Cleaning sensor myself - product advice

[drandyperry]

Hi, before my x-t2 I've been used to pro end dslrs which seem to resist dust and dirt build up a bit more due to the mirror blocking the dirt path when a lens is off. Due to this reducing the frequency of a clean and my dslrs costing a fair bit more I've always had them cleaned by my local camera repair shop.

The x-t2 seems to get more dirty, more quickly and I'd like to be able to clean the sensor myself.

What products do you find are good from your experience? Colleagues at work say Arctic Butterfly but I've no experience.

Is there anything I should be wary of buying cleaning stalks etc for use with the x-t2?

Thanks for any advice. Andy

 

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[fugu82]

I use a rocket blower for loose debris, and Eclipse wipes & solution for wet cleaning. Not a fan of the Butterfly.

[drandyperry]

Thanks, I'll look those up.

 

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[drandyperry]

I can find the fluid.

Photographic Solutions Eclipse Lens and CCD Cleaning Fluid https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004WBR8C6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_zDVPzb89W8RKD

But can't find wipes. Do you use anything specific?

 

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[brown]

Post is a little old, but I've been using the eyelead sensor gel stick for a couple of years now and I find that it's less messy and a very fast/effective way of cleaning my sensors than the ''wet'' cleaning solution.

 

https://photographylife.com/product/sensor-gel-stick

[jlmphotos]

I've only used a Giotto Rocket Blower.  I've had my X-T2 going on almost two years and I've yet to have to do a wet cleaning; and I've shot from the humid Florida Keys and the Everglades, to snowy Maine and Canada.  Sand, rain, wind, snow, ice, hale.  So far, knock on wood, just blowing it out every now and then has kept my sensor very clean.