M8.2 Black Spot on Photo . . . . . Sensor issue?

[seakayaker1]

Recently Purchased a Leica Demo M8.2 and when looking at some photos taken today I noticed a black spot in the lower right hand conner in one of the photos. I then took a photo using the same lens of a blank wall and repeated with a different lens. Both photos have the the black spot.

Have read in the past of issues with the sensor on M8's, has any one seen this? Could it be a problem or just dust on the sensor?

Any and all feedback is appreciated.

L1000367 Union Bay with M8.2 & Zeiss 25/2.8

L1000463 Zeiss 25 black spot

L1000464 Leica 35mm black spot


Life is Grand!

Dan

 

[sailorcrew]

Looks like dust to me, not a sensor issue.

 

[hteasley]

It's a dust speck on your sensor. Get some sensor cleaner and sensor swabs and it'll swipe right off.

 

[Keith]

Definitely dust by the looks of it. Have the sensor cleaned or get a kit and do it yourself.

🙂

 

[seakayaker1]

Thank you sailorcrew, hteasley, and Keith for the prompt replies!

Life is Grand!

Dan

 

[ramosa]

Just dust. Open er up and blow some air in.

 

[seakayaker1]

. . . . . to follow-up . . . . . .

Picked up a Giottos Rocket Air Blower (medium) and used with the M8.2, and the spot disappeared.

Once again, thanks for all of your replies.

Life is Grand!

Dan

 

[250swb]

The only problem with the Rocket Blower (or canned air) is that you have no idea where the dust went. Is it still in the camera near the sensor, ready to re-appear, or did you blow it out of the camera? You can't answer that can you? If its as good as a 50/50 chance it means that after just 10 sessions you still have half the dust that was on your sensor still inside the camera.

The Rocket Blower is great as a stop gap emergency tool (canned air is just a liability), but it can't beat lifting the dust out of the camera completely with sensor swabs and an Arctic Butterfly brush. And from time to time you are likely to get sticky dust or grease on your sensor that won't be blown away.

Steve

 

[LeicaMSeattle]

CameraTech on Market Street in Ballard has competent techs that can clean your sensor if you don't feel confident in doing yourself.

 

[kdemas]

The Rocket Blower works well but the suggestion of the Arctic Butterfly is a good one. I have used one for years now on both the M8 and my Nikon & Contax DSLRs and they work great.

Remember not to use canned air...it can spit propellant onto the sensor which will make a wet cleaning necessary. Not a huge deal but also not my idea of fun.

 

[jsrockit]

You should be happy you only have one dust speck in your M8...