Misha - It must have gotten lost in the mail. Pity. :) You know, I can't imagine why you would ever use the "spatula" method of cleaning a CCD/CMOS array. Every DSLR that I know of has a cleaning mode that turns off the charge to the array to allow you to use a duster (not compressed gas) to blow dust off of the array. If there is a stubborn piece, use a "magic wand" (it attracts dust to its tip so you don't have to touch the surface). I wonder if using the swab method of cleaning could actually violate your warranty as it's not a prescribed method of cleaning. All of the pro shops I've talked to use low pressure air and a "magic wand" to clean DSLRs. As for the D70 spotting, I've seen a few posts about it and they pretty much all say that it's just dust. Switch it into cleaning mode, blow it out with a bulb blower and you're done. -=>Donald