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Subject: [OM] Re: dust on lenses
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 16:56:33 -0400
If you see spots in the viewfinder then they're in the viewfinder and 
probably on the focusing screen.  You can't see anything inside the lens 
or on the surface of the lens since it's so grossly out of focus.  The 
focusing screen, however, is very much in focus in the camera's eyepiece 
(or should be) and so any dust on or very close to the focusing screen 
(like the bottom of the prism) will be visible.

If it gets thick enough it may bother you and need to be cleaned but it 
won't affect the pictures since it's outside the light path to the 
sensor.  If you're shooting with an E-1 simply remove the screen and 
brush or blow it off.  Same with the prism except that using a blower in 
there can cause problems.  For mirrors, prisms and screens I use a 
little piece cut from a Swiffer duster.  Works a treat.  Haven't tried 
it on the sensor yet but I probably will some day.

Chuck Norcutt


Tim Randles wrote:

> I actually see soft spots in the viewfinder, but if you say dont worry, then 
> I wont, I am just going to continue to love my Zuiko..
> 
> Thanks so much..
> 
> Cheers... Tim
> 
> Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:like many new to this stuff, you have peered 
> through your lens at a bright light and seen a few bits of dist here and 
> there, the solution is simple, stop peering through the lens except 
> through the viewfinder of the camera.
> 
> Don't worry, take pictures.
> 
> Moose
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