Shel, bring it to me at Reed's any time tues-sat and I'll see if there's anything I (or our technicians) can do for it here.
If we can't fix it, I think your best bet would be Apex Camera Repair here in Walnut Creek. They do good work there and have fixed my 6x7 and Auto110 cameras in the past. John Celio > I didn't look thru the finder before firing the first shot, so I don't > know. I don't believe there's a mirror lock ... sad thing is, it's not my > camera. It was loaned to me by a local list member and I took it from the > equipment drawer to sell it for her to another local Pentaxian. Oh, well > .... > > Shel > > > > > [Original Message] > > From: mike wilson > > > Was the mirror locked up when you picked it up or did it lock when you > > first fired it? > > > > If the latter, I would suspect a sticky seal. You should be able to pry > > it down if there is a convenient piece of metal to lever on. Of course, > > it will just do it again at the next shutter press but you should be > > able to see the sticky point. > > > > If the former, is there a mechanical lockup (a la LX) that may be > engaged? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
