Is my sensor clean enough ??

[thedirektor]

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Hello, you helpful lot. I hope. Found that I had a big bit of gunk on the sensor of my 8 year old M262 - it showed up on the photos.  So I've taken my trusty blower brush to the sensor. There are still a few spots (see image) that I can't budge. They don't seem to show up. Is this a clean enough sensor in your experiences ? Is your sensor showing dust like this or is it pristine ? If you think I should get rid of the dust showing - how would I do that beyond the blower brush ? Thank you as ever for your collective help. In the past Leica colleagues have been magnificent in their help. Best Regard to all 262ers and all others of course.

 

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[Pieter12]

Not clean by any definition. I would either take it to a camera shop or trusted technician to have it cleaned or get a sticky pad cleaner to pick the spots off the sensor.

[thedirektor]

7 minutes ago, Pieter12 said:

Not clean by any definition. I would either take it to a camera shop or trusted technician to have it cleaned or get a sticky pad cleaner to pick the spots off the sensor.

Thank you for quick reply. Will consider my options..... !!!  

[Jean-Michel]

No. Your sensor does need cleaning. Cleaning the sensor is really not difficult bur you do need the proper tools, Personally, I use the products from VisibleDust — other products are probably just as good, but I use what I know works for me. There really is no need to take your camera to a shop, but if one is handy to you, by all means go there for a cleaning and perhaps a how-to demo. 

My tools, and use in order of need: blower, Arctic Butterly brush, swabs and liquid if needed; i also have a sensor loupe.

For mere info on the Visible Dust stuff check their website: https://www.visibledust.com

[roydonian]

59 minutes ago, Jean-Michel said:

My tools, and use in order of need: blower, Arctic Butterly brush, swabs and liquid if needed; i also have a sensor loupe.

I have adopted the same tools. I have only once had to use swabs and liquid. I felt a bit nervous at first, but the process turned out to be easy.

[thedirektor]

5 hours ago, Jean-Michel said:

No. Your sensor does need cleaning. Cleaning the sensor is really not difficult bur you do need the proper tools, Personally, I use the products from VisibleDust — other products are probably just as good, but I use what I know works for me. There really is no need to take your camera to a shop, but if one is handy to you, by all means go there for a cleaning and perhaps a how-to demo. 

My tools, and use in order of need: blower, Arctic Butterly brush, swabs and liquid if needed; i also have a sensor loupe.

For mere info on the Visible Dust stuff check their website: https://www.visibledust.com

Thank you. Great info. 

[thedirektor]

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4 hours ago, roydonian said:

I have adopted the same tools. I have only once had to use swabs and liquid. I felt a bit nervous at first, but the process turned out to be easy.

Thank you.  Nerves indeed.  

[roydonian]

Before I tackled that first wet clean, I tried out the procedure on the surface of a small glass surface - I thought it worth sacrificing a swab in order to get a little experience of manipulating it, and learning how the  operation feels. That done, I tackled my sensor - and my first reaction on completing the task was to think "Well, that was easy!".

[thedirektor]

15 hours ago, Jean-Michel said:

No. Your sensor does need cleaning. Cleaning the sensor is really not difficult bur you do need the proper tools, Personally, I use the products from VisibleDust — other products are probably just as good, but I use what I know works for me. There really is no need to take your camera to a shop, but if one is handy to you, by all means go there for a cleaning and perhaps a how-to demo. 

My tools, and use in order of need: blower, Arctic Butterly brush, swabs and liquid if needed; i also have a sensor loupe.

For mere info on the Visible Dust stuff check their website: https://www.visibledust.com

Thank you.

[thedirektor]

I am happy to announce that I will be taking the M262 into Leica London Mayfair this week for a complementary sensor clean !