How To Clean Camera Eyepiece
How to clean dust on DSLR viewfinder screen?
Tatouzou • Senior Member • Posts: 2,075
How to clean dust on DSLR viewfinder screen?
Apr 16, 2015
Has anybody experienced an efficient way to clean a DSLR viewfinder's screen?
After a little over 1 year use of my Pentax K30, there is dust on the viewfinder framing and focus screen.
I tried to wipe it off, using the same blowing big rubber pump and also the soft brush that I use for sensor cleaning, but it did not work. Neither did wiping the screen with Kodak lens cleaning paper.
Of course it has no effect on the pictures, but it is not pleasant, and as now I shoot more often with primes, which means changing lenses much more often, I fear that my K30' viewfinder screen might become as dirty as my old pentax Ist-ds' one.
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Re: How to clean dust on DSLR viewfinder screen?
In reply to Tatouzou • Apr 16, 2015
Could be dust spots on the mirror or on the underside of the focusing screen. On most DSLR's/SLR's the focusing screen can be removed. So if it can on your Pentax you could clean the underside of it and the glass just above it.
BUT! BUT! BUT! If you are not handy I suggest you send it off to a qualified repair place to have this done.
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Dukhat • Veteran Member • Posts: 3,810
Re: How to clean dust on DSLR viewfinder screen?
In reply to Tatouzou • Apr 16, 2015
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Tatouzou wrote:
Has anybody experienced an efficient way to clean a DSLR viewfinder's screen?
After a little over 1 year use of my Pentax K30, there is dust on the viewfinder framing and focus screen.
I tried to wipe it off, using the same blowing big rubber pump and also the soft brush that I use for sensor cleaning, but it did not work. Neither did wiping the screen with Kodak lens cleaning paper.
Of course it has no effect on the pictures, but it is not pleasant, and as now I shoot more often with primes, which means changing lenses much more often, I fear that my K30' viewfinder screen might become as dirty as my old pentax Ist-ds' one.
To clean them properly, you need to remove them and clean the tpp side of the screen and the bottom of the prism, as that is where visible dust will generally reside.
You won't see dust on the mirror or lens.
Check your owners manual for removal instructions. There are special tools made for this.
Be aware that the screen is made of really soft plastic and is very easily damaged. Wiping with a dry cloth is a great way to scratch them. I've managed to scratch them with a soft brush.
I'm of the opinion that a little dust is the lesser of the evils compared to scratches, so I put up with dust.
Lanidrac • Veteran Member • Posts: 8,069
Some spit and a good microfibre cloth works
In reply to Tatouzou • Apr 17, 2015
No text.
whvick • Veteran Member • Posts: 5,623
Re: But I like my little critter
In reply to Tatouzou • Apr 17, 2015
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Lanidrac • Veteran Member • Posts: 8,069
Looks like a West Nile mosquito
In reply to whvick • Apr 18, 2015
whvick wrote:
You should quarantine that camera to save us.
LOL.
whvick • Veteran Member • Posts: 5,623
Re: Looks like a West Nile mosquito
In reply to Lanidrac • Apr 18, 2015
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Lanidrac wrote:
whvick wrote:
You should quarantine that camera to save us.
LOL.
he has been my good friend for several years, pointing me to the center focus spot.
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Janoch • Veteran Member • Posts: 4,655
Re: But I like my little critter
In reply to whvick • Apr 18, 2015
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whvick wrote:
You'll never get Nikon to confirm, there's a bug in your camera!
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whvick • Veteran Member • Posts: 5,623
Re: But I like my little critter
In reply to Janoch • Apr 21, 2015
Janoch wrote:
whvick wrote:
You'll never get Nikon to confirm, there's a bug in your camera!
LOL
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cptobvious • Contributing Member • Posts: 850
Re: How to clean dust on DSLR viewfinder screen?
In reply to Tatouzou • Apr 21, 2015
My process:
1. Check the underside of the focusing screen (facing the mirror) for dust/debris. Use a rocket blower first to try to dislodge it. If it doesn't work, then use a sensor cleaning swab with a Pec Pad and Eclipse solution to gently swab the focusing screen. I emphasize gently because the focusing screen is probably the most delicate piece inside your camera. I found the Pec Pad/Eclipse solution to work best because it leaves no visible residue.
2. If the debris is behind the focusing screen, I'll release the retaining clip and remove the screen for cleaning. This is generally easier for Canon cameras because many of them have user-replaceable focusing screens and the release mechanism is better. For Nikons (except the D3/4 pro cameras) you have to hook your fingernail on the retaining wire and push it down. I'll use the same method (blower first, wet clean second). I haven't worked on Pentax but luckily I think their focusing screens are also user-interchangeable.
3. The AF/metering sensor can also be gently swabbed with a sensor swab to remove any debris.
Hopefully that takes care of the problem. If the debris somehow got inside the viewfinder/pentaprism, that requires disassembly of the camera and is probably going to require a service trip.
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