Cleaning the Mirror on D60

[sovereignmkt]

Can anyone tell me how to clean the mirror. I used lens cleaning paper and lens fluid and it's worst?

[clkgtr37]

you probably should'nt use any liquid solution to clean you mirror. If you have dust on it, go to a Best Buy and buy a bottle of compressed air to dust things off. Also as a little bit of a side note, always spray the copressed air rightside up so you dont ice your mirror.

[Kbone]

clkgtr37 wrote:
you probably should'nt use any liquid solution to clean you mirror. If you have dust on it, go to a Best Buy and buy a bottle of compressed air to dust things off. Also as a little bit of a side note, always spray the copressed air rightside up so you dont ice your mirror.
Better yet, see if you can find the kind of compressed air can that you fill yourself with an air pump via a valve in the bottom of the can. You don't get as much pressure, but there is no liquid propellant and no "freeze". Do a web search for "ReAir refillable duster" and you'll find the one I have.
-Kevin

[Rudi]

It always amazes me how many people insist on cleaning the mirror inside their SLRs... :O

The answer is very simple: DON'T clean the mirror! Ever! Unless it's so filthy you can't see through the viewfinder, touching the mirror with anything usually just makes things worse. If there is dust on the mirror, just blow it off with a blower bulb. If it's stuck on and won't budge, LEAVE IT ALONE!

Dirt on the mirror does not affect the photos your camera takes IN ANY WAY AT ALL! The mirror flips out of the way before the exposure is taken. By cleaning the mirror you can hurt a lot of things:

1) Scratch the mirror (it's a first-surface mirror, with the reflective layer on the surface, very fragile);

2) Break the mechanism that moves the mirror out of the way;

3) Damage other stuff inside your camera if you're not careful.

My advice: get the mirror cleaned professionally (shouldn't cost much), then leave it alone! :)

[mrchips]

Great answer Rudi!!!