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golunvolo:
I have manage to go this far without a dedicated cleaning kit at home. It may be time to revisit. There are an overwhelming amount of choices. I think I´ll go for wet cleaning with swipes. Do you have a prefrerence?

  Amazon or similar easy to get will be a plus.

  Thanks!

Erik Lund:
I have been using Eclipse sensor swabs and liquid for many years without any issues. They are expensive and they are one time use and they work very well.

Dogman:
I use the Eclipse liquid but I buy the cheaper swabs...don't remember the brand.  They all work very well.

I always start with a blower, then a soft brush before using the swabs.  It sometimes takes two or three swabs to remove the built up residue.

Thomas Stellwag:
I use swaps from several brands,  today I have Rollei branded ones. I buy Isopropylalcohol 100%  in 50ml bottles in the pharmacy (here it is about €1.-) and use it inbetween max 1-2 month. It is hygroscopic and the later embedded water will make streaks on the sensor. I use the rest for cleaning normal surfaces and always buy a new bottle when cleaning sensors. Then in one job I clean all my sensors, using a fresh swap for every touch on a sensor. I do it since 2006 on Sony, Nikon, Leica, Pentax without any problem. I have an Eyelead magnifying glass to check. I tried as well a jelly pen. Better to avoid it. It is a help if the dirt doesn't go away when you blow it out, but you sometimes get residues on the sensor that make it necessary to re-clean many time with a wet swap.

MFloyd:
I’m using the kits from Visible Dust i.e. swabs & liquid cleaning. Very good experience. Average frequency: about every 5000 shots.

https://www.visibledust.com/

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