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How can I remove a bug's wing from a 5D4 focusing screen?

Started Feb 29, 2020 | Questions thread
Wildbegonia
Wildbegonia Senior Member • Posts: 1,043
Re: Tweezers
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sssanti wrote:

ProfHankD wrote:

sssanti wrote:

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I tried using an air blower and a lens brush, but this area has very difficult access. The piece of wing is just behind a vertical tab where the mirror stops while taking a picture. I would need some kind of small soft brush with with a handle at a right angle to be able to reach this without bumping into the mirror.

Do you have any ideas to clean this part of the focusing screen?

Tweezers to grasp and lift the part away. You'll want tweezers that have a very fine tip and perhaps a curved tip, so you can reach there better. After you've gotten it out/loose, a blower should remove any remaining shards.

All that said, OVFs get dusty/dirty. This doesn't hurt anything.

Of course, the whole screen is removable if you want to go that route....

Thanks for your reply.

if the advise above is not sufficient, you may have to compose or frame your photos in a way that you can easily “fulminate” this piece of wing in post processing. 🙄

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