Sensor swabs.
- Thread starter ethan
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They cost so little that I wouldn't risk washing them. Generally I'll use two per sensor clean. The first with a drop of the cleaning fluid - usually needs a few wipes in each direction to get all the spots from the edges and corners. I keep that wipe until I have finished the sensor clean. Usually the dust spots I get are "sticky", so a dry wipe or a blast with a rocket blower isn't sufficient.
Once the sensor is looking cleaner/clean enough using the swab with the cleaner fluid (fit lens, take a test shot, examine at 100%), I'll open a new swab and do a quick once over without cleaning fluid to catch any stray bits of dust, quick puff with the rocket blower (camera body upside down), fit lens and test shot. I'll then keep the "dry" swab for use as the wet swab on the next clean. Wet swab gets binned.
Once the sensor is looking cleaner/clean enough using the swab with the cleaner fluid (fit lens, take a test shot, examine at 100%), I'll open a new swab and do a quick once over without cleaning fluid to catch any stray bits of dust, quick puff with the rocket blower (camera body upside down), fit lens and test shot. I'll then keep the "dry" swab for use as the wet swab on the next clean. Wet swab gets binned.
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As above, but their costing pennies each leads me to bin both wet and dry patches once the sensor is clean.
