[orangepeel]

likely dust visible through the vf is on the mirror. it won't affect iq.

however you should do a proper bunny test. point at a uniform colour surface (blue sky, white paper etc), set small an aperture as your lens is capable and shoot. take the image into ps and do an auto-levels. that'll show up any bunnies on the sensor. If there are any, kick up a stink with Cameratiks.

as for in camera sensor cleaning - those are far from perfect. they can't handle the sticky stuff i.e. pollen.

[fionaB]

yeah i know OP. but its better than none....... under normal circumstances i would do as you suggest with regard checking for dust bunnies.......... however i have no idea when i will get time to take it back into edinburgh ( i had the day off work yesterday and today and that meant two trips) and i obviously would have to do that straight away ....... lesson learnt tho I wont be going back there.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by fionaB

Just back from picking it up and im a wee bit disappointed., the line "seems" to have been sorted but im still seeing dust bunnies when im looking thru viewfinder......... definately NOT as much as there were but i expected a completely clean sensor / mirror. was I expecting too much?

You may be mixing up the locations of the dust. If the dust appears in your pictures then it is definitely on the sensor, if it is visible when you look through the viewfinder and not on the pictures than its most likely in the viewfinder section itself. Cleaning the sensor will have no effect on dust in the viewfinder and neither will dust there (in the viewfinder) have any effect on your final pictures.

Either way, as part of work carried out to replace the shutter mech, I would have expected them to at least clean the sensor and probably also make sure the viewfinder was at least as clean as when it was sent to them.

[fionaB]

didint think of hte viewfinder. i was thinking mirror and sensor........ anyway, time will tell if its ok, but i definately wont be going back there.

[Dabhand16]

Originally Posted by fionaB

Just back from picking it up and im a wee bit disappointed., the line "seems" to have been sorted but im still seeing dust bunnies when im looking thru viewfinder......... definately NOT as much as there were but i expected a completely clean sensor / mirror. was I expecting too much? doesnt matter now cos im not going back again as it takes a good 40 minutes each way
shop is in Edinburgh , so i didint have to send it away.

Might not be on the sensor. You need to take a shot of something pale and even. If there are no bunnies on the shot the dust is either on the mirror or the prism or both. This will not affect your shots, but can be annoying for sure. The mirror is extemely delicate and should only be carefully 'blowered'.

First time I cleaned a sensor I was sweating a bit, but it was a doddle!

[fionaB]

ah but graham............ my life goes by one saying.... "If it can, it will" therefore i KNOW that something would go wrong.! lol

[JMitchell]

Bloody hell Fi not having much luck are you. Nothing much I can add except to concur that the dust you're seeing is in the viewfinder section so don't worry about your images

[fionaB]

Jack............didint you realise by now that no luck is my middle name! lol

[JMitchell]

I'll add that in between 'Mono' and 'Canon' eh shall I?

[fionaB]

hahahahah ok ok good point

[Dave]

Best invest in one of these Fi

[fionaB]

pmsl!!!!!!!!

[P-E]

I had some annoying dust marks when looking through the viewfinder. I tried to clean it myself but scratched the focus screen so sent it away to Canon who replaced & cleaned FOC.

When it came back there was still a small spec that annoyed me so I again thought I would try to blow it away but only made matters worse ......finished up contacting Lehmanns who said send it in to them (I was embarrassed to return to Canon). Cost me £207.00 this time.

Came back with no dust in the viewfinder but.......all the focusing points were all out of line (not assembeled correctly). Sent it back to Lehmanns to be assembled correctly.

Came back with the focus points all lined up correctly but......a small spec of dust when looking through the viewfinder. I decided it wasn't worth bothering with as it wasn't effecting my pictures.

So Fi my advise is if it isn't showing in your pictures just leave it alone

[Chris H]

Makes me wonder sometimes where professionalism in this day and age has gone.

When I was younger you did a job correctly and to the best of your skills, now it seems fling anything out no matter the quality.

Sad

[brian wright22]

Originally Posted by fionaB

Steve, no way no how am i ever going to clean my own sensor. im way too much of a chicken! lol anyway im working on alan to get me a 40D or 50D so they have a sensor cleaner built in lol

The 40D & 50D sensor cleaner will not remove everything from the sensor but it does a fair job.You will still see the dust bunnies on the mirror and through the view finder.

If your after a Canon 50D have a look at the Canon UK auction site.Fully refurbished and 12months warranty.Here's a link to one I viewed earlier.
Brian

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Canon-Outlet-E...item3efa4c7f20

[fionaB]

yeah i know, i think its the same as the 400D which i have as well.

[Ken Hawk]

Thats great news Fi.
I agree with the others, they should have given the sensor and the rest of the camera a good clean, especially after the price you payed for the shutter.

And cleaning the sensor is simple, get Alan to do it, if he makes a balls of it he gets you a 50D

Make that a 70D or is it a 7D I have lost touch with this upgrade lark, so get a
5D mark 1111111111111111

[stepheno]

Originally Posted by fionaB

lol anyway im working on alan to get me a 40D or 50D so they have a sensor cleaner built in lol

Built in sensor cleaner is no guarantee. All it does is a quick pass each time you switch on and off. It won't shift the stuck on stuff. As Steve and Graham say, have a go yourself, there really is nothing to it

[fionaB]

uhuh.. nope., aint nothing can convince me to try it. ok i know im a coward.... but i dont care! lol