I had a relatively similar problem with the mirror on my first 7E. It
jolted a little to the right just before settling down, then came back to
its position.
This was visible through the lens, but also when looking directly at the
mirror with no lens attached.
Dealer gave me a new camera.
Seems to be a common problem on the 7E, as two other people complained
about this on the rec.photo.equipment.35mm newsgroup.
Pierre
At 15:00 12/31/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gary Fisher
> >Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 9:40 PM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: EOS Problems w/new 7E
> >
> >--- Marco Coletti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>[snip]
> >> The second
> >> problem is that when the mirror returns it seems to
> >> settle a fraction of
> >> inch just after coming down. Through the viewfinder
> >> this manifests as a
> >> small but annoying bump in the image.
> >
> >Hi Marco,
> >
> >If you look through the archives of the list, you'll
> >find a lot of compatibility problems with NEW EOS
> >bodies and existing 3rd party lenses. Sigma have
> >acknowledged (on their web site) compatibility
> >problems with a lot of their lenses with the Elan
> >7/7e, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was the lens at
> >fault. A lot of the body/lens compatibility problems
> >in the archives are also mirror related.
> >
> >Regards
> >Gary
>
>One thing I failed to mention is that the problem with the mirror not
>landing correctly has been observed with no lens mounted. I contacted
>Tokina and they state there are no known problems with that lens/body combo.
>I contacted Canon and they said that the body should go back to them or the
>store for replacement.
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