What size swab for sensor cleaning (Nikon D7100)?

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Barbie Heid said:

It's been recommended to me to use Eclipse fluid, which I ordered, but their website recommends a 17mm swab and another site recommends a 20mm swab?

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The D7100 sensor size is 23.5mm x 15.6mm which is pretty much the same for all DX cameras.

The swabs I use are 15.7mm wide (measured just now with callipers). Given that this includes the cloth covering, I don't think 0.1mm makes any major difference. At any rate, they clean my D70 and D90 cameras just fine. I also use them on my D750.

A swab width of 20mm would be too wide on a D7100.

I also make my own swabs but you are a cleaning neophyte so you don't need that hassle just yet.

 

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You need to buy ones that are normally sized as 1.6x . The spec of the swab will tell you the size they're for.

 

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The only straight forward method I found

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Just search APS-C swabs.

 

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I have a Nikon D7000, and I use 16mm APS-C sensor swabs with cleaner. They work just fine.

 

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Great, thanks! I'll search around for that size.

 

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Thanks!

 

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Thanks!

 

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Thanks!

 

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Thanks - I'll definitely check it out.