Originally Posted by
YVR Cockroach
I guess that's the advantage of the Olympus and Sony dSLRs as they have sensor shakers.
Only handles some of the dirt. Some particles (pollen in particular) are sticky enough that even the sensor shaker can't get it.
Originally Posted by
PTravel
However, I bought a special solution for this purpose, as well as specially-designed cleaning swabs -- as I recall the kit cost upwards of $70 to $100. There's also a technique to it, i.e. you clean in a continuous swipe across the sensor, rather than rubbing at it back and forth.
That's basically the Copperhill kit I linked to above. They're only ~$30 or so. The cleaning solution is straight methanol, and the wipes are clean-room type.