20d cleaning inside viewfinder

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Well, ive kept my camera in pretty good shape for the amound of use i get, but lately i noticed dust on the inside of the viewfinder piece, it drives me crazy...do i need to send the camera in for cleaning?

[SkipD]

Precisely where do you see the dust?

If the particles are in focus while looking through the viewfinder, the dust is probably on the focussing screen - the bottom side, just above the mirror inside the camera. If this is the case, get yourself a large squeeze-bulb blower and blow the dust off.

If the blower bulb won't remove the dust, then I would use - but not recommend - some other cleaning techniques. I know my own skill levels but won't tell others to do some of the things I would do on my own equipment.

If the dust is elsewhere, it might be a lot harder to remove. Is it necessary to remove it? Probably not, depending on where it is.

[blinking8s]

it appears to be on the OTHER side of the viewfinder to me, but i cannot really tell for sure, when i look through i can see it

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