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Pages: 1 dragon86 member Reged: 10/25/10 Loc: Erie, Pa. blue smudges on mirror?       #5525769 - 11/18/12 09:45 AM Attachment (31 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I have this blue smudge on the main mirror and it definitely is effecting the quality of the image using a Mallincam video camera. Any suggestions on what it is or what caused it or how to eliminate it? The scope was new on October 5. Post Extras:       Digital Don Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/20/04 Loc: Manteno, IL Re: blue smudges on mirror? [Re: dragon86]       #5526948 - 11/18/12 10:05 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Don, Are you sure it's a 'smudge'? In the picture it looks a lot like a reflection. How is it affecting your MallinCam? Don Post Extras:       dragon86 member Reged: 10/25/10 Loc: Erie, Pa. Re: blue smudges on mirror? [Re: Digital Don]       #5527543 - 11/19/12 09:35 AM Attachment (19 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I am not sure just what it is. I was using my Mallincam video camera and it was blurry on the one side so I went to check for dew. Shinning a light on the corrector plate I saw this blue reflection that seemed to correspond to the side my blurriness was on but found no dew. I rechecked it during the day from different angles and the "smudge" was in the same place. Would something like that even cause a blurry effect? If it is a reflection where would it be coming from? See attached photo.I may be way off on this! Post Extras:       Bill Barlow Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/03/07 Loc: Overland Park KS Re: blue smudges on mirror? [Re: dragon86]       #5528073 - 11/19/12 02:20 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Does the smudge ever move when you look at it from different angles? Could be something leftover from the factory when the mirror was cleaned. Is the scope still under warranty? Bill Post Extras:       dragon86 member Reged: 10/25/10 Loc: Erie, Pa. Re: blue smudges on mirror? [Re: Bill Barlow]       #5528121 - 11/19/12 02:49 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The smudge stays in the same area when I move around looking at it. Yes it is a new scope. Post Extras:       Pages: 1

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