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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 340618" data-attributes="member: 13090">Even the tiniest dust bunnies on the sensor are frequently round like that and there's no telling what they're actually composed of. When I get schmutz on the sensor that's pretty much what it looks like.Eclipse makes good stuff and I don't hesitate to suggest their cleaning supplies. There are alternatives to doing a full on wet cleaning though. I would start with a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Giottos-AA1910-Medium-Rocket-Blaster/dp/B000L9OIQC/ref=pd_cp_p_1" target="_blank">rocket blower</a> and see if that does the job. If the blower fails what I really like is the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Eyelead-Sensor-Gel-Stick/dp/B00JPD0UQW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1407231115&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank">Sensor Gel Stick</a>. You just sort of dab the sensor with this and the pad lifts off the schmutz. Another tool I consider indispensable is a loupe. You can spend a ton of money on one but I use this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Carson-SensorMag-Cleaning-4-5x30mm-SM-44/dp/B0091SS310/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top" target="_blank">Carson Sensor Mag</a> for less than $20. It does a great job of illuminating the sensor so you can really see if it's clean or not.....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 340618, member: 13090"] Even the tiniest dust bunnies on the sensor are frequently round like that and there's no telling what they're actually composed of. When I get schmutz on the sensor that's pretty much what it looks like. Eclipse makes good stuff and I don't hesitate to suggest their cleaning supplies. There are alternatives to doing a full on wet cleaning though. I would start with a [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Giottos-AA1910-Medium-Rocket-Blaster/dp/B000L9OIQC/ref=pd_cp_p_1"]rocket blower[/URL] and see if that does the job. If the blower fails what I really like is the [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Eyelead-Sensor-Gel-Stick/dp/B00JPD0UQW/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1407231115&sr=1-1"]Sensor Gel Stick[/URL]. You just sort of dab the sensor with this and the pad lifts off the schmutz. Another tool I consider indispensable is a loupe. You can spend a ton of money on one but I use this [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Carson-SensorMag-Cleaning-4-5x30mm-SM-44/dp/B0091SS310/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top"]Carson Sensor Mag[/URL] for less than $20. It does a great job of illuminating the sensor so you can really see if it's clean or not. [COLOR=#FFFFFF]....[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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