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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Violated Strings" data-source="post: 554732" data-attributes="member: 41968"><p>Just wanted to update what I ended up doing. I first got the Giottos rocket blower and although it works well, it didn't clear away the spot. I decided to do the wet cleaning and got some Eclipse fluid and a pack of the VSGO swabs - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/APS-C-Digital-Camera-Sensor-Cleaning/dp/B00NIA545U" target="_blank">Amazon.com : APS-C Frame (CCD/CMOS) Digital Camera Sensor Cleaning Swab Type 2 Cleaning Kit (Box of 10 X 16mm Swab) : Camera & Photo</a>. I didn't bother with the lighted loupe and used a bright light mounted over my work area. When I locked the mirror I was easily able to see the offending spot on the sensor. The rest of the sensor looked clean. I applied 2 drops to the swab and ran it across the sensor, but it didn't clear it. I took another test shot and it seemed to have made it smaller or broken it down some. I applied more Eclipse to another swab and did it again. And again. At this point I recognize it's just stuck on. Most things I read said you have to keep running swabs over it until it's clear, but it wasn't doing anything. So I said screw it, applied some Eclipse to the corner of the swab paddle and I rubbed on the spot as gently as I could. Sure enough it came off. I used one last swab with Eclipse over the whole sensor and yay!; Out damn spot, out! The wet cleaning is definitely one of those things that makes you nervous about doing it, but once you actually do it you realize you were freaking out for nothing. Thanks for the help and the welcomes!</p></blockquote><p></p>

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