I haven't been able to reproduce the problem to check this, but it just occurred to me that it usually happens when I'm outside in the cold, so a problem with old lubricant seems the likely culprit.
Thanks for the response. Glenn On 1/22/06, Powell Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Likely the shutter. If you can see the leading edge of the second curtain > give it a little nudge with your finger nail. This will finish the shutter > travel and release the mirror. > > If so it needs clean and lube. > > Powell > > > > > >I have a H1 that occasionally gets stuck with the mirror up after the > >shutter fires. Loosening the lens slightly releases it. Obviously as > >the lens rotates, the diaphragm pin is kicking the diaphragm release > >mechanism free, releasing the mirror, but which part is really getting > >stuck? I plan on getting the camera CLA'd soon, is that likely to fix > >the problem, or is there something more sinister at work? Any thoughts > >would be appreciated. > > > >Glenn > >-- > >Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. > > > > -- Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
