Specks on my 20D viewfinder.

Help! Today, I discovered a couple of small, dark, sharply defined

specks in the middle of my viewfinder. They don't appear on any images

and they are there with every lens in the same position. Like I said,

they don't appear on images...I have cleaned the sensor, the

viewfinder mirror, the eye piece, both ends of the lenses (although

since they are there with every lens, that shouldn't matter anyway).

Any suggestions? Thanks.

It's almost certainly dust on the focusing screen (apparently the one thing you didn't clean).

This is above the mirror in the mirror chamber. It's nothing to worry about -- these specks

will not appear in images (out of the light path when the mirror is up). If they annoy you so

much that you try to clean

the focusing screen, be very careful -- usually these screens are made of a soft, easily

scratched

plastic or resin.

Thanks Mark! That was the ticket...the one thing I missed. Skip

If the specs are stuck to the bottom of the viewfinder screen, a soft brush or small blower should get it, but if they landed on the top side they will generally look more sharpley in focus and be more difficult to remove. I would, and do, ignore them if they are above the viewscreen, but the screen is fairly easy to remove for cleaning if you are really annoyed. For instructions do a google search for Haoda or Katz Eye, who sell replacement screens, and post links to instructions with pictures.