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"speckled" 20D viewfinder - Is this normal?

 
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Apr 13, 2005 03:10 |  #1

I recently moved up from the 300D to the 20D, which means I am new to pentaprism viewfinders, and have a question.... My viewfinder has a speckled appearance, as if the image were covered with tiny little black dots. They are hard to see, you can only pick up on them against a white background. It gives the whole thing a textured appearance.

The pictures I take show no sign of this, they are fine.

Is this a normal thing, or do I have a faulty mirror or pentaprism? Or could it just be dirty?

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Apr 13, 2005 03:43 |  #2

This is normal on the 20D, which has a grainier appearance versus the previous models.


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Apr 13, 2005 04:34 as a reply to  @ thomasrhee's post |  #3

It's supposed to make it easier to manual focus....


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Apr 14, 2005 02:04 |  #4

ok, thx

I was getting worried...


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Feb 09, 2006 18:57 as a reply to  @ Volatile's post |  #5

Man... I just found this thread now. Ever since I noticed it, it has been driving me crazy. I checked out the model in the store, and it was the same. I just received mine back from Canon Factory Service and it is still the same. I am glad to hear that it is normal... now I can get on with my life. :)




  
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Feb 10, 2006 04:11 |  #6

And I was supposing that it as due to the dust/particles on my viewfinder eyepiece, mirror and focusing screen
... at least the irregular, lumpy ones :wink:

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