cleaning gate

[David Roberson]

can someone please tell me how i can get rid of that hair in the left corner…

[Frank Wylie]

The first question would be; is it actually in the film gate or is it in the viewfinder?

Depending on the camera viewfinder and how easy it is to disassemble, it might just be on the back side of the ground glass.  Getting to that ground glass without causing problems might be the issue.

If it's in the viewfinder only, well that's certainly an irritation but not a game stopper.  Cleaning the viewfinder path could cost considerably and take a while, shipping it to and from a repair technician.

The second question is;  what camera are you using?

If you don't have it, a good book to get and read carefully is "Professional Cameraman's Handbook" by Verne and Sylvia Carlson (revised edition).  There are sections in the book on how to do a gate check during a shoot to avoid hairs in the image.

If you already have or know of this publication, sorry but it's the best reference I know outside of personal experience with any one type of camera/viewfinder combo...

Edited October 9, 2021 by Frank Wylie

[Brian Drysdale]

I assume that's your ground glass that has the fibre on it, since you can't see the actual gate through the viewfinder.

[Dom Jaeger]

2 hours ago, Brian Drysdale said:

I assume that's your ground glass that has the fibre on it, since you can't see the actual gate through the viewfinder.

Exactly. The gate is beyond the viewfinder light path. That’s a hair on the groundglass or in the viewfinder, it won’t show up on the film.