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Message: <blockquote data-quote="papa2jaja" data-source="post: 171814" data-attributes="member: 14651">silver, I have the D800 and the D600, and for the D600 I've wet cleaned the sensor pretty often. The VisibleDust kit is good, I prefer it to any other kit. For oil droplets (if they really are oil droplets), make sure you initially use the SmearAway liquid (the red cap type of bottle if you purchased the kit with four swabs), and then do a second cleaning run with the DustAway liquid (green cap type of bottle if you purchased the kit with four swabs). Because the liquid for dust isn't too effective for oil droplets.Be aware you may need more than one swab per cleaning run. And make sure it is really oil and there is nothing on the sensor which could scratch the sensor when you use the swab. You could use a sensor brush (carefully, though), quite a few people seem to use a rocket blower, I use a vacuum cleaning set to remove dust and potentially hard matter from the sensor without touching the sensor.Regarding your qualms, cleaning a sensor is not per se difficult, but if you make certain mistakes (as outlined above) it can end in desaster. If your hands are shaking, or you tend to be clumsy, or you feel you don't know what could happen, then maybe better refrain from cleaning the sensor yourself.OTOH, if your hands are steady and you are usually good with manual things, and you know what you are doing, sensor cleaning is not difficult. Just make sure there is nothing hard on the sensor before you use the swab, then make sure you get nothing except the cleaning liquid onto those swabs, and then wipe the swab from left to right, and back. Even within the camera, make sure not to touch anything within the camera (before and after wiping the sensor) except the sensor with the swab, because that might bring new dirt onto the sensor. Especially don't touch the mirror, it might come down (shouldn't, but could).For me, this always worked well, the sensor was clean and also clean of residues of the cleaning liquid, although sometimes I had to use two swabs with each of the liquids (two swabs with the SmearAway, then two with the DustAway liquid), but in the end, the sensor was always clean.Regarding your pushed in bayonet, if they say 'beyond repair', that means the price would exceed the current value of your camera. It does not necessarily mean it would be cheaper than a new camera. Looking at used camera prices, that probably means that it is not much cheaper than a new camera, but I would try to get an actual price, then you can still decide for yourself.</blockquote>

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