Dear /p/,How much does dust/small scratches on the mirror itself matter?As far as I'm aware it's used for the viewfinder, metering and AF -- but it seems metering and AF would work fine so long as the scratches are not too horrific, and so the dust only changes what you see in the viewfinder.As a result, dust on the mirror wouldn't matter too much, right?
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Correctomundo.So long as you can kind of disregard it on the viewfinder, I know some people get driven crazy by a tiny spec on the viewfinder, even if you can't see it in the photo.
I don't exactly love it, but I can handle it.It's the dust on the sensor that gets me.
get your rocket blower out and blow it off if its dust