If I hold my camera at a slight distance and look through the viewfinder, I notice what seems to be dust specks on the lens inside of the viewfinder. Is this a normal? It is not so noticeable when looking through the viewfinder when taking a photo, but I just want to know what should be expected.

-- Greg Cheong (gcheong@acm.org), April 12, 1999

Answers

I would say its definitely not normal, although as you've noted, it probably isn't actually affecting your use of the camera. - Cameras should be assembled in very clean surroundings: I'd take dust anywhere inside one as a bad sign.

-- Dave Etchells (web@imaging-resource.com), April 13, 1999.