New M9 Sensor Dust

[Ronny]

No dust-problems with GF1.

 

[jaapv]

There was a post on the Leica forum about using a microscope to examine and clean the sensor. Jaap's point is also well taken. Thanks!

William Palank' s thread. That microscope up here is mine and I do use it for sensor cleaning.

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

Of course - I did the same with my car. The dust from new brakepads had dirtied my whels. I demanded that they clean it...🙄

When I buy a house, I'll demand that it be self-cleaning. No way will I expect to have to clean it, as it will be absolutely virgin, and no sales rep would have come in. And also no toxins. For the money and commitment, it'll all have to be free of anything bad for your health.

Otherwise I'll have to ask them to build me a new one. For that price.

Same thing for my Bentley (when I can afford it): it should drive itself, clean itself, and make me invincible.

This is my most reasonable expectation.

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

No dust-problems with GF1.

As a matter of fact, my GF1 had a nasty oil dropplet which wouldn't come off until the third day I tried to clean it off. Word. For real.

 

[jamato8]

I use the illuminating magnifier from Lens Pen. Works well, much faster than any other method. I use the lens pen and a bit of air. If needed I do a wet clean but since I got my sensor replaced on the M9, which I can tell is a different type of sensor, not many problems. The dust doesn't seem to stick to it as much as the old one. The magnifier though, really, really made life much easier. I have a Leitz scope I could use beside me here but the magnifier is better and easier.