I recently joined the list and have been watching your messages fly by at light speed. I figure now would be a good time to introduce myself.
I'm a photography enthusiast who recently started working toward an arts degree, majoring in fine art/b&w. I've had a camera around my neck for the past three years and am hoping to one day be able to make a living in the darkroom. hey, I can dream, right? anyways, I'm happy to find a community of what seems to be like-minded individuals. on to my question: I recently acquired an old, very loved, Pentax ME Super SE. the mirror is stuck in the up position and replacing the batteries hasn't fixed the problem. I tried to gently dislodge the mirror and it will move back to the down position, but then it pops right back up. neither the shutter release or the film advance lever are functioning. any ideas? the camera was free, so throwing a few bucks at it won't be a problem, or if there's a way that I (being fairly mechanically adept) can repair it myself that would be great also. ~sjs -----> And I'm floating in a most peculiar way -----> And the stars look very different today
