My mirror is a dust magnet

[Braineack]

Why are we cleaning the sensor to remove all the dust he forced under the focusing screen?

 

[amolitor]

There was a flow of conversation that happened, and, as sometimes happens in conversations between human beings, the topic drifted slightly.

Luckily for you, it's all documented, you can go read the posts and follow along at home!

 

[amolitor]

You're basically the only one who has a hardon about hamlet. I suggest that you stop reading hamlet's threads, since they seem to so annoy you.

 

[manaheim]

If he has a DSLR...

It was clearly established he has a D3200.

Speaking entirely as a member here and not as a moderator...

Um, my point was that if he has a DSLR there are a number of places that dust could be, including the mirror.

And we have NOT clearly established that it was on the sensor.

What we HAVE clearly established is that you either have a serious attitude problem, or are a VERY poor communicator.

 

[The_Traveler]

You're basically the only one who has a hardon about hamlet. I suggest that you stop reading hamlet's threads, since they seem to so annoy you.

if you were talking to me, my point was directed at the quote given.

 

[robbins.photo]

Ok, danger Will Robinson, danger. I do not recommend that you clean your own sensor - and if your camera is still under warranty I would strongly advise against it because it will void your warranty faster than you can say Jack Robinson. Having your sensor professionally cleaned by an authorized tech really isn't that expensive, and you avoid making a bad situation worse or even turning your camera into a brick.

Silly, alarmist and wrong.

Lew! Your speaking to me again. Wow.. an honor, really. So, I know the Christmas thing is shot.. but tell you what, how about we let bygones be bygones. Imagine it, you me and Derrel - Times Square, New Years Eve. What do you say Slugger? I'll bring the funny hats...

 

[Braineack]

If he has a DSLR...

It was clearly established he has a D3200.

Speaking entirely as a member here and not as a moderator...

Um, my point was that if he has a DSLR there are a number of places that dust could be, including the mirror.

And we have NOT clearly established that it was on the sensor.

What we HAVE clearly established is that you either have a serious attitude problem, or are a VERY poor communicator.

Understood, but if he's seeing dust through the viewfinder [and hasn't mentioned seeing any rendered in pictures] it's most likely not dust on the sensor or mirror but dust under the focusing screen, amiwrong?

 

[hamlet]

If he has a DSLR...

It was clearly established he has a D3200.

Speaking entirely as a member here and not as a moderator...

Um, my point was that if he has a DSLR there are a number of places that dust could be, including the mirror.

And we have NOT clearly established that it was on the sensor.

What we HAVE clearly established is that you either have a serious attitude problem, or are a VERY poor communicator.

I'm sorry, i should have mentioned that i took test shots to check if my sensor was dirty. My sensors is clean, only my viewfinder shows dust which leads me to believe that there is dust on the mirror. I've used the rocket air blower for an hour long, but its to no avail, even more dust has gathered on my mirror. But i will have to wait a couple of days before my sensor brush arrives in the mail so i can apply it to the mirror. If the dust doesn't disappear from my viewfinder, then it may very well be behind my viewfinder screen and i have to take SCraig's advise and learn to live with it. Perish the thought!

 

[amolitor]

Learn to live with it now.

Mucking around inside your camera with brushes and so on, no matter if they're the right ones or not, isn't a good idea. You're letting more dust in, and every time you poke around in there you're taking a risk -- a small risk, if you're a careful worker, but a risk -- that you're going to break something. Only go in there and mess around if it's going to be worth it.

 

[hamlet]

That sounds like every tiny voice in my head before i did something risky i regretted after the fact. Perhaps you are right, the more i let this get to me the worse this gets.

 

[manaheim]

Send the whole cam out to be professionally cleaned and you'll be good. I do that every so often anyway. Costs $75-125 or so and gets it all nice and snazzy.

 

[Derrel]

Hamlet: Dust on the mirror is NOT visible through the caamera. I repeat, dust on the mirror is NOT visible through the camera. The front of the mirror cannot be seen by looking through the eyepiece, nor through Live View...not any way except by removing the lens and using your eyes to look at the mirror. And you know what? Mirrors do get a bit dirty. Do not attempt to clean the mirror, or it will be scratched by even the softest cleaning attempt. Mirror dust,mirror plastic evaporation coatings (ie thin,thin film from the outgassing of foams or plastics,etc) are NOT HARMFUL in any way, and do not impair the function of any SLR or d-slr.

Visible dust as seen when looking through the viewfinder is dust that is on the focusing screen, which is located above the mirror. The dust causes no harm, except mental aggravation, and you seem to be the type of person who is bothered by this type of ever-so-minor intrusion of the world into your camera. Dust on the viewfinder screen does not appear in the photos either--only sensor dust will appear in the photos.

 

[Braineack]

...then it may very well be behind my viewfinder screen and i have to take SCraig's advise and learn to live with it. Perish the thought!

or you lift the little metal tab holding the screen down, remove it, and clean it/behind it...

 

[robbins.photo]

Hamlet: Dust on the mirror is NOT visible through the caamera. I repeat, dust on the mirror is NOT visible through the camera.

Could you go over the middle part again?

Lol

 

[robbins.photo]

...then it may very well be behind my viewfinder screen and i have to take SCraig's advise and learn to live with it. Perish the thought!

or you lift the little metal tab holding the screen down, remove it, and clean it/behind it...

So.. crowbar on that? Or will the old hammer/screwdriver combo do the trick.. lol