Camera inner mirror has a blue tint?

Neil79 · 12 Feb 2008 at 14:46

Been doing fog shots today and using different lens's however i know notice the mirror inside the camera has a blue tint to it. Is this normal?

Helium_Junkie · 12 Feb 2008 at 15:02

You shouldnt really be exposing that too much, as while its wide open dust will go out of its way to get in there!

Otherwise, dunno. Any of your pics have a blue tint?
What camera?

Messiah Khan · 12 Feb 2008 at 15:05

Helium_Junkie said:
Any of your pics have a blue tint?

The mirror wouldn't affect the pics at all. And yes, its probably supposed to be blue. Its most likely a coating to reduce flare or something similar.

Neil79 · 12 Feb 2008 at 15:08

ah ok , anyway of cleaning that mirror?... As it does have what looks to be particles on it.

On the exposing part , when changing lens's i do it very quickly

Messiah Khan · 12 Feb 2008 at 15:40

Can you see the said particles through the viewfinder? If not, then don't worry about it. If you can see them, then clean it like you would the sensor and remember to be carefull.

Neil79 · 12 Feb 2008 at 15:43

Yes i can see what look to be fibres on the viewfinder , looks like i'll need a mirror cleaner of some sorts..

SDK^ · 12 Feb 2008 at 15:49

Be aware that you shouldn't apply any pressure to the mirror - be extremely careful when remove dirt from it !!

Neil79 · 12 Feb 2008 at 15:50

SDK^ said:
Be aware that you shouldn't apply any pressure to the mirror - be extremely careful when remove dirt from it !!

Damn it , i used a very fine cloth on it one for cleaning my glasses.. Hope i haven't done any damage to it

a1ex2001 · 12 Feb 2008 at 15:54

SDK^ said:
Be aware that you shouldn't apply any pressure to the mirror - be extremely careful when remove dirt from it !!

Just to emphasise that, the mirror is easier to dmage than the sensor and is very sensetive to pressure. It also forms part of the focus system so even minor damage can be a major problem!

Neil79 · 12 Feb 2008 at 16:30

Well it looks as if the mirror is smeared and the viewfinder mirror has fabric on it... grrr

Helium_Junkie · 12 Feb 2008 at 16:56

Take it to your local shop

And next time, you should try first using a rocket blower, one of the good ones that wont shoot rubbish all over your mirror!

Neil79 · 12 Feb 2008 at 17:11

Yeh , hopefully they will fix it..

At the moment i feel abit sick because my pride and joy is messed up by ME , so im upset with myself now

Neil79 · 13 Feb 2008 at 16:33

Took it to a specialist , it had 37 dust spots on it some have been on there for ages it took him ages to get it off... But the bad news is he tells me the sensor cleaner is faulty as it's not cleaning it properly and he recommended me to get canon to replace it..

Messiah Khan · 13 Feb 2008 at 16:35

Inbuilt sensor cleaning isn't very good anyway, You'd be better off spending the money on some cleaning kit and start manually cleaning it yourself.

sunlitsix · 13 Feb 2008 at 16:37

yeah it tends to shake the dust about rather than actually get it off the sensor

Neil79 · 13 Feb 2008 at 16:50

Yeh but if its faulty , it still needs to be sorted out...

Btw whats a better canon camera up from the eos 400D ?

Messiah Khan · 13 Feb 2008 at 16:58

Neil79 said:
Yeh but if its faulty , it still needs to be sorted out...

Btw whats a better canon camera up from the eos 400D ?

Why? Might as well leave it if its not affecting the use of the camera in anyway. All you are missing out on is the inbuilt sensor cleaning which isn't very good in the first place. Up from a 400D; 450D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 5D, 1D, 1Ds etc etc

Neil79 · 13 Feb 2008 at 17:05

Ahh ok , thanks Messiah!