Question about mirror cleaning

Is there a methodology to clean a mirror, or is that left only for the professionals? I did a search and came up with tons about sensor cleaning...but not a whole lot about mirror cleaning.

Only this and nothing else..

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It is a front surface mirror = easily scratched. Most people would not clean their mirror. No real need to. Any dust on the mirror does not affect the image anyway.

Ohh ok thanks!

As gasrocks observes, dust on the mirror doesn't effect the image. Not only that, you probably can't even see dust on the mirror in the view finder, it's so far out of focus.

-js

Unless you get a big greasy fingerprint on the mirror, there is really no need to clean it. A quick puff from a bulb blower (like Hermeto suggested) is all that's needed. I've got an old EOS 850 that I've had for around 10 years. I've never cleaned the mirror.

As number six says.. You won't see dust on your mirror. It's too far out of the focus path of the lens in your eyepiece. If you see dust in sharp focus in the viewfinder, it will be on the focus screen. If you see dust in your images, then the dust is on the sensor.

remember that unlike a normal mirror the silvering is on the front of the mirror so there is a very good chance that you may damage it with anything other than the gentlest of treatment. My advice would be to leave it alone, I have never had to manually clean a mirror in over 30 years of photography.

Let's just pretend you accidentally, hmmm maybe have a tiny tiny bit of drool on the mirror due to a "friend" looking in there and thinking how sexy that whole thing is...and whoops, spittle!

Kill the "friend." Use his life insurance money to have the mirror professionally cleaned.