Originally posted by skydragoness Well this is the first time I've posted on the forum in a very long time but I've been pretty happy w/ my Pentaxes.
Anyway, I was doing some photographing at my job when I noticed the viewfinder was all smudged up. I cleaned it up w/ one of my lens cloths and a dab of rubbing alcohol and noticed it didn't go away.
They look like hairline scratches but they are smudged up to the point that my eye can't tell what's in focus. Pictures come out fine, but the viewfinder is frustrating--to say the least.
What should I do? I have a warranty thru Mack I think.. I got it thru KEH and it was near-perfect(bought it as a back-up camera) or perhaps I should send to Pentax? Or should I try something else to clean it or polish it? Is it glass or plastic? Can't tell.
It doesn't photograph very well, even with a polarizer so here's what you can make out of it:
You think you got a problem?
Check this out!
Camera fell about a foot onto a TILE floor and bounced four to six times on the top.
I was devastasted as I had just purchsased weeks before, used off of EBAY.
Camera was in MINT condition with no scracthes whatsoever.
Mine still works great!
Like shooting close to a fence.
Sometimes the cracks glare.
But the camera fuctions perfectly.
Focus and everything.
Did a wedding and a model shoot recently.
Photos available upon request.
The diopetor does not work, however.
Small loss. I am lucky.
When I get my K20D, I will have fixed.
My concern is weather sealing may be breached at the viewfinder.