7D - Mirror Cleaning

Hello POTN, hoping to get a few words of advice before I do anything (anything more) crazy - earlier I fumbled while changing a lens, and left a nice finger print on the mirror.

I managed to remove most the print, by carefully using a pec pad to wipe it, and a blower to get rid of any particles, but the grease (i'm guessing) is still apparent on the mirror. I can see a slight tinge of colour difference where the print was and where I cleaned it.

Now the camera seems to be functioning normally, metering, focusing etc, and mirror flipping. But I think I can see a slight double image on out of focus bright areas (light bulbs etc), and maybe a little blurring towards the centre of the view finder. But I'm not a 100% sure, I really need to check in the day time.

Would eclipse fluid be ok to use on the 7D mirror?

Or should I send it in to Canon to be on the safe side. Would any one have an rough idea on how much would that usually cost? (in the UK)

Or just leave the damn thing, which I would to be honest...but I ask all these questions because I'm not knowledgeable in terms of if or how much it can it affect performance...

Any help would be great

Just wipe it with a lens cloth. It's a mirror, not fine china.

I have used eclipse on a mirror with no ill effects on both my digital cameras and film cameras. The mirror is delicate but not so fragile that it cant be touched. Clean it the same way you would a sensor but with a lighter touch and everything should be fine.

Thanks, that's mainly what I needed to know as I was unsure about what coats it (the mirror) and if eclipse can have ill effects on it.

A fingerprint may etch the mirror over time so it is good to clean it off. I have used sensor cleaner (Visible Dust) to clean the mirror as I would the sensor and it turned out fine. You just want to be sure to blow/brush off (sensor brush) any dust on the mirror before using the sensor cleaner and pads to avoid any scratching. Not something you'd want to do often, but when it's necessary it's necessary.

Yea, I defo don't want to make a habit of it. But it will have to wait a few hours till the morning now I guess, the print is essentially off, but grease is still there.

Thats a good point about blowing off whatever you can before cleaning, just like a sensor.

If you "fumbled" while changing a lens, how can you be sure you won't "fumble" cleaning the mirror, which by the way is a "first surface mirror" meaning the reflective coating is on the surface of the glass rather than behind and it is rather easy to damage . Before attempting this, meander through some of the Google results below.

http://www.google.com …pbx=1&fp=4ad736​71305181ba

One - I was in a badly lit room, two - I was moving at the same time, my fault yes. But I won't be doing that while cleaning.

Thanks for the link, I shall read through the results.