Note well: John is saying he cleans the PENTAPRISM with lens tissue and fluid,
not the screen.
Lama
From: "iwert" <zuiko@xxxxx>
http://olympus.dementia.org/Hardware/Screen_cleaning.html
> Question:
>
> How do you clean a focusing screen?
> Answer:
>
> First I blow off the screen with compressed air. Screen is out of camera
> when this is done. Air compressor has 2 water traps one at each end of the
> line, I've never had trouble with water in the line with this setup. I
> suggest never blowing compressed air into the body, it can wreck the meter,
> in some cases knocking the galvanometer off its pivot.
>
> Then, if there are specs on the screen, I brush the screen with a goose
> feather. If specks are stuck to the pentaprism I clean first with lens
> tissue and alcohol. Persistent specks are picked off with the tip of a
> dental hook. I look into the lens opening with a loupe and gently touch the
> hook to the speck. Surface "moisture" makes speck stick to the hook.
>
> contributed by John Hermanson
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