At 12:36 AM 08/26/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Jim Apilado wrote:
> >
> > Whoever owned it wanted a way to lock up
> > thee mirror and had Pentax install a switch
> > to allow it.
>
>Are you sure Pentax installed it? I doubt it. More than likely it
>was someone like Marty at NYC's Professional Camera Repair. Lot's of
>good repair shops have modified many cameras over the years, but I've
>rarely, if ever, heard of the manufacturer making major modifications
>for just one camera.
>--
>Shel Belinkoff
Shel & All,
Chances are good that it was done by Pentax/Honeywell in Littleton,
Colorado. It was a modification offered by the factory service center and I
still have my notes somewhere if anyone wants to try the job. It's not easy
& probably not worth the trouble these days.
The notes were widely circulated and Marty or some other tech could have
done the job too. It required some drilling, tapping & modification of
several parts & even used a Rollei part or two!
I could do the job but don't ask...I just don't have the time.
Anyway, Jim was lucky to find one already modified.
jfd
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