Sensor cleaning

[mackgoo]

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So I cleaned my sensor the other day. A couple things.

1. When I dragged the swab across the sensor and I got close to the other side the swab gets to 90degrees the edges seem to make contact with the enclosure the holds the sensor creating a dragging feeling. Does everyone experience that?

2. I have an M10D so I need to rely on taking a picture of a light background to evaluate the sensor. In this case make sure the monitor you"re using to evaluate is itself clean. :0

 

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On 6/21/2025 at 3:10 AM, mackgoo said:

So I cleaned my sensor the other day. A couple things.

1. When I dragged the swab across the sensor and I got close to the other side the swab gets to 90degrees the edges seem to make contact with the enclosure the holds the sensor creating a dragging feeling. Does everyone experience that?

2. I have an M10D so I need to rely on taking a picture of a light background to evaluate the sensor. In this case make sure the monitor you"re using to evaluate is itself clean. :0

 

Use an m43 or APSC size swab on full frame cameras, it gets into the corners better and doesn't 'drag'. And yes, good idea, don't sneeze on your monitor.