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<blockquote data-quote="Violated Strings" data-source="post: 551925" data-attributes="member: 41968">Hello from San Antonio, Texas... and wasn't sure where to ask my question. I just recently decided to get into taking better pictures. I bought a D5500 that came with the 18-55 lens. The same day it arrived, I found a deal on craigslist for a D5000 with a 55-200 and 35mm lens, along with a decent camera bag, for $225. I was mainly getting it for the lenses to use with the D5500, but the D5000 works well too...except apparently I need to clean the sensor. I've already searched here on the forums, read some tutorials, watched youtube vids, and I feel confident enough to try wet cleaning the sensor if I have to. I'm going to get a bulb blower and try that first. My question is which sensor swab and solution to use or does it even matter? I see most people using the Photographic Solutions swabs and Eclipse, but there's also Visible Dust, Altura, VSGO, etc., that are all cheaper. Am I going to screw the sensor up trying to save $20 or so? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Violated Strings, post: 551925, member: 41968"] Hello from San Antonio, Texas... and wasn't sure where to ask my question. I just recently decided to get into taking better pictures. I bought a D5500 that came with the 18-55 lens. The same day it arrived, I found a deal on craigslist for a D5000 with a 55-200 and 35mm lens, along with a decent camera bag, for $225. I was mainly getting it for the lenses to use with the D5500, but the D5000 works well too...except apparently I need to clean the sensor. I've already searched here on the forums, read some tutorials, watched youtube vids, and I feel confident enough to try wet cleaning the sensor if I have to. I'm going to get a bulb blower and try that first. My question is which sensor swab and solution to use or does it even matter? I see most people using the Photographic Solutions swabs and Eclipse, but there's also Visible Dust, Altura, VSGO, etc., that are all cheaper. Am I going to screw the sensor up trying to save $20 or so? :confused: [/QUOTE]

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