Hi Gabe: First off, if it's on the mirror, NO to any sort of abrasive material, including tissues. Surface-silvered mirrors are very susceptible to damage from material which sems quite soft to our skin. For the dust, the only general recommendation is, if you can't do it with compressed air or a blower brush, take it to a specialist. I notice that my optometrist uses an ultra-sound bath for lens-cleaning, and this would probably work well on a screen. Otherwise, a camera repair shop would have to be the go.
HTH John Coyle Brisbane, Australia On Thursday, January 24, 2002 8:34 AM, gabriel bovino [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > 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 .
