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Recently i noticed there are two black dots when i look through the viewfinder.
At first i thought it's just something stuck on the mirror or the lens, but i tried cleaning mirror, the lens and the black dots still visible. Turned out the black dots are some dust that was stuck on the viewfinder screen. I tried using an airblower and also compressed air but both can't really do anything because the dust is stuck on the inside of the viewfinder screen.
It really annoyed me and i don't want to send it to get cleaned. So after a bit of google search, i found that it's actually very easy to remove the viewfinder screen, so if there is some dust that gets into your viewfinder, this is how you clean it:


1. Remove the lens from the body, and stand the camera upside down. (You don't need to activate mirror lock up)

2. Now you should be able to see the viewfinder screen and if you look closelym you should be able to see a retaining wire that holds
the viewfinder screen:


3. Use your finger to unclip the retaining wire:


4. And the viewfinder screen can now be removed from the camera:


5. If there is just a bit of dust, you don't need to remove the viewfinder screen, you can just flip the screen down and use a airblower to remove the dust. Then flip it back to the original position and reinstall the retaining wire and now you'll have a clean and spotless viewfinder screen!

I've got a similar problem, thanks for the info.
Not sure if I've got the courage though.
Is it relatively easy?

Wow, thanks for the info! I haven't got any dust in my viewfinder yet.

But i got dust in my 85/1.4. Any ideas on how to remove it? I have tried vacuum cleaner and blower.

arcspacE: It's quite easy. Just be careful and don't scratch the focus screen with your fingernail (or screwdriver) and you should be fine

ctm: dust in the 85 1.4.. hm.. it's a bit more tricky.. i'm not sure if i want to take my 85 1.4 apart like this:



And even if you send the lens to a repair shop to get it cleaned, it's not unlikely you will get MORE dust after the cleanup as most repair shops don't have a dust free workshop.

Thanks yellow, I shall try and gather the courage.

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On another note - if you try and lift the mirror below with your finger can you damage it?

my guess is probably not but i haven't check how the mirror is locked/hold so i would say i don't know

So looks like only way is to either send to Nikon or buy another 85/1.4 or keep it the way it is!??

I dont want to try taking it apart. That could be a disaster.

Thanks again for the info on the viewfinder. I close mine with the switch just to help keep dust out!

as long as it doesn't affect picture quality and not visible from your viewfinder..just leave it the way it is.

we live in a world full of dust. dust will get into the lens eventually. i think every single lens i have have dust inside it most comes with the lens when i bought them brand new, the difference is just more or less .

I have dust in my view finder right now, but i think i'll just leave it alone. I just blew out some dust off my sensor.