Dirty Shutter Digital Rebel XT

I Have a Dirty Shutter on my Digital Rebel XT. Does in One Know How

much it will cost to be clean at a local canon camera shop?

 

I have had nothing but problies with dust with this camera dust on

the lens ,Dust the CMOS (that got off with my little blower thank

god) and now This.I am all ways very carefull of were i change my

lens(only in a clean Indoor environment). All this dust is

frustratingly me and makes me want to cry :(.

 

P.S Could i clean the sutter with a Microfiber cloth?

<p>I have no idea how much it would cost to have the shutter cleaned; your local canon camera shop should be able to tell you. But you do <em>not</em> want to try this yourself. The shutter is relatively easily damaged, which is why the manual says you should never touch it.</p>

I Just had to switched to a different lens and I can see a spot on the thing above the shutter. Sorry i don't no what it is called. When I looked through the viewfinder it's not a big spot. It's just very annoying.

It is called the focus screen. You can try use a blower to blow air to it. Sometime the dust is on the other side that you can't get to. In which case, you will have to take the screen off to clean it. Note: you should know what you're doing being trying. Focus screen can scrach easily. I would just learn to live with it (dust on the other side). It won't effect picture and it is easy to happen (have dust) again.

I have a 20d and a 10s. Both have dust on the focus screen. I tried to clean the screen on the 10s, and if anything, made it worse. I say leave it alone and try to ignore it. It won't affect your pictures. Thus far the 20d has not had any dust on the sensor and i change lenses in all kinds of places. Hope I stay that lucky.

 

I also just loaded 25 sheets of 4x5 film. Now there's a dust issue.

 

Oh, and don't worry about dust on the lens. Brush or blow it off, but don't go crazy trying to clean it. you can scratch the lens trying to clean it, and the dust will be back before you know it. It takes A LOT of dust on the lens to have an effect.