Peter-E Posted April 7 Share #1 Posted April 7 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm getting these lines appearing on some of my M10 photos. Does it need a sensor clean? Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/420317-lines-on-photos-sensor-clean-required/?do=findComment&comment=5782921'>More sharing options...
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PhotoCruiser Posted April 7 Share #2 Posted April 7 Take the lens off and watch the sensor maybe using a torch to expose them better. Such visible stripes should be visible by eye, however they look a bit strange to me. You may try also another lens to exclude that the les doing that. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedaes Posted April 7 Share #3 Posted April 7 1 hour ago, Peter-E said: Does it need a sensor clean? Well if it were mine I would give it a good wet clean with a grease/oil removing fluid and see if that resolves issue. Looks like something has been smeared from the small dots that are visible. But it could be another problem entirely, and you will know after a clean if it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 7 Share #4 Posted April 7 I would give the sensor a clean with Smear Away . Did you attempt to wet clean the sensor with a fluid that does not dissolve oil or with a sensor brush? Alternative - let the sensor be cleaned by a professional sensor cleaning service. Many camera shops offer those. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter-E Posted April 7 Author Share #5 Posted April 7 Thanks. Booked into Leica Store for a sensor clean. Leaving it to the professionals! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJCoates Posted April 8 Share #6 Posted April 8 On 4/7/2025 at 9:15 AM, Peter-E said: I'm getting these lines appearing on some of my M10 photos. Does it need a sensor clean? Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Couple of points... Not sure if the M10 is like my SL (601), in that it creates two files for each photo, a DNG (raw) and JPG. On the DNG photos, the sky never looks right; the JPGs look perfect. On a totally blue sky I get lines in the sky, which look quite similar to your photo. I have an example of one of my photos here, it is the same photo. The top one is the JPG, the bottom one is the DNG, both are unedited apart from reducing the file size to get it to post here, but you can see the effect. Also, before you send the camera away for a sensor clean, have you cleaned the sensor yourself? I use the SL(601) with a R primes, so I change lenses quite often when I'm out; I find that after a number of 'shoots' I get general marks on the sensor. I clean the sensor quite often, using swabs and sensor cleaning fluid and it does a fantastic job; I've had the camera for a year now and have never felt the need to have the sensor professionally cleaned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
overexposed Posted April 17 Share #7 Posted April 17 Advertisement (gone after registration) On 4/8/2025 at 5:43 PM, SJCoates said: Couple of points... Not sure if the M10 is like my SL (601), in that it creates two files for each photo, a DNG (raw) and JPG. On the DNG photos, the sky never looks right; the JPGs look perfect. On a totally blue sky I get lines in the sky, which look quite similar to your photo. I have an example of one of my photos here, it is the same photo. The top one is the JPG, the bottom one is the DNG, both are unedited apart from reducing the file size to get it to post here, but you can see the effect. Also, before you send the camera away for a sensor clean, have you cleaned the sensor yourself? I use the SL(601) with a R primes, so I change lenses quite often when I'm out; I find that after a number of 'shoots' I get general marks on the sensor. I clean the sensor quite often, using swabs and sensor cleaning fluid and it does a fantastic job; I've had the camera for a year now and have never felt the need to have the sensor professionally cleaned. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! if your DNG looks like that, there is something wrong with your camera settings or your post processing settings also its something totally different than the issue from OP. his issue with clearly something physical on the sensor and yours looks like JPG compression could you share the RAW dng file for analysis? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter-E Posted April 17 Author Share #8 Posted April 17 Thanks for all the comments. I had the sensor professionally cleaned by Leica Store Manchester and all perfect now. Seems that the issue was my using too much fluid on my self sensor clean which then dried on the sensor glass. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottykytu Posted June 8 Share #9 Posted June 8 On 4/17/2025 at 2:44 PM, Peter-E said: Thanks for all the comments. I had the sensor professionally cleaned by Leica Store Manchester and all perfect now. Seems that the issue was my using too much fluid on my self sensor clean which then dried on the sensor glass. May I know what fluid did you use ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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