Gunk inside M6

[kroko]

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Hello all,

I recently noticed a strange "hair" poking into my frames when scanning and took a look inside my M6 to see if I could find the problem. And lo and behold I found it when removing the lens but I also found something different. The insides have gunk/dirt/whatever all over it. I thought of fungus but I hope think its  the remains of a service? 

Anyway it wouldnt come out with a blower and drywiping also didnt do anything. Is it safe to try some isopropyl alcohol or something else? Or is it maybe totally common that the insides look like that.

 

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[250swb]

Strange looking stuff. For hairs and fluff that grab onto matt or textured surfaces I use masking tape to pull it off. Either wrap a piece of tape sticky side outwards around your finger or if your finger is too big maybe the end of a pencil and use the sticky side of the tape to pick up the hairs. It's similar to using a sticky pad to remove dust from a sensor.

Edited December 30, 2023 by 250swb

[kroko]

vor 19 Minuten schrieb 250swb:

Strange looking stuff. For hairs and fluff that grab onto matt or textured surfaces I use masking tape to pull it off. Either wrap a piece of tape sticky side outwards around your finger or if your finger is too big maybe the end of a pencil and use the sticky side of the tape to pick up the hairs. It's similar to using a sticky pad to remove dust from a sensor.

thanks for the tip. with the tape I could remove the white stuff. the black "dots" are unbothered by it and seem dried on.

[Clook]

My M6 has a few of these 'lines' of tiny black dots in roughly the same location.  I also own an M7 but it doesn't have this.  Interesting.  Hopefully it's not fatal.