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Ok Albert ! many thanks 😉

I have used the Visible Dust cleaning sticks with Ecclipse to good effect on several occasions when simple Giotto Rocket Blowing and Arctic Butterfly brushing failed. The wet clean was daunting at first but, if done carefully and calmly, is most efficacious. I agree that it is NOT for the faint of heart. You can practice on a small piece of glass…[Read more]

Here are some thoughts on the Monochrom you might enjoy:

http://tulipfrenzy.com/2012/08/29/24-hours-with-the-leica-m-monochrom/

I already got my filters in order, 34mm, 39mm, 40.5mm, 43mm, 46mm, 49mm, and 52mm.

Slide1 by anachronist1, on Flickr

filters in monochrome by anachronist1, on Flickr

Ok ! many thanks for your experience 😉 I waiting for that….

Visible Dust makes sensor swabs sized for the S2 and they have good products for wet cleaning. However, wet cleaning should be a last resort. First try a blower, then light brush (Visible Dust makes good brushes as well). If it is oil on your sensor as you suspect, a wet clean will be necessary. However, it takes a brave person to do it yourself.…[Read more]

I have both the 120 and the 180. The former is the direct descendant of the famous 100mm MACRO R lens and it is a stunner… the ultimate MACRO but also a superb portrait lens.

Probably will be the overall best lens in the S2 universe. The 120mm is more vesatile but then again, the 180 is extraordinary as well.

You will end up buying…[Read more]

The S2 is perfectly suited for sailing and water borne photography.

I have used it without any problems in the Antarctic: I accidentally dropped the camera while on a mountain on the Antarctic peninsula and it landed in a snow bank without any ill effects..

In fact, this weekend, we leave for the ARCTIC and more photoraphic…[Read more]

I have been using lossless compression for the past two years and have not noticed any detrimental changes. :):)

Our first delivery arrives tomorrow (Tuesday)! I'll be posting a few photos on Red Dot so stay tuned.

David Just checking to see if you reading these . Roger

Sorry…. can't make any guarantees on submersion… 😉

This shot really works as a triptych! Nice stuff, Jack.

Didn t David tell us that the S2 was good down to 10M ? After that you are on your own.

Nice photographs . You probably know this but sailboat photographs especially of woodies are highly sought by interior decorators .

Hi I went to Leica in Mayfair london and asked about dust on my M9-P sensor. I had only had it a few days and the dust was noticeable. They advised that the camera has a static charge which dissipates over time – about 1000 shots and the dust will be less of a problem. Since being told this I have also seen this referred to elsewhere and I can…[Read more]

Ok Pete danke ! 😉
I think is not dust but oils spots…
maybe one day one trade create an nice tips for this !
cheers,
Seb

Just got a lovely example of a black M4-P from a guy in France . well pleased. http://www.ffordes.com had a red one for sale – loved it but prefer to remain akin in a crowd!!

Best is to let Leica do the sensor cleaning or at least a Leica dealer who offers sensor cleaning.

What I do regulary is to use Giottos Large Super Rocket-Air Blower to clean the sensor, holding the camera front down. This keeps the dust and dirt from getting stuck to the sensor and therefore beomce permanent and only removable by a propper…[Read more]

The MM will become a specialty camera, a project camera, but it will be joined in the bag by its M9 cousin (and hopefully by its M10 cousin.) I can't wait to get my Monochrom, but in a given year, I expect it will get less than 50 percent of my attention. Love color too much. JB