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Have lint and small specs on inside part of viewfinder, how do you clean this

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It may not be the view finder. My guess is that there's some dust on the lens. It will look like the dust is inside the view finder but its actually not. Do these "spec" appear on pictures too? If yes then you will need to clean your lens/get it cleaned.

Let me know if you need more help,
Sai.

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