Insects (dead) in the viewfinder of an*ist
Cameras can be fumigated, but I'm not sure how exactly one would go about it. After fumigation I would guess that it would need "airing" for some time to avoid affecting the film.
This is useful knowledge. The focussing screen on the *ist unclips quite readily, and is fully removable.
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Today, I thought I'd take a look, see if I could see where the mark was, and how to clean it. Lokking through the lens mount aperture, I could see the dark speck on the top side of the focussing screen. Looking through the viewfinder, I looked closely at the speck, and realised it was a slim insect, legs, antenae, the lot. I gave the camera a slight tap, and to my amazement, found I now had two flies in the viewfinder. Where would these insects come from? I'm sure they must have been in there from new, so the camera will have to go back. However, the focussing screen looks like it might unclip. Does it? Has anybody else had this problem?