it 🙂

Paul

Do not you compressed air to clean the sensor!

Edited May 11, 2022 by SrMi

[frame-it]

On 5/6/2022 at 12:21 AM, schimmey said:

Good afternoon all,

Despite only having the M11 for a few weeks I already have some dust/dirt on the sensor.

I have the above kit. Has anyone used it kn the M11 sensor yet? If so, what are your impressions?

Thanks. 

Paul

the video is gone but maybe @TheGodParticle/Hari can post a link here

https://petapixel.com/2019/01/10/this-is-leicas-official-sensor-cleaning-process/

[hmzimelka]

33 minutes ago, SrMi said:

Do not you compressed air to clean the sensor!

Yes, definitely no compressed air, canned or otherwise... 

[TheGodParticle/Hari]

5 hours ago, frame-it said:

the video is gone but maybe @TheGodParticle/Hari can post a link here

https://petapixel.com/2019/01/10/this-is-leicas-official-sensor-cleaning-process/

It’s been awhile … I’ll look for the video and upload again, the old link seems to be broken 

[fisheess]

Here is another video from leica australia, starting from 16:30

 

Edited May 12, 2022 by fisheess

[mboerma]

This is also quite an informative video by Leica Australia. 

 

 

[PhoToad]

FWIW: I watched an employee of a very reputable Leica dealer cleaning the sensor of my M-P 240 with this kit and good success:

https://www.leica-store-berlin.de/en/produkt/eyelead-sensor-cleaning-kit/

[schimmey]

Thank you everyone for your replies and links. I successfully removed the bit of dust with the air blower. 
Cheers and have a good weekend. 
Paul