Hello, I was recently on a road trip with my MZ-S taking pictures... when I was swapping out one of my lenses on the body, I noticed there was some dust of the focusing screen. I went to gently blow on the viewfinder to see if I could dislodge the dust... but instead, the opposite happened. Some saliva dislodged from my mouth onto my viewfinder!!! It has dried completely and when I look through the viewfinder, I notice it is slightly darker where my saliva landed.
Anyways, without grossing you people any further... I was wondering what the best way for me to clean the viewfinder without damaging it? I've heard that removing the focusing screen and cleaning it in warm water with a mild soap does the trick. Should I not attempt to clean the focusing screen with ROR and some lens tissue? Would I need any special tools to remove the screen? I notice that I can un-hook the guard that holds it in place... but I'm too scared to go any further since I've never done this before. Any comments would greatly help!!! Gabe - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
