FWIW, the cans of compressed air I've seen usually include a "DO NOT USE ON
CAMERA MIRRORS" warning, though I'm not sure why. Perhaps it's because the
propellant will sometimes escape, which is fantastically cold, or because
the air is vented with quite a bit of force.
I've never been bothered by a little dust on the mirror. I suppose that if
you had *a lot* of dust, you'd have problems with metering and focusing.
t
On 12/7/01 2:05 PM, Johan Schoone wrote:
> Delano Mireles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Specifically need to clean dust and lint out off the mirror and finder/prism
>> (?). I've been trying to blow it out and using lens cleaning tissues
>> wrapped around my finger and to no avail! This is getting a bit frustrating
>> - any tips or ideas would be appreciated.
>
> I have seen someone using a silk cloth to wipe the dust off the mirror
> and using compressed air to blow the dust away. The mirror survived that
> treatment; I would not recommend the compressed air since you might blow
> the dust into really inconvenient places (like between the shutter
> blades). All this happend to *my* ME.
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