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Microfiber or lens pen is fine (if clean of course)

 

You will have an easier time if you remove the eyecup which is simple to remove IF you lift up the LCD screen on lift from the bottom...

 

It's almost impossible to remove the eyecup if you leave the LCD down.

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I have been cleaning my X-S10 EVF with Zeiss Lens Wipes, and today I noticed I color difference in some spots… definitely looks like a coating is missing and I am hella bummed, I just assumed the best cleaning cloth would do it no harm but clearly not. What would be the course of action for me to fix it?

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Not sure what the fix is other than sending it to Fuji if it bothers you that much.  I am going to m make an assumption that this has zero effect on picture taking, so if it were me I'd leave it alone.

Now, with that having been said how often do you clean it?  My XT1 is nine years old and I can count on one hand the number of times I've cleaned the EVF.  And, to clean it I use a soft brush, to brush any dust away, and if it's smudged, I use a Q-Tip with 1/2 drop of glass cleaning fluid.  So in other words, I don't clean it too often.

 

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The coatings are typically extremely durable, and I would be surprised if you were able to damage/strip it with a zeiss cleaning wipe.   The variation in appearance may be from any number of things such as dried surfactant of some kind.  I’d look at using a q-tip or pec pad with eclipse.   

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On 3/5/2017 at 2:55 PM, smokey said:

Just double confirming since the evf looks like coated with some orange substance

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I've never thought about it before but it makes sense for viewfinders to be coated just like lenses and filters, although probably not to the same standard. Coatings usually give an orange or purple tinge when viewed at an angle. I assume it's the same effect you see in soap bubbles or oil on water.

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I think the window on the EVF is acrylic.  So blow off any dirt or dust and use a lens cloth.  Maybe damped a bit with water if needed.  I would not use lens cloths (the kind in sealed packs that are wet).  On my XT3 I noticed some coating coming off, or haze from scratches. 

 

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I cleaned my EVF (X-T5) with a little lens cleaner and a soft cloth (in response to the replies above, it had managed to get very dusty / mucky but a gentle clean removed most of the coating very easily as well as collected muck). It probably makes no difference to taking a picture, yet at the same time it must be there for a reason. Does anyone know what its function is and does it make any difference that I have removed most of it

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? Like 1_forest_1 I'm a bit p***ed that it came off so easily.

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