If the stuff moves around but does not blow off, you are probably dealing with static. You might check your camera store for an antistatic brush. The were common in the old days for cleaning negatives, but I do not even know if you can buy one today.
However, if the brush moves the dust around at all, I would hold the camera so that the bottom of the mirror points down and brush the stuff off the edge of it. Worth a try anyway. I see no reason you can not use the sensor brush as long as the bristles are soft and it is clean. Note: I do not have a DSLR, I have worked on many film SLR's however. -graywolf John Graves wrote: > Graywolf, > > Thanks for the response. The dust on the mirror (I think?) has not > responded to the blower/brush attack. Have you tried the sensor brush, > and is it more effective than a plain brush? Nothing huge and chunky on > the mirror but I see some small stuff there, and I seem to move some of > it around but it doesn't remove with the brush/blower. I was told not > to mess with the screen/cover on the bottom of the prism as that is > plastic and is susceptible to damge from some of the solvents . > > John G. > > graywolf wrote: >> Soft delicate stuff there. Best thing is a soft clean brush like artists >> use, and a bower bulb. >> >> I would stick to distilled water as a cleaning agent if it is so bad you >> have to dampen it, the pads you mentioned should be safe if rubbed with very >> very lightly. >> >> Only as a last resort would I add a few drops of ethanol to a cap full of >> the distilled water. >> >> -graywolf >> >> >> John Graves wrote: >> >>> I have some persistent dust on the mirror and screen of my DS. Do I >>> want to use the same cleaning pads & fluids as recommended for the sensor? >>> >>> John G. >>> >>> >>> >> > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
