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Okay - I'm miffed now. Changed lenses yesterday and I have seemed to
have picked up some "foreign matter" on either the mirror, or the
covering to the inside of the viewfinder... I can gain access to
both, but what would you recommend to clean either with?

I never had this problem with my film SLR, so never pursued the line
to what cleaning method to use - Only ever needed to clean the actual
lens.

The blow-brush won't do a lot, as it looks like fine filaments (Which
are probably "stuck" on, as it were.) I don't like the idea of using
a cotton bud, as I think that'll just introduces more muck... Can I
use a cleaning tissue?

Thankfully it's only the viewfinder, but it's a pain (Especially as
the camera is so flipping new!)

Tony.

some links previously posted that might help...
http://www.birdsasart.com/bn134.htm
http://www.pbase.com/copperhill/ccd_cleaning

"NightStar" <Im.not@home> wrote in message
news:...
> Okay - I'm miffed now. Changed lenses yesterday and I have seemed to
> have picked up some "foreign matter" on either the mirror, or the
> covering to the inside of the viewfinder... I can gain access to
> both, but what would you recommend to clean either with?
>
> I never had this problem with my film SLR, so never pursued the line
> to what cleaning method to use - Only ever needed to clean the actual
> lens.
>
> The blow-brush won't do a lot, as it looks like fine filaments (Which
> are probably "stuck" on, as it were.) I don't like the idea of using
> a cotton bud, as I think that'll just introduces more muck... Can I
> use a cleaning tissue?
>
> Thankfully it's only the viewfinder, but it's a pain (Especially as
> the camera is so flipping new!)
>
> Tony.

On Fri, 21 May 2004 18:06:06 GMT, "Christopher Muto"
<> wrote:

>some links previously posted that might help...
>http://www.birdsasart.com/bn134.htm
>http://www.pbase.com/copperhill/ccd_cleaning
>
>"NightStar" <Im.not@home> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> Okay - I'm miffed now. Changed lenses yesterday and I have seemed to
>> have picked up some "foreign matter" on either the mirror, or the
>> covering to the inside of the viewfinder... I can gain access to
>> both, but what would you recommend to clean either with?
>>
>> I never had this problem with my film SLR, so never pursued the line
>> to what cleaning method to use - Only ever needed to clean the actual
>> lens.
>>
>> The blow-brush won't do a lot, as it looks like fine filaments (Which
>> are probably "stuck" on, as it were.) I don't like the idea of using
>> a cotton bud, as I think that'll just introduces more muck... Can I
>> use a cleaning tissue?
>>
>> Thankfully it's only the viewfinder, but it's a pain (Especially as
>> the camera is so flipping new!)
>>
>> Tony.
>

Excellent - Cheers for this. Just going to browse now!

Tony.