Cleaning dirty view finder?

oaynuj · 29th September 2004

How do u guys clean a dirty view finder ? like when it's on the inside. The part directly above the mirror, the thing with all ur AF points. specks of dust on it dman annoying. Blower?

zhangyb · 29th September 2004

blower and lens cleaner does it for me

adamadam · 29th September 2004

just dont use tissue and brush...
I ended up with more specs when trying to remove one hair!

freelancer · 30th September 2004

Originally Posted by oaynuj

How do u guys clean a dirty view finder ? like when it's on the inside. The part directly above the mirror, the thing with all ur AF points. specks of dust on it dman annoying. Blower?

If it does not affect your images, the safest approach is to live with it. If you must clean it better to send the camera back to Canon as the focusing screen is very soft and can easily get scratched.

29th September 2004	#1
oaynuj New Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 25	Cleaning dirty view finder? How do u guys clean a dirty view finder ? like when it's on the inside. The part directly above the mirror, the thing with all ur AF points. specks of dust on it dman annoying. Blower?

29th September 2004	#2
zhangyb Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 775	blower and lens cleaner does it for me

29th September 2004	#3
adamadam Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Perth Posts: 3,155	just dont use tissue and brush... I ended up with more specs when trying to remove one hair!