Sony a350 - Dust in viewfinder

[sony_photographer_jake]

This is where the focusing screen is

I see that screen inside my camera, it has markings for the live view aswell. That is what I think I have been trying to clean.

Jake if you are not sure what you are doing then leave it .

Think I may take your advice and leave it, as it may do more harm than good.

[chris-p]

Originally Posted by matt wilson

Jake if you are not sure what you are doing then leave it .

I think thats good advice...

[sony_photographer_jake]

Thanks for help anyway.[EVERYBODY]

[RobBeard]

Originally Posted by chris-p

This is where the focusing screen is (ignore the magnified section)...



Never use cotton buds to clean the inside of the camera. If you want to clean it you ought to buy some proper cleaning products - they don't have to be expensive and you won't spread dust, oil or solvents around the inside.

Get yourself a proper blower (£8), some PEC pads (£10) and some ROR fluid (£4). Use the blower to clean out the inside of the camera (around the mirrorbox), drop a small amount of ROR fluid onto a PEC pad and carefully wipe the focusing screen.

Would it be safe to use the POR fluid and PEC pads to clean the actual sensor?

Ive tried surgical swabs and a little Vodka in my old Dynax 5D, did no harm, but I thought after it was a trifle stupid.

What do you reckon.

Thank you

Rob

[chris-p]

You could certainly use the PEC pads on the sensor - it's what they're designed for.

I don't know about using ROR fluid on the sensor. It's primarily designed for lenses and there is no information on the Opticron website about using it on the sensor.
To be safe, I'd probably use PEC pads and Eclipse fluid which is designed for lenses and sensors.