Blurry AF points

I am getting blurry AF points in my viewfinder on my T3. My pics are turning out fine and all of the focus points are working fine. My viewfinder focus is also good. I also am having a hard time seeing ANY of my AF points in the viewfinder when shooting. Is this an allingment issue?

Anyone have this issue before and find a fix for it?

They look like this

That looks like what I see when I'm getting condensation on my telescope. Do you maybe have moisture inside the camera?

Moisture is a possibility. Also, check the diopter and make sure it's adjusted correctly.

gjl711 wrote in post #17107395
Moisture is a possibility. Also, check the diopter and make sure it's adjusted correctly.

Doubt its moisture...its been like this for a week. And by diopter adjustment, are you referring to the focus on the viewfinder? If so, yes, it is fine and the af points do not change when i adjust it

BlakeC wrote in post #17107408
Doubt its moisture...its been like this for a week. And by diopter adjustment, are you referring to the focus on the viewfinder? If so, yes, it is fine and the af points do not change when i adjust it

Yes, it's the small dial to one side of the eye cup. THe focus points should change quite a bit when you move the dial from totally OOF to in focus.

gjl711 wrote in post #17107428
Yes, it's the small dial to one side of the eye cup. THe focus points should change quite a bit when you move the dial from totally OOF to in focus.

Doesnt seem to help. Everything else changes but those are still blurry. I had read somewhere else before that it may need a mirror alignment.

BlakeC wrote in post #17107432
Doesnt seem to help. Everything else changes but those are still blurry. I had read somewhere else before that it may need a mirror alignment.

If you can see out the viewfinder and everything looks in focus, I'm surprised that just the just the focus points are blurry. The mirror has nothing to do with the focus screen. They are totally separate. There is a penta-mirror that bends the light path before it exits from the VF, but any misalignment there would mean that everything is wonkey. It's also odd that changing the diopter does not change anything, it should change quite a bit.

You might try this. Set the lens focus to minimum focus and pointing the camera towards something in the distance, try changing the diopter while looking through the VF. Everything but the focus points should be very blurry and with each click it should change from blurry to sharp depending on the setting needed for your eye. If it doesn't change at all, maybe the diopter is broken and it's stuck a bit unfocused, but then the image should be OOF as well.

Ill try that later and let ya know what happens.

Thanks!

Setting the lens to minimum focus and pointing it at a blank wall also works with adjusting the diopter. It's less distracting when the background image is OOF and only the focus points can be clearly seen.

gjl711 wrote in post #17107469
Setting the lens to minimum focus and pointing it at a blank wall also works with adjusting the diopter. It's less distracting when the background image is OOF and only the focus points can be clearly seen.

Yup the diopter made ZERO difference on the AF points. It changes the focus of my view but does not change the AF points.

It appears that my focus screen is misaligned! I have a shoot today so I will mess with it after.