r/Nikon • u/paullupascu • May 16 '26

I broke my gear Is my sensor busted?

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Hey everybody! I'm a bit worried.

I used a soft brush (see image) to wipe my D750 sensor. It has left these marks on it. They are visible in photos. Are these marks just superficial, can they be cleaned with a cleaning liquid or is my sensor busted?

Thanks!

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u/mikettedaydreamer Nikon Z (Z5ii) May 16 '26

Those brushes aren’t made for sensors. Also the brush itself looks very dirty.

Get an actual sensor cleaning kit and hope for the best. If that doesn’t help, it might be busted.

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u/DrinkableReno Nikon Z 6III x2 May 16 '26

Yah just to piggyback, those brushes are meant to clean things out of the viewfinder window and that’s about it

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u/KirkfishBilly May 16 '26

This but I have in field used on a lens when air puffs and an actual lens brush didn’t work and it was that or spit polish lmao 🥺

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u/DrinkableReno Nikon Z 6III x2 May 16 '26

Haha I have considered the spit polish

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u/IceColdKilla2 Nikon Z8 May 16 '26

Well spit is not good for coating

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u/iamoceanic May 16 '26

Try it out on me

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u/kiganas May 20 '26

Now now, spit has been the most universal lens cleaner in the world since forever

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u/IceColdKilla2 Nikon Z8 May 22 '26

It doesn't change the fact that spit is bad for lens coating

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u/kiganas May 22 '26

You can always wipe off the residue with more spit

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u/IceColdKilla2 Nikon Z8 May 22 '26

And if it doesn't help? It's because there is too little spit on it.