I am amazed by the number of people who have had to remove finger prints from mirror on this thread. For almost 60 years with Nikons, Leicaflex, Pentax Hasselblad and Canon I never had the experience nor can I remember anyone who had fingerprints on mirror. I suppose it’s possible to encounter on used equipment. Doesn’t it require some conscious effort to poke finger into camera body and make a print on mirror?
Yes. The scope of ignorance is limitless. I think I've had to clean perhaps six or eight mirrors in 35mm SLRS, all on cameras that were mishandled or somehow neglected. The slrs I use, the mirrors never seem to get dirty beyond the odd speck of dust which I usually ignore.
I am amazed by the number of people who have had to remove finger prints from mirror on this thread. For almost 60 years with Nikons, Leicaflex, Pentax Hasselblad and Canon I never had the experience nor can I remember anyone who had fingerprints on mirror. I suppose it’s possible to encounter on used equipment. Doesn’t it require some conscious effort to poke finger into camera body and make a print on mirror?
... I suppose it’s possible to encounter on used equipment. Doesn’t it require some conscious effort to poke finger into camera body and make a print on mirror?
At swap meets I see hundreds of cameras with lenses removed and laying mount-up on the tables; sometimes the cameras are just tossed into a box. No care whatsoever.
I appreciate those vendors who either keep their cameras under glass or at least use a body cap or lens with lens cap.
I am amazed by the number of people who have had to remove finger prints from mirror on this thread. For almost 60 years with Nikons, Leicaflex, Pentax Hasselblad and Canon I never had the experience nor can I remember anyone who had fingerprints on mirror. I suppose it’s possible to encounter on used equipment. Doesn’t it require some conscious effort to poke finger into camera body and make a print on mirror?
You clearly have never changed a viewing screen on an Olympus OM or similar camera!It takes a special talent for put a finger print on the mirror.
I suppose Leica "R" cameras are not "proper", then.
Depends on the camera store and the sophistication of the customers. Know many people who once worked for a high quality camera store and I never heard them mention this as a problem.You clearly have never changed a viewing screen on an Olympus OM or similar camera!
Or have never handed a camera to a potential customer in a camera store!
Depends on the camera store and the sophistication of the customers. Know many people who once worked for a high quality camera store and I never heard them mention this as a problem.
I agree.
I worked for a number of stores/departments when I was in retail (some full time, some part time as a student, some during the summer while attending university). They were all of "good quality" - even the ones in a department store - but I don't know whether an incident with someone accidentally depositing a finger print on a mirror would make my list of "horror stories" that needed to be shared with the world.Depends on the camera store and the sophistication of the customers. Know many people who once worked for a high quality camera store and I never heard them mention this as a problem.
I suppose Leica "R" cameras are not "proper", then.
YEA! Cleaned the fingerprint completely off w/ the soaked paper towel/isopropyl alcohol method. Used a little too much alcohol which left a slight haze, but I gently polished that off w/a cotton ball held by tweezers. Also replaced the foam seals, another first for me. Thanks, everyone!
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