Schef,
Great to have you - thanks for posting!
In the two years I owned the D30, I was fortunate to never have dust inside the camera. This results in being super anal about keeping things clean. When i switch lenses, the camera is "exposed" to the elements for just a couple of seconds. The lens that's being put on is already checked for dust, etc. When a lens is NOT on the camera (which is practically NEVER), I put the lens mount cover on.
That said, I've managed to acquire a small speck of dust on my 10D. I don't see it in the pictures, so it's either on the mirror or on the viewfinder.
I will use compressed air - with can upright - and using very gentle shots - to try and get rid of anything that is visible on the mirror.
For anything more in-depth than that, I'm like you...scared of harming anything.
I've heard that the Spec-Grabbers are awesome, but actually touching/getting that close to the CMOS sensor makes me leery...
Bottom line : PREVENTION is your number one defense. If the dust is not prominent in your photos, than its not on the sensor and may be something as simple as your viewfinder.
Congrats on acquring the 10D - it's an awesome camera!
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