finger print my mirror!!!!

Someone touch my mirror today while I was out, how do I clean it? should I take it to Canon.

Just wipe it gently (gently!) with a new clean tissue.
You can breath on the mirror or use a slight amount of lens cleaning fluid on the tissue to help the proccess.

Don't worry about damaging it- that would only happen if you press really hard or rub it with a dirty tissue.

don't clean with tissues !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tissues contain lint, as its made from wood, which scratches lenses. Ues a microfibre cloth instead.

Yes.. Tissues will scratch. Use a microfiber lens cloth..... Very gently

I'm sure he meant lens tissue... Not nose tissue. The microfiber cloth will hold little bits of stuff, so probably better off to just make sure to have a couple packs of lens tissue around.

braduardo wrote in post #2288416
I'm sure he meant lens tissue... Not nose tissue. The microfiber cloth will hold little bits of stuff, so probably better off to just make sure to have a couple packs of lens tissue around.

even so, we should make everything clear when giving advice. We don't want to assume anything.

ron chappel wrote in post #2288331
Just wipe it gently (gently!) with a new clean tissue.
You can breath on the mirror or use a slight amount of lens cleaning fluid on the tissue to help the proccess.

Don't worry about damaging it- that would only happen if you press really hard or rub it with a dirty tissue.

That would almost be as bad as the nikon user who cleaned his sensor with toilet paper. True story believe it or not.

Hellashot wrote in post #2289302
That would almost be as bad as the nikon user who cleaned his sensor with toilet paper. True story believe it or not.

They probablly tell the same stories about Canon users over at the Nikonians forum... after all, idiocy isn't brand loyal.

SimonG wrote in post #2289611
They probablly tell the same stories about Canon users over at the Nikonians forum... after all, idiocy isn't brand loyal.

This story was posted by the toilet paper cleaner in the nikon forums of www.dpreview.com supported by his pictures.

Why was this person touching your mirror???

Julio wrote in post #2289942
Why was this person touching your mirror???

May be s/he was a Nikonain!!

Julio wrote in post #2289942
Why was this person touching your mirror???

thats exactly what i was thinking...

I was changing lenses and my phone rang, I left answered the phone, and I heard "Look Mommy a mirror" AGRRRHHHH!!!!

ChrisBlaze wrote in post #2290995
I was changing lenses and my phone rang, I left answered the phone, and I heard "Look Mommy a mirror" AGRRRHHHH!!!!

You learn from your mistakes, It would only take you a second to put the lens back on.

I hope next time you don't hear, mommy look this will bounce.

There can't be a phone call important enough to leave the lens off a camera w/ a child around, better yet w/ dust afloat. Longer the lens is off more opportunity for dust to gather inside the camera and every time you click that shutter more dust is attracted to the staticly charged sensor (glass).