Kevin,
I have had excellent service from CR Kennedy in Melbourne with my
6x7s so I would be talking to them about the 135 macro. On the other hand it
is just a lens, so any competent repairer should be able to tackle it.
Regards,
Paul
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Kevin Waterson
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 7:25 PM
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Subject: Re: 6x7 Mirror and lense problems
thanks, will give that a shot
Kind regards
Keivn
On 10/9/06, J and K Messervy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Since I'm researching Pentax 6x7s at the moment hoping to buy one...I've
> read the user manual I found on the web. Apparently if you try to take a
> shot when the battery hasn't got enough juice left, that can happen.
> Replace the battery and press the mirror reset button, on the front of the
> camera, to the right of the lens mount below the shutter release
(roughly).
> This should reset the mirror and spring the shutter, resulting in one
wasted
> frame. Hopefully it is as simple as a dead battery.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> James
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> From: "Kevin Waterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <pdml@pdml.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 7:07 PM
> Subject: 6x7 Mirror and lense problems
>
>
> > As luck would have it I found a lovely shot and as I hit the trigger
> > on the cable release the mirror went up, but failed to come back down.
> > I figgled(tm) with it and cannot seem to be able to get it to return
> > into the down position.
> >
> > Another item broken is my 6x7 135mm lens. The focos no longer works on
> > it. The barrel still rotates, but the focus does not change.
> >
> > Is there a simple fix?
> > If I need to put these into a shop, where can I find one in Australia
> > that will service this lovely piece.
> >
> > Kind regards
> > Kevin
> >
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