new to slr ! black spot in viewfinder

[valve bounce66]

hi all,just bought a new nikon d40 a week ago,notice a small black dot in viewfinder,this is not shown on photos,suspect small particle of grit in viewfinder,is there anything i can do easily ? dont want to send back because it is great otherwise.

thanks Paul.

[4hero]

the eyepiece should come off, take it off and give it a clean? Even better if you have a rocket blower

[toohuge]

Could be a dust spec on the mirror. Take the lens off and gently wipe the mirror in front of it. That could help.

My advice is to ring Nikon fist, they should be sending cameras out that need cleaning!

[EmmaP]

Probably a spec of dust on the mirror.

Did I really say that? On ground glass screen I would say. Rocket blower will no doubt shift it, to the sensor

Edited by EmmaP on Friday 2nd May 14:20

[MartinP]

Or could be dust on the bottom of the pentaprism.

[9.3]

toohuge said:

My advice is to ring Nikon fist, they should be sending cameras out that need cleaning!

Do you run a camera cleaning service??

[VxDuncan]

Get a rocket blower - you'll be needing one anyway for the dust that'll end up on your sensor, then give the insides a good blow out. Chances are it's on the mirror or under side of the pentaprism (the glass thing in the top of the hole the lens pokes into)

[Simpo Two]

If the spot is well-defined I'd suggest its on the ground glass screen (ie under the pentaprism), and recommend a Rocket blower too. But hey, I'm just violent, belligerent, spiteful and vehement

Edited by Simpo Two on Friday 2nd May 14:06

[valve bounce66]

hi all,the spot is small,its not in focus it is blurred,will try removing rubber eye cup and give it a good blast,hate sending things back for repairs,usually come back with scratches etc ! thanks for help,for a camera with cash back only costing £230 including lens its a steel ! had a kodak z740 before,that was good but oh sooooo sslllllowwwwwwwww at taking pictures,im well impressed with this as a beginers slr