Sensor Dust on the M9

[wlaidlaw]

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Jono,

 

Firstly, I like your photo's, especially the English landscape pictures.

I was thinking about the butterfly, but hesistated because the little dots seem so sticky. Is the butterfly capable of getting rid of these very small, sticky particles? (Somewhere else I called my M9 already Youg Spotty).

 

Henk

 

Henk,

 

If the spots are sticky or oily, you will dirty up your Arctic Butterfly if you clean with that and then have to buy some of the expensive cleaning tablets for it. You will also just smear the spots around. It sounds like a wet clean may be needed but blow loose dust off first with a Giotto rocket or similar. I have it on good authority from others, that a proctologist's syringe is even better but a new unused one is preferable;-}}

 

Wilson

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[HankBar]

Hi Jono,

 

Thanks for your advice. As the spots stayed after I used the blower, I am not sure if it is only dust or maybe some oily substance. Do you think the butterfly can get rid of that?

A couple of days ago a thread was started about which liquid to use. It is stalled before some judgement could be made. Do you use Eclipse with good results?

 

Hi Wilson,

 

Young Spotty accepted the Giotto Rocket Blower, I don't know if he will accept tools from a proctologist. Anyway, the speckles did not disappear with the blower. So I am still thinking about what kind of liquid is acceptable. Jono is probably using Eclipse, did you use something like that?.

 

Henk

[wlaidlaw]

Hi Jono,

 

Thanks for your advice. As the spots stayed after I used the blower, I am not sure if it is only dust or maybe some oily substance. Do you think the butterfly can get rid of that?

A couple of days ago a thread was started about which liquid to use. It is stalled before some judgement could be made. Do you use Eclipse with good results?

 

Hi Wilson,

 

Young Spotty accepted the Giotto Rocket Blower, I don't know if he will accept tools from a proctologist. Anyway, the speckles did not disappear with the blower. So I am still thinking about what kind of liquid is acceptable. Jono is probably using Eclipse, did you use something like that?.

 

Henk

 

Henk

 

Eclipse E2 is by far the best I have tried and is Leica approved. Visible Dust fluid is 10X the price and works poorly on M8 sensors. The only upside is it is marked "non-inflammable" on the bottle so you don't get the idiots in TSA pouring it away, like I did from my checked luggage. Solution - fill a small Visible Dust bottle with E2 and everyone is happy.

 

Wilson