dust behind viewfinder

Posted 06/04/2007 - 14:01 Link
Hi I'm new to the forum and my question is: i have a k10d which i am over the moon with but i have dust behind the view finder it does'nt effect the photo taken but is so dam anoying. I have tried blowing with a rocket but to no avail, its actually behind the viewfinder screen.

HELP
Rodger Fooks
Posted 06/04/2007 - 15:21 Link
Welcome to the forum.

Follow these instructions and you should clear the dust.
1. Take the lens off
2. At the top centre front under the penta prism there is a silver coloured latch - hold the camera upright and pull latch towards you with a small screwdriver (the screen mount will now drop downwards under its own weight)
3. With a pair of felt (or similar) padded tweasers lift the screen from the mount (ie don't touch the screen)
4. Clean the scree and replace with the matt side up
5. Push the mount back into place
6. Put the lens back on
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fatspider
Posted 07/04/2007 - 00:10 Link
Rodger, you failed to say "on no account touch the focusing screen or attempt to clean it with anything other than a blower brush or compressed air"
Taking your advice of "clean the screen" the guy may as well soak it in caustic soda to "clean" it

Sorry to be so pinickity but I F****d up the focusing screen on my istD by trying to clean it with a lens tissue .

I recal the olden days when focusing screens were made of ground glass instead of the "look at me and I scratch" plastic of today.
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