A7II Sensor Cleaning

Hi All,

I was taking some sunset pictures at the coast this weekend and I noticed that I have a substantial amount of dust buildup on my A7II sensor already. I have shot prob 1500 pics with it and changed lenses very carefully so I am a bit surprised.

I have been searching the internet without finding any solid answers - can you clean the A7II sensor yourself with a wet swab?

What is the protocol on this?

pec pad + eclipse solution, but beware, anything else may scratch the sensor filter cover. I took a lens pen to my sensor, and got a few scuffs on my sensor

good thing is that the scuffs dont show up on the image, even at F22, however dust definitely shows up much sooner.

problem with the eclipse solution is that it can leave a film, best to experiment on a cheaper camera first, I did the cleaning many times on the original 5Dc without issues, but my A7r got the scuffs. Not a big deal since it doesnt show up, but to fix it, I would have to send to kolari and likely get the thin sensor stack while I'm at it.